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CLLA201 Intermediate Classical Languages

Updated: 05 January 2010
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Semester 1 Off Campus C - Internet access required
Armidale Semester 1 On Campus C - Internet access required
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
07 March 2010 09 March 2010 Non-Mandatory
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites 12cp at 100 level including CLLA102 or GRK102 or LATN102 or equivalent
Co-requisites None
Restrictions GRK220 for Greek strand or LATN220 for Latin strand
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Greg Horsley (ghorsley@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit builds on the study of Greek or Latin in CLLA101 and CLLA102 with the intention that all major constructions will be understood by the end of the unit. Practice is given in reading unseen passages in the original. In addition, one major literary text will be read with attention given to content as well as syntax. Candidates must continue to follow the language strand selected in the first-year units.
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Lysias: Five Speeches
ISBN: 9781853994470
Edwards, M.E. (ed), Bristol Classical Texts 1999
Note: Greek strand
Text refers to: Semester 1 , On and Off Campus
Reading Latin: Grammar, Vocabulary and Exercises
ISBN: 9780521286220
Jones, P.V. and Sidwell, K.C., CUP 1986
Note: Latin strand
Text refers to: Semester 1 , On and Off Campus
Reading Latin: Text
ISBN: 9780521286237
Jones, P.V. and Sidwell, K.C., CUP 1986
Note: Latin strand
Text refers to: Semester 1 , On and Off Campus
An Independent Study Guide to Reading Latin
ISBN: 9780521653732
Jones, P.V. and Sidwell, K.C., CUP 2000
Note: Latin strand
Text refers to: Semester 1 , On and Off Campus
Reading Greek. Text and Vocabulary
ISBN: 9780521698511
Joint Association of Classical Teachers, CUP 2nd revised ed. 2007
Note: Greek strand
Text refers to: Semester 1 , On and Off Campus
Reading Greek. Grammar and Exercise
ISBN: 9780521698528
Joint Association of Classical Teachers, CUP 2nd revised ed. 2007
Note: Greek strand
Text refers to: Semester 1 , On and Off Campus
An Independent Study Guide to Reading Greek
ISBN: 9780521698504
Joint Association of Classical Teachers, CUP 2nd revised ed. 2008
Note: Greek strand
Text refers to: Semester 1 , On and Off Campus
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assignment 1 10%
Assessment Notes
Language/Translation will vary for the Greek and Latin strand
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO:1-3 GA: 1,4,5,6
Assignment 2 10%
Assessment Notes
Language/Translation will vary for the Greek and Latin strand
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO:1-3 GA: 1,4,5,6
Assignment 3 15%
Assessment Notes
Language/Translation will vary for the Greek and Latin strand
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO:1-3 GA: 1,4,5,6
Assignment 4 15%
Assessment Notes
Language/Translation will vary for the Greek and Latin strand
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO:1-3 GA: 1,4,5,6
Final Examination 2 hrs 50%
Assessment Notes
Greek or Latin strand
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO:1-3 GA: 1,4,5,6

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. apply advanced language skills in Greek or Latin;
  2. read one advanced text;
  3. read and understand ancient oratory, rhetorical skills and techniques and the uses of language

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Knowledge of the Classical Languages [Latin and Greek] discipline will be taught through lectures and tutorials. It will be assessed in all five assessments. 		True True
2 Communication Skills
Students will be taught communication skills through written and oral feedback on the assessments and participation component of the unit. Students studying on-campus will learn valuable communication skills through participation in tutorials. Off campus students will practice their communication skills through online discussions on blackboard. 		True True
3 Global Perspectives
4 Information Literacy
Students will be taught, and directed, to relevant texts and how to assess its validity. Students will be assessed (through the selected texts) on their ability to identify relevant literature, and on their ability to critically analyse the literature. 		True True
5 Life-Long Learning
Through completing the assessments, students will be provided with the necessary lifelong skills to be able to research, write and discuss social issues. These skills can be transferred to any discipline, and will be useful in any research positions. These attributes will be assessed in all of the assessments. 		True True
6 Problem Solving
Students will be assessed on their ability to work out how to address the question and where the most appropriate material is to answer the question. 		True
7 Social Responsibility
Students will be taught that they have a social responsibility to question and challenge some 'facts'. This will be assessed and taught through their responses to the essay, exam questions and discussions in tutorials or online postings. 		True True
8 Team Work
Students will practice their teamwork skills through participating in tutorials, or online discussion postings. They will be required to discuss the relevant texts with their fellow students in a thoughtful and respectful manner (practice). 		True
   

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