107-152 Beginners Latin A

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107-152 Beginners Latin A
Note	Formerly available as 115-020. Students who have completed 115-020 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.
Availability	1st, 2nd and 3rd year
Credit Points	12.5
HECS Band	1
Coordinator	Dr Rhiannon Evans
Semester	1 (view timetable)
Contact	Three hours of lectures and a 1-hour tutorial per week
Subject Description	This subject is an introduction to the grammar and reading of Latin. It covers grammatical concepts and paradigms, sentence formation and translation, and reading simple texts. Background information on Roman culture is woven into the subject matter throughout the semester. The aim is for students to acquire the elements of the grammar, syntax and vocabulary of Latin, and attain reading skills sufficient to begin reading literary and dramatic texts.
Assessment	Participation in tutorials, written work which may comprise regular exercises and class tests totalling 2000 words, and a 2-hour examination.
Prescribed Texts	Jones and Sidwell, Reading Latin: Text. Cambridge. Jones and Sidwell, Reading Latin: Grammar and Exercises. Cambridge.

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