
- UCAS course code
- Q810
- UCAS institution code
- M20
Course unit details:
Intensive Latin 1
Unit code | CAHE20171 |
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Credit rating | 20 |
Unit level | Level 2 |
Teaching period(s) | Semester 1 |
Offered by | Classics, Ancient History & Egyptology |
Available as a free choice unit? | Yes |
Overview
This course is designed for students with no previous knowledge of Latin. Those who have studied Latin up to and including GCSE, however, may take it as beginners; those who have AS Level in Latin should audit this course and enrol in CAHE30182 Intensive Latin 2 for credit.
Pre/co-requisites
None, but this course may not be taken for credit by candidates who have already achieved a qualification in Latin which is higher than GCSE. GCSE Latin is fine. Students with A-Level Latin should take CAHE30110 Advanced Latin 1. Students who are not ready to enrol on CAHE30110 may audit CAHE20171 and take CAHE30182 for credit.
Anti-requisite: Students are not permitted to take CAHE20171 and CAHE20151 in the same academic year.
Aims
To introduce students to the basic elements of the Latin language.
Knowledge and understanding
By the end of this course students will have developed the following abilities:
- knowledge and understanding of the basic workings of a highly-inflected language, Classical Latin;
- mastery of (roughly half of) the basic Latin forms and constructions (accidence and syntax), together with a vocabulary of several hundred words, and a developing ability to use them both actively and passively;
- the ability to read a simple Latin text, seen or unseen, with fluency and accuracy;
Intellectual skills
By the end of this course students will have developed the following abilities:
- subject-specific skills, including an incipient ability to read, understand, translate and write Latin;
- an insight into the nature of the differences between English and Classical Latin.
Practical skills
By the end of this course students will have:
- an increasing ability to use language consciously and effectively
- facility with specific electronic learning mechanisms
Transferable skills and personal qualities
By the end of this course students will have:
- an increased awareness of the structures and resources of the English language;
- a developed ability to analyse and to describe linguistic forms and structures;
- an increased knowledge and understanding of Latin-derived English vocabulary.
Employability skills
- Other
- ¿ The ability to understand, commit to memory, and successfully deploy the elements of a complex communication system. ¿ Conscientious study of an ancient language enhances understanding of English grammatical structures and broadens vocabulary, thereby enhancing the ability to communicate clearly, concisely and eloquently.
Assessment methods
Summative test | 40% |
Exam | 60% |
Feedback methods
Feedback method | Formative or Summative |
in-class feedback on exercises and translation | Formative |
individual written feedback on weekly written homework; this feedback is provided weekly | Formative |
consultation hours or other meetings by arrangement | Formative |
automated feedback through online quizzes | Formative |
Scheduled activity hours | |
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Lectures | 22 |
Seminars | 22 |
Independent study hours | |
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Independent study | 156 |
Teaching staff
Staff member | Role |
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Alison Sharrock | Unit coordinator |