Postgraduate Course: Elementary Latin (PG) 2 (PGHC11087)
Course Outline
| School |
School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Postgraduate (School of History and Classics) |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
Consolidation of work in Latin accidence and grammar from Elementary Latin (PG) 1, together with systematic treatment of the syntax of the complex sentence. The focus of this semester will be on the reading of texts. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed
Elementary Latin (PG) 1 (PGHC11086)
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | 10:00 - 10:50 | | | | Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | | 10:00 - 10:50 | | Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | 10:00 - 10:50 | | | Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | 10:00 - 10:50 | | | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students who complete the course successfully will be able by the end of the course to demonstrate in written examination and course work (including weekly quizzes and tutorial exercises)that they:
- 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;
- are able to translate narrative Latin prose with the help of a dictionary;
- are able to apply their linguistic training to reading other kinds of writing (e.g. lyric and elegiac verse).
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Assessment Information
A series of linguistic exercises (40%);
an end of semester class test in grammar and in translation into English (60%). |
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Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Sandra Bingham
Tel: (0131 6)50 3583
Email: S.Bingham@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mr Nicholas Ovenden
Tel: (0131 6)50 9948
Email: Niko.Ovenden@ed.ac.uk |
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