Skip to main content
 

CLAS1571: INTERMEDIATE LATIN 1B

Please ensure you check the module availability box for each module outline, as not all modules will run in each academic year. Each module description relates to the year indicated in the module availability box, and this may change from year to year, due to, for example: changing staff expertise, disciplinary developments, the requirements of external bodies and partners, and student feedback. Current modules are subject to change in light of the ongoing disruption caused by Covid-19.

Type Open
Level 1
Credits 20
Availability Available in 2023/24
Module Cap
Location Durham
Department Classics and Ancient History

Prerequisites

  • A-level Latin, or equivalent.

Corequisites

  • For students taking Classics (Q801), Classical Civilisation (Q820) and Ancient History (V110): Intermediate Latin 1A.

Excluded Combinations of Modules

  • None.

Aims

  • To study in depth a selection of texts suitable for students with good command of Latin morphology and syntax but little experience of reading texts in the original.
  • To introduce students to the concept of genre in Latin literature.
  • To introduce students to a range of selected readings from Latin texts in different genres.

Content

  • This module introduces students to a selection of Latin texts appropriate to readers with a good command of grammar but with little experience of reading texts in the original language.
  • This module will introduce students to a selection of passages from texts in different genres, and the rhetorical and stylistic devices found in those texts.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge:

  • A secure knowledge of Latin morphology and syntax to the level required for the independent reading and interpretation of continuous texts in the original language; a knowledge of a good range of vocabulary items.
  • An understanding of how genre shapes Latin texts and of generic play within texts.

Subject-specific Skills:

  • An ability to construe passages of continuous GreekLatin with some use of dictionaries and other reference tools; an ability to read and interpret a range of authors at a level appropriate to students at the end of their first year of Intermediate reading.

Key Skills:

  • An ability to move with reasonable confidence between one language and another, in relation to a range of texts.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

  • Interactive language classes will be offered as the most appropriate and effective way of teaching.
  • Language classes will prepare students for the broader literary questions appropriate to the summative essay. The classes will develop students' skills in using scholarly resources, including reference grammars, published commentaries, scholarly dictionaries and secondary literature.
  • Students will learn through regular preparation for the classes and through interaction with the teacher and each other.
  • The course will be assessed through (i) an exam paper, which will be designed to test the topics and questions addressed in the classes at a level appropriate to those in their first year of study and (ii) a summative essay.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

ActivityNumberFrequencyDurationTotalMonitored
Language classes442 per week1 hour44 
Preparation and Reading156 
Total200 

Summative Assessment

Component: ExaminationComponent Weighting: 30%
ElementLength / DurationElement WeightingResit Opportunity
Essay2,500 words100 
Component: ExaminationComponent Weighting: 70%
ElementLength / DurationElement WeightingResit Opportunity
Written examination2 hours100 

Formative Assessment

Homework in the form of translation to be prepared in advance of every class. Formative tests in class on translation/linguistic issues and commentary-style questions. One formative assessment, as required; this might include a commentary, an essay or essay plan, translation and syntactical analysis exercises.

More information

If you have a question about Durham's modular degree programmes, please visit our FAQ webpages, Help page or our glossary of terms. If you have a question about modular programmes that is not covered by the FAQ, or a query about the on-line Undergraduate Module Handbook, please contact us.

Prospective Students: If you have a query about a specific module or degree programme, please Ask Us.

Current Students: Please contact your department.