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Classical Language and Texts: Latin V

Module description

This module – the highest level on our Classical Language and Texts ladder – is designed for experienced readers of Latin, building on Latin IV or equivalent. The module seeks to enhance your skills as a Latinist through the detailed study of a themed selection of challenging set texts within their historical, intellectual and literary-cultural contexts. You will develop further your linguistic mastery of the language and your interpretative abilities through a combination of close reading and discussion of modern scholarship. You will also have the opportunity to develop more advanced skills in literary criticism, from relevant theoretical approaches to understanding the apparatus criticus.

Module aims - intentions of the module

This module seeks to:

• Further your mastery of the Latin language, including more advanced grammar and syntax.
• Broaden and deepen your knowledge and understanding of Latin literature and the contexts in which it was produced.
• Develop your skills in close reading and literary interpretation to prepare you to read texts independently.
• Equip you with the advanced skills required for the interpretation of challenging texts.

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)

ILO: Module-specific skills

On successfully completing the module you will be able to...

• 1. Demonstrate advanced knowledge and understanding of all set texts through the application of advanced linguistic skills
• 2. Produce independent, sophisticated literary commentary on set texts

ILO: Discipline-specific skills

On successfully completing the module you will be able to...

• 3. Situate your reading of the texts within a wider comparative context, drawing in other aspects of the study of the ancient world
• 4. Engage confidently and critically with a range of Classical scholarship, including relevant theoretical frames

ILO: Personal and key skills

On successfully completing the module you will be able to...

• 5. Demonstrate independent research skills
• 6. Present a coherent and persuasive argument in oral and written forms.

Syllabus plan

You will be required to read the set texts independently in preparation for each seminar, following a schedule outlined at the start of each term by the module convenor. Seminars will involve translation and interpretation of the set texts, as well as engagement with relevant scholarship, combining the presentation of group tasks with broader discussion guided by the module convenor. Relevant skills training will be incorporated throughout the module.

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Formative assessment

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Details of re-assessment (where required by referral or deferral)

Re-assessment notes

Deferral – if you miss an assessment for certificated reasons judged acceptable by the Mitigation Committee, you will normally be either deferred in the assessment or an extension may be granted. The mark given for a re-assessment taken as a result of deferral will not be capped and will be treated as it would be if it were your first attempt at the assessment.

Referral – if you have failed the module overall (i.e. a final overall module mark of less than 40%) you will be required to submit a further assessment as necessary. If you are successful on referral, your overall module mark will be capped at 40%.

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Classics, Latin, language, literature