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CLLA202 Intermediate Classical Texts

Updated: 15 April 2010
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Semester 2 Off Campus C - Internet access required
Armidale Semester 2 On Campus C - Internet access required
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
09 August 2010 11 August 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 18cp of Greek or Latin including CLLA101 or CLLA102 or CLLA201 or GRK102 or LATN102
Co-requisites None
Restrictions None
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Greg Horsley (ghorsley@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

In this unit, students in each strand (Greek or Latin) will read two major texts in order to achieve understanding of them both at a linguistic level and for their literary/historical significance. The texts set may vary from year to year. There will be the opportunity for students to focus on New Testament Greek and Ecclesiastical Latin within this unit.
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Homer, Iliad XXIV
ISBN: 9780521286206
Macleod, C.W. (ed), Cambridge University Press 1982
Note: Greek strand
Text refers to: Semester 2 , On and Off Campus
Fifty Letters of Pliny
ISBN: 9780199120109
Sherwin-White, A.N. (ed), Oxford 2nd ed. 1969
Note: Latin strand
Text refers to: Semester 2 , On and Off Campus
Referenced Material
Optional 		Text(s):

Note: Reference material is held in the University Library - purchase is optional

Lucian Alexander (in Works)
ISBN: 9780434991624
Lucian (trans. A.M. Harmon), William Heinemann Vol. 4
Note: Greek strand. Even though this text is out of print, students may be able to purchase copies elsewhere. Note that relevant sections from the text will be incorporated in the teaching material for the unit.
Text refers to: Semester 2 , 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 30% 800
Assessment Notes
Commentary exercises. Content will vary for Greek and Latin strand.
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3 GA: 1,4,5,6
Assignment 2 30% 800
Assessment Notes
Commentary exercises. Content will vary for 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 40%
Assessment Notes
Content will vary for Greek and 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. read at intermediate level two texts in Greek or in Latin;
  2. appreciate the style of the author, the requirements of the genre and how the language is used by a particular author in a particular genre;
  3. possess awareness of linguistic features of Greek or Latin.

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 three 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 resources and how to assess their 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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