? Credit Points : 20  ? SCQF Level : 11  ? Acronym : HCL-P-P00489

Consolidation of work in Latin accidence and grammar from Elementary Latin (PG) 1, together with systematic treatment of the syntax of the complex sentence. In classes shared with the undergraduate course CL0006 (Latin 1 - section A) a thorough grounding is provided in the syntax of subordinate clauses and of indirect speech. Postgraduates also have a weekly class to read selected texts, classical and/or medieval as appropriate.

? Pre-requisites : Elementary Latin (PG) 1. PGs Only

? Costs : None

Home subject area

Postgraduate (School of History and Classics), (School of History and Classics, Schedule E)

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 4 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area Lecture Tuesday 10:00 10:50 Central Lecture Wednesday 10:00 10:50 Central Lecture Thursday 10:00 10:50 Central Lecture Friday 10:00 10:50 Central

By the end of the course students should:-
- have consolidated their grasp of the accidence of the Latin language and acquired a basic working vocabulary;
- have an understanding of the syntax of the Latin sentence, simple and complex;
- be able to translate narrative Latin prose with the help of a dictionary;
- be able to apply their linguistic training to reading other kinds of writing (e.g. lyric and elegiac verse).

A series of linguistic exercises (40%);
an end of semester class test in grammar and in translation into English (60%).

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Ms Elaine Hutchison
Tel : (0131 6)50 3582
Email : E.Hutchison@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Mr Allan Hood
Tel : (0131 6)50 3590
Email : A.B.E.Hood@ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.shc.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/