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CLLA303 Classical Prose Texts

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
12 March 2010 14 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 18cp of CLLA or Greek or Latin including CLLA201 or GRK220 or LATN220
Co-requisites None
Restrictions CLLA203
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 prose texts in order to achieve understanding of them both at an advanced linguistic level and for their literary/historical significance. The texts set may vary from year to year. Second-year candidates are strongly recommended to complete CLLA202 prior to enrolling in this unit.
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Cicero Pro Archia: Pro Archia Poeta Oratio (Latin Edition)
ISBN: 9780865166424
Certutti, S.M., Carducci 2nd ed. 2006
Note: Latin Strand
Text refers to: Semester 1 , On and Off Campus
A Review of the Greek Inscriptions of Papyri in 1977 (New Documents Illustrating Early Christianity)
ISBN: 9780802845122
Horsley, G.H.R., Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company 2nd ed. 2001
Note: Greek Strand
Text refers to: Semester 1 , On and Off Campus
Cicero, Pro Roscio Amerino
ISBN: 9780862921842
Donkin, E.H. (ed), Duckworth Publishing 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 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. possess in-depth understanding of ancient prose texts at advanced level;
  2. appreciate literary and genre features of ancient texts;
  3. understand the ways in which the ancient language could undergo change in the past.

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 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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