Latin Language (B) (U01144)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : HCA-4-LLANGB

Building on the experience gained in Latin Language (A), the course aims to promote linguistic accuracy, to improve skills in translation from Latin into English, and to develop stylistic and generic awareness. Such skills are cumulative and by the end of the fourth year should have reached an appropriately advanced level. Half of the course will relate to regular written practice in unseen translation, with feedback both by individual annotation and by discussion in tutorial when work is returned. Half of the course will relate to the study and discussion of style and genre, with passages from texts prescribed for the purpose. Oral discussion and formative written work will provide the opportunity for feedback on progress.

Entry Requirements

? This course is not available to visting students.

? Pre-requisites : A pass in Latin Language (A).

? Special Arrangements for Entry : In order for a student from outwith Classics to be enrolled on this course, contact must be made with a Course Secretary on 50 3580 in order for approval to be obtained.

? Costs : None

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Latin, (School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Schedule E)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Full Year (Blocks 1-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 1 hour(s) per week for 20 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
20/09/2007	11:10	12:00	Room 4.01, David Hume Tower	Central	In order for a student from outside Classics to be enrolled, contact must be made with a Course Secretary on 50 3580 for approval to be obtained.

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Thursday	11:10	12:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of the course, students should be able to demonstrate in the written degree examination:
• that they can translate into good English a range of ‘unseen’ Latin texts, both prose and verse, with a high degree of fluency and accuracy;
• that they have achieved competence in a range of skills-based topics in Latin language.

In addition, they will have improved their linguistic abilities in general, their analytical skills, and their literary appreciation.