Intensive Beginners Latin

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2016:

340 hours

Students who have completed VCE Latin are not permitted to enrol in this subject, these students should see the subject listings for Post VCE Latin.

Students who have completed the following subjects are not permitted to enrol in this subject:

CLAS20024 /30007 Beginners Latin A; CLAS20025 / 30008 Beginners Latin B

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability may impact on meeting the requirements of this subject are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and Student Equity and Disability Support: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/disability

This subject teaches students to read Latin and covers the material of two semesters. It covers grammatical concepts and paradigms, sentence formation and translation and the reading of simple texts. The aim is for students to acquire the elements of syntax, grammar and vocabulary of Latin, sufficient to begin reading literary and non-literary texts. Some background in Roman cultural and political life will also be covered. Completion of the subject will enable a student to enrol in Intermediate Latin.

Students who successfully complete this subject should:

• Read and comprehend basic Latin texts;
• Translate basic Latin passages and sentences into English;
• Identify and explain basic Latin grammar, vocabulary and syntax;
• Comprehend, analyse and describe basic Latin stylistic techniques;
• Identify and articulate the relationship between basic Latin texts and their original socio-cultural context.

• Twelve 10-minute in-class tests due throughout the intensive teaching period (10%)
• 6 translation and comprehension exercises due throughout the intensive teaching period (15%)
• A 300-word textual analysis of a passage translated in class due in the examination period (15%)
• a 2-hour mid-term exam to be held in week 4 (30%)
• a 2-hour final exam held at the end of the summer semester (30%)

Hurdle Requirement:

• This subject has a minimum hurdle requirement of 75% class attendance.
• All pieces of written work must be submitted to pass this subject.

Note: Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at 10% per day; after five working days, no late assessment will be marked. In-class tasks missed without approval will not be marked.

• Classical Latin: An Introductory Course (JC McKeown) Hacket Publishing Company, Inc.

• Classical Latin: An Introductory Course,Workbook (JC McKeown) Hacket Publishing Company, Inc.

This subject potentially can be taken as a breadth subject component for the following courses:

• Bachelor of Biomedicine
• Bachelor of Commerce
• Bachelor of Environments
• Bachelor of Music
• Bachelor of Science

You should visit learn more about breadth subjects and read the breadth requirements for your degree, and should discuss your choice with your student adviser, before deciding on your subjects.

The subject dates and HECS/course fee census date for this subject change each year. Check your enrolment record for the correct census date for this subject.