107-153 Beginners Latin B

Note

Formerly available as 115-021. Students who have completed 115-021 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

Prerequisites

107-152 Beginners Latin A or an approved equivalent.

Semester

2 (view timetable)

Contact

Three hours of lectures and a 1-hour tutorial per week

Subject Description

In this subject students revise the basic elements covered in Semester 1, and are introduced to more complex grammar and syntax. Increasingly difficult literary and dramatic texts are read. Background information on Roman culture is woven into the subject matter throughout the semester. By the end of the subject students should have a sufficient grasp of the language to read texts of moderate difficulty with vocabulary assistance.

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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