CLLA301 Advanced Classical Languages

Updated: 05 January 2010

Unit Information
Additional Information

Credit Points

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
15 March 2010	17 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

24cp in CLLA or Greek or Latin or a combination of CLLA or Greek or Latin including CLLA201 or GRK220 or LATN220 or equivalent

Co-requisites

None

Restrictions

GRK320 for Greek strand or LATN320 for Latin strand

Notes

None

Combined Units

None

Coordinator(s)

Greg Horsley (ghorsley@une.edu.au)

Unit Description

This unit provides further consolidation of Greek or Latin syntax and style at an advanced level. Emphasis is given to 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- and second-year units.

Prescribed Material
Mandatory

Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Demosthenes, Selected Private Speeches: ISBN: 9780521283731

Carey, C. and Reid, R.A., CUP 1985

Note: Greek strand

Text refers to: Semester 1 , On and Off Campus
Bellum Catilinae: ISBN: 9780195320855

Sallust (trans. J.T. Ramsey), Oxford University Press 2nd 2007

Note: Latin strand

Text refers to: Semester 1 , On and Off Campus

Recommended Material
Optional

Text(s):

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

Greek Grammar: ISBN: 9781853995224

Goodwin, W.W., Macmillan 1998

Note: Greek strand

Text refers to: Semester 1 , On and Off Campus
Abridged Greek Lexicon: ISBN: 9780199102075

Liddell, H.G. and Scott, R., OUP 1963

Note: Greek strand

Text refers to: Semester 1 , On and Off Campus
An Elementary Latin Dictionary: ISBN: 9780199102051

Lewis, C.T., OUP 1963

Note: Latin strand

Text refers to: Semester 1 , On and Off Campus
A New Latin Syntax: ISBN: 9780862920425

Woodcock, E.C., Bristol Classical Press 1991

Note: Latin 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
Assignment 1		15%
Assessment Notes
Language/Translation. Content will vary for Greek and Latin strand.

Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1,4,5,6
Assignment 2		15%
Assessment Notes
Language/Translation. Content will vary for Greek and Latin strand.

Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1,4,5,6
Assignment 3		15%
Assessment Notes
Language/Translation. Content will vary for Greek and Latin strand.

Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1,4,5,6
Assignment 4		15%
Assessment Notes
Language/Translation. Content will vary for Greek and Latin strand.

Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 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: 1-4 GA: 1,4,5,6

Learning Outcomes (LO)

Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:

apply advanced language skills in the translation of analysis of set texts;
understand how Greek and Roman authors use their language to express particular ideas;
apply high level literary criticism in Greek or Latin;
show knowledge of narratology, intertextual studies, reader response theory.

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).

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