CLA2002 : Level 2 Latin: Special Study
- Offered for Year: 2024/25
- Module Leader(s): Dr Anke Walter
- Owning School: History, Classics and Archaeology
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.
| Semester 2 Credit Value: | 20 |
| ECTS Credits: | 10.0 |
| European Credit Transfer System | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Structured Guided Learning | Lecture materials | 2 | 1:00 | 2:00 | part of student contact hours |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 74 | 1:00 | 74:00 | N/A |
| Guided Independent Study | Directed research and reading | 75 | 1:00 | 75:00 | Module reading and resource list; wider self-identified resources |
| Guided Independent Study | Skills practice | 18 | 1:00 | 18:00 | Grammar revision and consolidation |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 31 | 1:00 | 31:00 | N/A |
| Total | 200:00 |
Jointly Taught With
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| CLA3002 | Level 3 Latin: Special Study |
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
Exams
| Description | Length | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Written Examination | 90 | 2 | A | 50 | 90-minute exam on an unseen text |
Exam Pairings
| Module Code | Module Title | Semester | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 3 Latin: Special Study | 2 | N/A |
Other Assessment
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essay | 2 | A | 50 | 2,000 word research project |
Formative Assessments
Formative Assessment is an assessment which develops your skills in being assessed, allows for you to receive feedback, and prepares you for being assessed. However, it does not count to your final mark.
| Description | Semester | When Set | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prob solv exercises | 2 | M | Discipline-specific skills exercises |
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).
The exam is designed to test the students' skills, developed over the course of the semester, in translating and interpreting an unseen text.
Essay 1 assesses skills in interpretation, based on the text in the original.
Formative assessments are designed to tests skills relevant to the exam in particular.
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- CLA2002's Timetable