Module Catalogue 2025/26

Pre Requisite Comment

CLA1002 needs to have been taken in a previous academic year unless the DPD has given approval due to previous knowledge.

Co Requisite Comment

N/A

Aims

The module aims to:
Develop and consolidate knowledge of Latin grammar, vocabulary and style.
Train students in the detailed study of Latin verse and/or prose texts, at the level appropriate to the "post-beginners" / "post-A-level" knowledge of the language which they have acquired or are acquiring.

The overall aim of both intermediate modules is to allow you to engage with what Latin authors wrote in their own words, and to develop your ability of translating and analysing Latin literary texts in the original. CLA1011, taught in the first half of the year, continues the training offered in CLA1002, adding to your knowledge of classical Latin vocabulary and grammar and consolidating your translation skills. At the same time, you will continue to practice skills of literary analysis. You will be introduced to the basic instruments of philological analysis (e.g., lexica, grammar books, commentaries etc.), as well as to critical engagement with secondary literature.

Outline Of Syllabus

The module begins by reviewing the basics of elementary Latin grammar and completing what remains to be covered in the textbook from where CLA1002 left off in the previous academic year. A significant proportion of the module will be devoted to reading selections from Virgil's Aeneid in Latin, with a focus on building confidence in both translation and literary analysis skills.

Intended Knowledge Outcomes

1. To further develop and consolidate knowledge of the essentials of Latin grammar
2. To further build vocabulary
3. To gain an awareness of the common stylistic features of Latin texts
4. To acquire a good familiarity with the outline of Vergil’s Aeneid, and of the particular book/selections of that work studied.

Intended Skill Outcomes

1. To further develop skills in understanding, analysing and translating Latin texts (seen and unseen)
2. To successfully use a range of resources (traditional and digital) for the study of Latin texts
3. To apply learned knowledge and skills (selectively, where appropriate) in the completion of the module’s different assessment components.

Teaching Rationale And Relationship

Language classes, with a large element of teacher-student interaction, are the best way to combine the imparting of (grammatical and other) knowledge with the hands-on training in linguistic and literary skills.

The small classes introduce, explain, demonstrate and give students the opportunity to apply, under guidance,
• the further knowledge of the Latin language; and
• the approach to analysing Latin literary texts which the module aims to instil. This may involve the study of one selected literary text (or of a suitable proportion of such), or of a small range of text excerpts from different genres.

In private study, students:
• consolidate knowledge imparted in the taught classes,
• further practise applying that knowledge to set tasks of language and literary analysis and of translation, and
• learn to use their language skills to think in analytical and constructive ways about original Greek texts.

Assessment Rationale And Relationship

Written examination is still inevitably the best way of testing students' assimilation of linguistic knowledge and skills, and translation skills including in unseen texts.


The tests ensure students’ constant review of the material covered in the previous week, and allow the instructor to detect difficulties early on in the semester and provide students with constant feedback on their progress.

The short exercises help students review and consolidate the material introduced to them in the previous session.

Submitted work tests intended knowledge and skills outcomes, develops key skills in research, reading and writing.

This module cannot be made available to Study-abroad, non-Erasmus exchange and Loyola students under any circumstances.

General Notes

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