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CLLA102 Classical Languages Through Reading

Updated: 28 March 2013
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Trimester 2 Off Campus
Armidale Trimester 2 On Campus
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
19 July 2013 21 July 2013 Non-Mandatory Latin and Greek strands
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites CLLA101 or GRK101 or LATN101 or equivalent
Co-requisites None
Restrictions GRK102 for Greek strand or LATN102 for Latin strand
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Greg Horsley (ghorsley@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit builds on the work undertaken in CLLA101, and focuses increasingly on the reading of ancient texts. Candidates must remain in the language strand already selected in CLLA101, either Greek or Latin. By the end of the unit students will have read a considerable amount of selected Greek or Latin texts, and improved their command of the language.
Materials Textbook information will be displayed approximately 8 weeks prior to the commencement of the teaching period. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment Assessment information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. apply basic reading skills to more advanced Greek and Latin texts
  2. focus upon reading skills and read extended narrative passage in the original Greek and Latin;
  3. analyse how Greek and Roman authors use language to express ideas.

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 six assessments. 		True 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 practise their communication skills through online discussions. 		True True
3 Global Perspectives
Students will demonstrate an awareness of the global context of the subject area and an awareness of the importance of the classical world to European civilization. 		True
4 Information Literacy
Students will be taught, and directed, to relevant texts and how to assess their validity. Students will be assessed (through the selected texts) on their ability to identify and critically analyse the relevant literature. 		True True
5 Life-Long Learning
Through completing the assessments, students will be provided with the necessary life-long skills to be able to research, write on 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 to find the most appropriate material 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 assessments and discussions in tutorials or online postings. 		True True True
8 Team Work
Students will practise 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. 		True True
   

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