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CLLA304 Classical Verse Texts

Updated: 09 November 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
24 March 2013 26 March 2013 Non-Mandatory Latin and Greek strand .
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites 18cp in CLLA or Greek or Latin including CLLA201 or GRK220 or LATN220 or permission of head of school
Co-requisites None
Restrictions CLLA204
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 verse 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.
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.

Aristophanes Wasps
ISBN: 9780198144656
MacDowell, D.M. (ed), Oxford University Press 1988
Note: Greek Strand
Text refers to: Trimester 1 , On and Off Campus
Homer, Iliad 6
ISBN: 9780521703727
Graziosi, B. and Haubold, J., (eds), Cambridge University Press 2010
Note: Greek Strand
Text refers to: Trimester 1 , On and Off Campus
Martial: Selected Epigrams
ISBN: 9780521555395
Watson, L. and Watson P. (eds), Cambridge University Press 2003
Note: Latin Strand
Text refers to: Trimester 1 , On and Off Campus
Medieval Latin
ISBN: 9780226317137
Harrington, K.P., Pucci, J. and Goodard, A., Footprint Books 2nd ed. 1997
Note: Latin Strand (On Campus students only: optional alternative to other two texts).
Text refers to: Trimester 1 , On and Off Campus
Statius: Silvae IV
ISBN: 9781853995828
Coleman, K. (ed), Pearson
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 20% 1000
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: 1,4,5,6,7
Assignment 2 20% 1000
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: 1,4,5,6,7
Final Examination 60%
Assessment Notes
Content will vary for Greek and Latin.
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3 GA: 1,4,5,6,7

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. read two texts at advanced level Greek or 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; and
  3. critically analyse literary verse texts.

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 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 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
   

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