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AHIS3101 – Latin D
2023 – Session 2, Online-scheduled-weekday
General Information
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| Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit convenor, lecturer
Bronwen Neil
Contact via Email
B160
By appointment
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| Credit points |
Credit points
10
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| Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Permission by special approval
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| Corequisites |
Corequisites
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| Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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| Unit description |
Unit description
This unit aims to help history students consolidate advanced skills in ancient languages, especially through the reading of original texts at D Level in Latin. |
Important Academic Dates
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Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- ULO1: Identify and recall grammatical structures of relevant language at advanced level
- ULO3: Assess the grammar required for the translation of texts appropriate to level of study
- ULO2: Recognise and memorise advanced vocabulary of relevant language
- ULO5: Employ linguistic technical terms
- ULO4: Explore and appraise relevant grammatical and lexical reference tools
- ULO6: Integrate knowledge of grammar and vocabulary in reading and/or writing advanced texts
- ULO7: Analyse the significance of languages for the study of relevant ancient cultures
General Assessment Information
Late Assessment Submission Penalty
Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, a 5% penalty (of the total possible mark) will be applied each day a written assessment is not submitted, up until the 7th day (including weekends). After the 7th day, a mark of ‘0’ (zero) will be awarded even if the assessment is submitted. Submission time for all written assessments is set at 11.55pm. A 1-hour grace period is provided to students who experience a technical issue.
This late penalty will apply to non-timed sensitive assessment (incl essays, reports, posters, portfolios, journals, recordings etc). Late submission of time sensitive tasks (such as tests/exams, performance assessments/presentations, scheduled practical assessments/labs etc) will only be addressed by the unit convenor in a Special consideration application. Special Consideration outcome may result in a new question or topic.
IMPORTANT NOTE ON FINAL MARKS: Grading decisions for each assessment task will be moderated against the set criteria and standards before task results are released. 3) Do not plagiarise: plagiarism will not be tolerated; see 'MQ Academic Honesty': http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html
Assessment 1: Participation Weighting 20%
Three (3) Participation Exercises. In this assessment task your participation is tested, not your accuracy, in translating an excerpt from a weekly reading that has been covered in class. You are asked to explain your translation of four lexical or grammatical or syntactic features of each excerpt. The excerpt will be released on Friday the week before the assessment is due. A serious attempt will earn full marks. Please submit your answers in PDF via Turn-it-in in Weeks 4, 8 and 12. There is no word count for this assessment.
Assessment 2: Prose Compositions Weighting 40%
Four (4) Prose Compositions. In this assessment task your control and accuracy are tested in translations from English to Latin. Each of the four proses is worth 10 raw marks. See the Rubric for Prose compositions under "Resources".
Assessment 3: Comprehension Tests Weighting 40%
Two (2) Comprehension Tests. In this assessment task, your control over details of Latin usage in the unit readings is tested. Each of the two comprehension tests is worth 20 raw marks. There will be five extracts from the readings in each test and you will normally be asked to ‘explain the meaning, form, and function’ of two words/expressions in each extract. Each of your explanations is worth two (2) raw marks, one (1) mark for meaning and form and one (1) mark for function. In other words half the marks in these comprehension tests are awarded on the basis of your understanding of function (i.e. of how a word or expression is being used in its context; note that giving a translation of the context in which the word appears is not sufficient to indicate your understanding of function, though it may form part of your response).
Assessment Tasks
| Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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| Participation assessments | 20% | No | Week 4 or 20/8/23; Week 8 or 1/10; Week 12 or 29/10 |
| Comprehension Tests | 40% | No | Week 7 or 10/9; Week 13 or 5/11 |
| Prose Compositions | 40% | No | Week 2, 6/8; Week 4, 20/8; Week 8, 1/10; Week 12, 29/10 |
Participation assessments
Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: Week 4 or 20/8/23; Week 8 or 1/10; Week 12 or 29/10
Weighting: 20%
Three participation exercises
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Identify and recall grammatical structures of relevant language at advanced level
- Assess the grammar required for the translation of texts appropriate to level of study
- Recognise and memorise advanced vocabulary of relevant language
- Employ linguistic technical terms
- Explore and appraise relevant grammatical and lexical reference tools
- Integrate knowledge of grammar and vocabulary in reading and/or writing advanced texts
- Analyse the significance of languages for the study of relevant ancient cultures
Comprehension Tests
Assessment Type 1: Problem set
Indicative Time on Task 2: 30 hours
Due: Week 7 or 10/9; Week 13 or 5/11
Weighting: 40%
Two comprehension Tests
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Identify and recall grammatical structures of relevant language at advanced level
- Assess the grammar required for the translation of texts appropriate to level of study
- Recognise and memorise advanced vocabulary of relevant language
- Employ linguistic technical terms
- Explore and appraise relevant grammatical and lexical reference tools
- Integrate knowledge of grammar and vocabulary in reading and/or writing advanced texts
- Analyse the significance of languages for the study of relevant ancient cultures
Prose Compositions
Assessment Type 1: Problem set
Indicative Time on Task 2: 30 hours
Due: Week 2, 6/8; Week 4, 20/8; Week 8, 1/10; Week 12, 29/10
Weighting: 40%
Four exercises in translation from English to Latin
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Identify and recall grammatical structures of relevant language at advanced level
- Assess the grammar required for the translation of texts appropriate to level of study
- Recognise and memorise advanced vocabulary of relevant language
- Employ linguistic technical terms
- Explore and appraise relevant grammatical and lexical reference tools
- Integrate knowledge of grammar and vocabulary in reading and/or writing advanced texts
- Analyse the significance of languages for the study of relevant ancient cultures
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
- the academic teaching staff in your unit for guidance in understanding or completing this type of assessment
- the Writing Centre for academic skills support.
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
Delivery and Resources
All lecturers will be delivered online at 10-12 Wednesdays and recorded in Echo-360. Resources included Introduction to Latin Language - see the resources folder. A short bibliography is supplied for some Readings.
Unit Schedule
Week 1 Reading: Tacitus' Annales. Practice prose composition.
Week 2 Reading: Tacitus' Annales. Prose composition 1.
Week 3 Reading: Gervase of Tilbury.
Week 4 Reading: Curse Tablets from Roman Britain. Prose composition 2 & Participatory task 1.
Week 5 Reading: Cornelia's Letter.
Week 6 Reading: Pliny Writes to Trajan.
Week 7 Reading: Classical letter collections. Comprehension test 1.
2 week break 11/9-24/9
Week 8 Reading: Letters of Sulpicia and Terentia. Prose composition 3 & Participatory task 2.
Week 9 More Letters of Sulpicia and Terentia.
Week 10 Reading: Letters of Pliny the Younger.
Week 11 Reading: More Letters of Pliny the Younger.
Week 12 Reading: More Letters of Pliny the Younger. Prose composition 4 & Participatory task 3.
Week 13 Reading: Graffiti from Pompei. Comprehension test 2.
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Changes from Previous Offering
Updating of the Readings and Prose Compositions.
Changes since First Published
| Date | Description |
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| 17/07/2023 | Changed the spelling of Sulpicia. Put the Late Penalty statement first in General Assessment infomation. |
Unit information based on version 2023.01R of the Handbook