LATIN | 2008 Undergraduate Catalogue of Courses

LATIN

Level 1

LT 1006 - LATIN 1
LT 1506 - LATIN 2

LT 1006 - LATIN 1

Credit Points: 20
Course Coordinator: Head of School of Divinity, History and Philosophy

Pre-requisites

None.

Notes

This course will run in session 2006/07.

Overview

Latin, which in the time of the Roman Empire came to be spoken over almost the whole of Western Europe, remained for many centuries thereafter the language of law and administration, of scholarship and literature, and of the Christian Church in the West. This course will give students a grounding in basic grammar, syntax and vocabulary, and will introduce them from the outset to the legends of early Rome through reading simple but continuous Latin text.

Structure

3 classes per week and a weekly tutorial.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 one-hour examination (60%) and in-course assessment (40%).

Resit: 1 one-hour examination (100%).

LT 1506 - LATIN 2

Credit Points: 20
Course Coordinator: Head of School of Divinity , History and Philosophy

Pre-requisites

LT 1004 or equivalent with the approval of the Course Co-ordinator.

Notes

Ths course will run in session 2006/07.

Overview

This course will greatly extend students' knowledge of, and competence in, the language and, through the reading of passages which will increasingly approximate to Latin originals, will bring them to the point where they can embark for themselves on the reading of the original text. They will become familiar with themes from Roman history and they will be able throughout to trace the influence of Latin on other European languages.

Structure

3 classes per week and a weekly tutorial.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 one-hour examination (60%) and in-course assessment (40%).

Resit: 1 one-hour examination (100%).