Postgraduate Course: Elementary Latin (PG) 1 (PGHC11086)
Course Outline
| School | School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | An introduction to the Latin language for complete beginners and those with limited recent experience of the language. A thorough grounding is provided in the essentials of Latin accidence (nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs) and in the syntax of the simple sentence. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 33,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
163 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
25 %,
Practical Exam
75 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Assessment is by coursework (25%) and an end of semester exam in grammar and in translation in to English (75%) |
| Feedback |
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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 mastered the accidence of the Latin language;
- have an understanding of the basics of Latin syntax (simple sentences);
- are able to translate straightforward Latin sentences with the help of a dictionary.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | ElLatin1 |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Patricia Brignall
Tel:
Email: patricia@nbrignall.wanadoo.co.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Gordon Littlejohn
Tel: (0131 6)50 3782
Email: Gordon.Littlejohn@ed.ac.uk |
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