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AHIS3120 – Latin C

2025 – Session 1, Online-flexible

General Information

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Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit convenor and teaching staff
Paul McKechnie
paul.mckechnie@mq.edu.au
Credit points Credit points
10
Prerequisites Prerequisites
20cp at 2000 level including (AHIS219 or AHIS2120 or AHST208)
Corequisites Corequisites
Co-badged status Co-badged status
Unit description Unit description

This unit aims to develop the skills of history students in order to support advanced study of the Latin language. It continues the systematic analysis of grammar from previous units and explores the concepts of historical development and diversity in the classical and medieval periods. The unit also aims to help students develop their skills in reading original Latin literary and documentary texts, and analyse the significance of Latin for the study of relevant ancient cultures.

Important Academic Dates

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Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  • ULO1: Recognise Latin vocabulary from different periods and genres
  • ULO2: Demonstrate understanding of the grammar required for the translation of Latin texts appropriate to level of study
  • ULO3: Explore and appraise grammatical, lexical and AI translation tools
  • ULO4: Read a variety of Latin texts appropriate to level of study in their historical and cultural contexts

General Assessment Information

2025 Assessment Tasks      

Name

Weighting

Hurdle

Due

Internet Task: Resources for Latin Language Study

20%

No

10 March 2025

Translation Task: Comprehension

40%

No

9 May 2025

Translation Task: Document Study

40%

No

6 June 2025

Internet Task: Resources for Latin Language Study

Assessment Type: Report

Indicative Time on Task: 16 hours

Due: 11:59 10/3/2025

Weighting: 20%

On successful completion you will be able to:

• Explore and appraise grammatical, lexical and AI translation tools

 

Translation Task: Comprehension

Assessment Type: Quiz/Test

Indicative Time on Task: 25 hours

Due: 11:59 9/5/2025

Weighting: 40%

On successful completion you will be able to:

• Recognise Latin vocabulary from different periods and genres

• Demonstrate understanding of the grammar required for the translation of Latin texts appropriate to level of study

Translation Task: Document Study

Assessment Type: Quiz/Test

Indicative Time on Task: 25 hours

Due: 11:59 6/6/2025

Weighting: 40%

On successful completion you will be able to:

•Recognise Latin vocabulary from different periods and genres

 

•Read a variety of Latin texts appropriate to level of study,  in their historical and cultural contexts

Assessment Tasks

Name Weighting Hurdle Due
Internet Task: Resources for Latin Language Study 20% No 10/03/2025
Translation Task: Comprehension 40% No 09/05/2025
Translation Task: Document Study 40% No 06/06/2025

Internet Task: Resources for Latin Language Study

Assessment Type 1: Report
Indicative Time on Task 2: 16 hours
Due: 10/03/2025
Weighting: 20%

 

Report on Latin Language Study resources

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Explore and appraise grammatical, lexical and AI translation tools

Translation Task: Comprehension

Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 25 hours
Due: 09/05/2025
Weighting: 40%

 

Comprehension task

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Recognise Latin vocabulary from different periods and genres
  • Demonstrate understanding of the grammar required for the translation of Latin texts appropriate to level of study

Translation Task: Document Study

Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 25 hours
Due: 06/06/2025
Weighting: 40%

 

Document Study task

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Recognise Latin vocabulary from different periods and genres
  • Read a variety of Latin texts appropriate to level of study in their historical and cultural contexts

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

The unit comprises 1x2hours lecture followed by an 1x1hour tutorial.

The textbook by Evans and Evans is online in the iLearn unit.

The readings are in the ILearn unit.

 

 

Submission of work

Please submit your work on time, through the links in iLearn.

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 'O' (zero) will be awarded even if the assessment is submitted. Submission time for all written assessments is set at 11.59pm. A 1-hour grace period is provided to students who experience a technical issue. This late penalty will apply to non-timed sensitive assessment (including 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.

Unit Schedule

Week 1: Final Clauses and Indirect Commands (Chapter 16). Reading 1: Cicero ad Q. fr. 2. 3. 1.

Week 2: Direct Questions (continue with Chapter 16, introduce Chapter 17). Reading 2: Cicero ad Q. fr. 2.3.2

Week 3: Dicrect Questions (continue with Chapter 17). Reading 3: Cicero ad Q. fr. 2.3.3-4

Week 4: Indirect Questions (Chapter 18). Reading 4: Cicero ad Q. fr. 2.3.5-6

Week 5: Indirect Questions (continue Chapter 18). Reading 5: Cicero ad Q. fr. 2.3.7

Week 6: Verbal Nouns : Supine, Infinitive, and Gerund (Chapter 19). Reading 6: Cicero Pro Milone 28-29

Week 7: Verbal Adjectives: Gerundives (Chapter 20). Reading 7: Vergil, Aeneid 4.584-606

Week 8: Verbs and Nouns : More on Morphology (Continue Chapter 20, Introduce Chapter 21). Reading 8: Vergil, Aeneid 4.607-629

Week 9: Clauses and Adjectives : Conditional Sentences and Third Declension Consonant-Stem Adjectives (Chapter 22). Reading 9: Bede Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum 5.23

Week 10: Clauses : Consecutive and More Temporal Clauses (Continue Chapter 22, Introduce Chapter 23). Reading 10: Excerpt from a Crown Plea 1220

Week 11: Clauses : Consecutive and More Temporal Clauses (Continue Chapter 23). Reading 11: Asconius: In Milonianam 27-29

Week 12: Revision

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Unit information based on version 2025.05 of the Handbook