CLA2002 : Level 2 Latin: Special Study
- Offered for Year: 2022/23
- Module Leader(s): Dr Anke Walter
- Owning School: History, Classics and Archaeology
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
| Semester 2 Credit Value: | 20 |
| ECTS Credits: | 10.0 |
Aims
This module aims:
1. To further develop and refine students' linguistic skills, as applied to reading and translating original literary texts in Latin;
2. To further develop students' skills in interpreting and analysing Latin literary texts.
3. To familiarise students with a range of resources (traditional and digital) employed in the advanced study of Latin literary texts.
Outline Of Syllabus
Students taking this module will undertake work on literary texts in the original Latin. The particular texts will be determined on a yearly basis, taking into account
(i) availability of staff to supervise a particular option.
(ii) Students’ preferences and previous reading.
(iii)The need to avoid overlap between a student’s Stages 2 and 3.
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 74 | 1:00 | 74:00 | N/A |
| Structured Guided Learning | Lecture materials | 9 | 1:00 | 9:00 | part of student contact hours (11 lecture recordings and materials, available online) |
| Guided Independent Study | Directed research and reading | 57 | 1:00 | 57:00 | Module reading and resource list; wider self-identified resources |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 24 | 1:00 | 24:00 | Synchronous in-person sessions to be replaced by online synchronous sessions, if necessary |
| Guided Independent Study | Skills practice | 18 | 1:00 | 18:00 | Grammar revision and consolidation |
| Structured Guided Learning | Structured non-synchronous discussion | 9 | 2:00 | 18:00 | Directed online discussion space for preparation for synchronous sessions |
| Total | 200:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
Synchronous small-group sessions are largely student-led, and provide the opportunity to collaboratively read, review and discuss the prescribed text(s), while further refining existing skills in:
- identifying and understanding a range of Latin linguistic and syntactical features;
- reading and translating Latin;
- literary analysis.
Structured guided learning activities provide students with the opportunity to:
- acquire knowledge and understanding of broader themes, ideas and contexts (whether literary, historical, philosophical, socio-cultural);
- prepare for synchronous sessions;
- further refine discipline-specific technical skills.
Guided independent study is intended as time for:
- skills practice;
- directed reading and research;
- preparing and completing any formative and summative assessments.
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Other Assessment
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essay | 2 | A | 60 | 2500 words |
| Portfolio | 2 | M | 40 | 1500 word translation portfolio |
Formative Assessments
| Description | Semester | When Set | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prob solv exercises | 2 | M | Discipline-specific skills quizzes |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
Summative assessment is designed to assesses students' knowledge and interpretative understanding of the texts studied, with particular reference to the application of their linguistic knowledge, and their skills in presenting their views and analyses of key issues regarding the set text(s).
Portfolio is designed to test students' translation skills.
Essay 1 assesses skills in interpretation, based on the text in the original.
Formative assessment is designed to review, revise and consolidate key features of grammar and vocabulary on a continuous basis.
All Erasmus students at Newcastle University are expected to do the same assessment as students registered for a degree.
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- CLA2002's Timetable