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AHIS6100 – Ancient Languages Foundation

2025 – Session 1, Online-flexible

General Information

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Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit convenor and teaching staff Convenor
Ian Plant
ian.plant@mq.edu.au
Contact via Email/zoom
Room 154, 25B Wally's Walk
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Credit points Credit points
10
Prerequisites Prerequisites
Admission to MRes or GradCertAncHist or MAncHIst
Corequisites Corequisites
Co-badged status Co-badged status
AHIX6100
Unit description Unit description

Understanding ancient languages is fundamental to our understanding of ancient cultures. In this unit students will undertake studies in an ancient language relevant to their field of interest. The unit provides students with fundamental introductory knowledge and understanding of ancient language - its phonetic structure, grammar, and vocabulary. Students will learn to integrate the knowledge of the grammar and vocabulary in reading and/or writing texts in the ancient language at the appropriate level, and explore the significance of the ancient language 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 and recall the script and phonetic structure of the ancient language.
  • ULO2: Identify and recall the grammatical structures of the ancient language at the appropriate level.
  • ULO3: Recognise and memorize the vocabulary of the ancient language at the appropriate level.
  • ULO4: Assess the grammar required for the translation of the texts in the ancient language at the appropriate level.
  • ULO5: Integrate the knowledge of the grammar and vocabulary in reading and/or writing texts in the ancient language at the appropriate level.
  • ULO6: Explore the significance of the ancient language for research in the relevant ancient culture.

General Assessment Information

The unit's ilearn has submission links set for each of the different language options. You will have access to the links for your language option when you have selected that language (see the ilearn for more details). Some of the assessment tasks may be broken down into smaller parts due on different dates (eg. the translation exercises).

Late Assessment Submission Penalty [Macquarie University Policy]

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.

Assessment Tasks

Name Weighting Hurdle Due
Short language tasks 15% No Details for each language option are in the unit's ilearn
Language Tasks 50% No Details for each language option are in the unit's ilearn
Test 35% No Details for each language option are in the unit's ilearn

Short language tasks

Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 12 hours
Due: Details for each language option are in the unit's ilearn
Weighting: 15%

 

A number of short tasks held across the unit to monitor student progress and participation in the unit.

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Identify and recall the grammatical structures of the ancient language at the appropriate level.
  • Recognise and memorize the vocabulary of the ancient language at the appropriate level.

Language Tasks

Assessment Type 1: Translation
Indicative Time on Task 2: 35 hours
Due: Details for each language option are in the unit's ilearn
Weighting: 50%

 

Translation exercises

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Recognise and recall the script and phonetic structure of the ancient language.
  • Identify and recall the grammatical structures of the ancient language at the appropriate level.
  • Assess the grammar required for the translation of the texts in the ancient language at the appropriate level.
  • Integrate the knowledge of the grammar and vocabulary in reading and/or writing texts in the ancient language at the appropriate level.

Test

Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 25 hours
Due: Details for each language option are in the unit's ilearn
Weighting: 35%

 

A non-invigilated [take-home] examination

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Recognise and recall the script and phonetic structure of the ancient language.
  • Identify and recall the grammatical structures of the ancient language at the appropriate level.
  • Recognise and memorize the vocabulary of the ancient language at the appropriate level.
  • Assess the grammar required for the translation of the texts in the ancient language at the appropriate level.
  • Integrate the knowledge of the grammar and vocabulary in reading and/or writing texts in the ancient language at the appropriate level.
  • Explore the significance of the ancient language for research in the relevant ancient culture.

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

These are the language options for Session 1, Online-flexible 2025. The unit may be taken in session 2 instead, when other language options will be offered. 

With no prior language study:

Ancient Greek A

Hieroglyphic Egyptian A

Latin A

With relevant prior language study:

Higher level options in Ancient Greek, Latin and Hieroglyphic Egyptian may be available. Please contact the unit convenor if you have relevant prior language knowledge and want to discuss the possibility of studying one of these languages at a higher level.

Your choice of language option is made in the unit's ilearn. Contact the unit convenor for more information. 

Unit Schedule

2025 Session 1

Key Dates

 

Week

Monday

Sunday

Public Holidays

1

Feb 24

Mar 2

 

2

Mar 3

Mar 9

 

3

Mar 10

Mar 16

 

4

Mar 17

Mar 23

 

5

Mar 24

Mar 30

 

6

Mar 31

Apr 6

 

7

Apr 7

Apr 13

 

recess

Apr 14

 

Good Friday Apr 18

Easter Sunday Apr 20

recess

 Apr 21

 

Easter Mon. Apr 21

8

 Apr 28

  May 4

Anzac Day April 25

9

May 5

May 11

 

10

May 12

May 18

 

11

May 19

May 25

 

12

May 26

June 1

 

13

June 2

June 8

 

 

 

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Unit information based on version 2025.01R of the Handbook