Key facts
UNE unit code: CLLA306
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- Trimester 2 - On Campus
- Trimester 2 - Online
- Armidale Campus
- Yes
- No
- No
- 6
Unit information
The greatest stories of ancient Greece and Rome ran on an engine of inescapable fate, passionate desire and the shadow of tragic death. Writers wove together these elements into tales that balanced the fragility of human life with forces that often seem beyond any mortal’s control.
In this unit, you investigate how the themes of different ancient poetic genres were received and reimagined in a cultural context that the Greeks and Romans saw as both intimately connected to, and distant from, this mythic world, including how current political issues could be refracted through poetry. You also consider what our own preference for sweeping stories of mortals battling against overwhelming, supernatural odds can reveal about the priorities of Australian society today.
This unit offers two pathways: read original texts in Latin or ancient Greek, or read texts in English translation. If you study Latin or ancient Greek, you read some of the most famous original verse texts that engage with love, fate, and death in Rome and Greece. If you take the English text strand, you read key ancient Greek and Roman verse texts, and a wider range of related works, in translation.
Please note: This unit is repeatable within each language strand. If you study Latin and ancient Greek, you enrol in two separate iterations to complete your major.
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| Teaching period | Mode/location |
|---|---|
| Trimester 2 | On Campus, Armidale Campus |
| Trimester 2 | Online |
*Offering is subject to availability
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Enrolment rules
Notes
This is a repeatable unit.
The unit cannot be undertaken more than once in any one teaching period. Enrolment is subject to unit coordinator (or delegate) approval. Students must apply for permission to enrol at least three weeks prior to the commencement of the relevant Trimester.
Subject to their course rules, students can complete the unit up to 4 times, if they complete both the Latin and Ancient Greek strands. However, some students may choose to complete only Latin or only Ancient Greek. In which case, said students would only complete the unit twice.
For students who wish to undertake the Latin and/or Ancient Greek translation of texts into English strands, they may take the unit up to 4 times.
Latin Strand:
- Latin texts in Latin for odd years
- Latin text in Latin for even years
Ancient Greek Strand:
- Ancient Greek texts in Ancient Greek for odd years
- Ancient Greek texts in Ancient Greek for even years
English Translation Strand*:
- Latin and Ancient Greek texts translated to English for odd years
- Latin and Ancient Greek texts translated to English for even years
Students will receive an academic note on their transcript indicating which strand and Language they have completed per enrolment in this unit.
*Students who complete the Latin or Ancient Greek strand are not permitted to take the English Stand.
Please refer to the student handbook for current details on this unit.
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Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
- apply critical reading skills to complex ancient Greek or Latin poetic texts in the original languages for language students and in English translation for translation students;
- independently apply specialist knowledge of ancient literature and its cultural/historical contexts and specialist skills to generate solutions to sophisticated questions about the way in which language is used to discuss themes of ancient poetry, such as love, fate, and death;
- conduct self-directed research to analyse and critically evaluate questions about ancient Greek and Roman poetic literature and its cultural and historical context;
- act as informed and discerning participants in a community of scholars; and
- demonstrate highly developed written communication skills and, for language students, read with high proficiency in the relevant original language.
Assessment information
Assessments are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.
| Title | Must Complete | Weight | Offerings | Assessment Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Greek Strand: Assessment 1 | Yes | 20% | All offerings | Text Analysis No. Words: 1000 |
| Ancient Greek Strand: Assessment 2 | Yes | 30% | All offerings | Essay: Ancient Greek students will complete the essay with reference to the target language and appropriate ancient texts in translations and modern scholarship. No. Words: 1500 |
| Ancient Greek Strand: Assessment 3 - Assurance Task | Yes | 50% | All offerings | Written submission with oral discussion Ancient Greek students will complete the written submission with reference to the target language and appropriate scholarship. All oral discussions will take place in English; Ancient Greek students may be asked to discuss points of grammar/style as represented in the target language. Students must obtain at least 50% in the Assurance Task (and at least 50% overall) to receive a pass or better in the unit. No. Words: 2500 |
| English Translation Strand: Assessment 1 | Yes | 20% | All offerings | Text Analysis No. Words: 1000 |
| English Translation Strand: Assessment 2 | Yes | 30% | All offerings | Written submission with oral discussion English Translation students will complete the written submission with reference to ancient texts in translation and appropriate scholarship. All oral discussions will take place in English. Students must obtain at least 50% in the Assurance Task (and at least 50% overall) to receive a pass or better in the unit. No. Words: 1500 |
| English Translation Strand: Assessment 3 - Assurance Task | Yes | 50% | All offerings | Written submission with oral discussion Students must obtain at least 50% in the Assurance Task (and at least 50% overall) to receive a pass or better in the unit. No. Words: 2500 |
| Latin Strand: Assessment 1 | Yes | 20% | All offerings | Text Analysis No. Words: 1000 |
| Latin Strand: Assessment 2 | Yes | 30% | All offerings | Essay: Latin students will complete the essay with reference to the target language and appropriate ancient texts in translations and modern scholarship. No. Words: 1500 |
| Latin Strand: Assessment 3 - Assurance Task | Yes | 50% | All offerings | Written submission with oral discussion Latin students will complete the written submission with reference to the target language and appropriate scholarship. All oral discussions will take place in English; Latin students may be asked to discuss points of grammar/style as represented in the target language. Students must obtain at least 50% in the Assurance Task (and at least 50% overall) to receive a pass or better in the unit. No. Words: 2500 |
Learning resources
Textbooks are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.
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.
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