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. |
| Course description |
This course aims to teach complete beginners the basics of Latin grammar to enable them to read straightforward Latin by the end of the semester. The course, therefore, moves at a very fast pace. The class meets for 4 hours each week, and in addition there are 6 tutorials during the semester.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Students with any previous experience in Latin must speak to Course Organiser before enrolling and may only be able to take this course on an audit basis |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2017/18, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 22 |
| 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
70 %,
Coursework
30 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Examination (2 hours) 70%
Short assignment 15%
Weekly Coursework 15%
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| Feedback |
Not entered |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- demonstrate, by way of coursework and examination as required, that they have mastered basic Latin morphology;
- demonstrate, by way of coursework and examination as required, that they can recognise and understand basic Latin syntactical constructions;
- demonstrate, by way of coursework and examination as required, that they can translate short extracts from Latin into English;
- demonstrate in class discussion an ability to analyse and reflect critically upon the Latin language and upon scholarly and conceptual discussions about approaches to the language.
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Reading List
| Students will require a Latin/English Dictionary |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Special Arrangements |
Students with any previous experience in Latin must speak to Course Organiser before enrolling and may only be able to take this course on an audit basis |
| Keywords | Elem Latin 1 (PG) |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Justin Stover
Tel: (0131 6)50 9110
Email: |
Course secretary | Mrs Lindsay Scott
Tel: (0131 6)50 9948
Email: |
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