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Latin 2Ha (U03875)

? Credit Points : 20  ? SCQF Level : 10  ? Acronym : HCA-3-LLANG2HA

This course is intended to enable those who have taken Latin 1Ha and 1Hb to advance their knowledge of the language, and also so that those who have taken Latin 1a and 1b in their second year are not prevented from studying the language at Honours level. The course will include reading and language classes and linguistically based tutorials on subjects including prose composition; students will have further tutorials relating to the subjects of their terminal essays.

Entry Requirements

? This course is not available to visting students.

? Pre-requisites : A Pass in either Latin 1A (U02623) and Latin 1B (U02624), or Latin 1Ha (U03127) and Latin 1Hb (U03128).

? Special Arrangements for Entry : Students taking this class for honours credit will be required to produce an essay which conforms to Honours class standards, in length, quality and bibliography.

? Costs : Students will be required to purchase basic grammars and dictionaries.

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Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

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

First Class Information

Date Start End Room Area Additional Information
18/09/2007 10:00 10:50 Faculty Room South, 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 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

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of the course, students should be able to demonstrate in tutorial discussion and exercises, in an Honours-level essay and in a written examination that they have:
 Read and understood the set texts of the semester;
 Possess a sound knowledge and understanding of these texts in their literary (and historical and intellectual) context; and of the scholarly literature dealing with them;
 Have developed an adequate acquaintance with Latin grammar and vocabulary to read and translate passages of moderate difficulty without a dictionary, or to translate simple English passages into Latin.

They should also have developed their skills in:
 Reading independently;
 Identifying and assessing relevant secondary literature.

Assessment Information

One 3000-word essay at Honours Level on one of the set texts (30%); Continuous Assessment of tutorial work (20%); One 2-hour degree exam paper (50%).

Exam times

Diet Diet Month Paper Code Paper Name Length
1ST December - - 2 hour(s)
2ND August - - 2 hour(s)

Contact and Further Information

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

Dr Gavin Kelly
Tel : (0131 6)50 3581
Email : Gavin.Kelly@ed.ac.uk

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

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

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