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CLLA301 Advanced Classical Languages

Updated: 12 December 2012
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Trimester 1 Off Campus
Armidale Trimester 1 On Campus
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
15 March 2013 17 March 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 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. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.

Greek Grammar
ISBN: 9781853995224
Goodwin, W.W., Macmillan 1998
Note: Greek Strand
Text refers to: Trimester 1 , On and Off Campus
Greek Prose Composition
ISBN: 9780715612842
North, M.A. and Hillard, A.E., Macmillan 1997
Note: Greek Strand
Text refers to: Trimester 1 , On and Off Campus
Demosthenes, Selected Private Speeches
ISBN: 9780521283731
Carey, C. and Reid, R.A., CUP 1985
Note: Greek Strand
Text refers to: Trimester 1 , On and Off Campus
Bellum Catilinae
ISBN: 9780195320855
Sallust (trans. J.T. Ramsey), Oxford University Press 2nd ed. 2007
Note: Latin Strand
Text refers to: Trimester 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% 500
Assessment Notes
Language/Translation. Content will vary for Greek and Latin strand.
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1,2,3,4 GA: 1,4,5,6,7
Assignment 2 10% 500
Assessment Notes
Language/Translation. Content will vary for Greek and Latin strand.
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1,2,3,4 GA: 1,4,5,6,7
Assignment 3 10% 500
Assessment Notes
Language/Translation. Content will vary for Greek and Latin strand.
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1,2,3,4 GA: 1,4,5,6,7
Assignment 4 10% 500
Assessment Notes
Language/Translation. Content will vary for Greek and Latin strand.
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1,2,3,4 GA: 1,4,5,6,7
Final Examination 2 hrs 60%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1,2,3,4 GA: 1,4,5,6,7

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. apply advanced language skills in the translation of and analysis of set texts;
  2. understand how Greek and Roman authors use their language to express particular ideas;
  3. apply high level literary criticism in Greek or Latin; and
  4. show knowledge of narratology, intertextual studies, and 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 six assessments. 		True True
2 Communication Skills
Students will be taught communication skills through written 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 on blackboard. 		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 directed to relevant literature and taught how to assess its 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
   

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