Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Paul McKechnie
Contact via paul.mckechnie@mq.edu.au
W6A500
Open door policy
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
12cp or admission to BAncHist or BAncHist(Hons) or CertAncLang or DipAncLang
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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 is an introduction to classical Latin for students with no prior knowledge. Students interested in late or medieval Latin should also take this unit.
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Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Due |
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English-Latin Assignments | 25% | 14.3, 11.4, 9.5, 6.6 |
End of session examination | 50% | As scheduled |
Latin-English assignments | 25% | 28.3, 4.4, 2.5, 23.5 |
Due: 14.3, 11.4, 9.5, 6.6
Weighting: 25%
Student will complete four assignments involving putting English sentences into Latin.
Due: As scheduled
Weighting: 50%
An examination will be set. Questions will involve Latin-English translation, English-Latin translation, and study of classical Latin texts from the Study Guide booklet.
Due: 28.3, 4.4, 2.5, 23.5
Weighting: 25%
Students will complete four assignments involving Latin-English translation, to be handed in on dates given in the unit schedule.
Lectures will be available in Echo360.
iLearn will be used in this unit.
Attendance at lectures is recommended for internal students.
Hand work in in the box on the ground floor of W6A (external students via CoE). Work will be returned in lectures (external students, via CoE).
Textbooks
In the downstairs bookshop, please buy AHIS218 'Latin A Grammar Exercises and Chapters' and 'Latin A Exercises and Assignments'.
Technology
PC and Internet access are required. Basic computer skills (e.g., internet browsing) and skills in word processing are also a requirement. Any problem, contact onehelp@mq.edu.au (9850 4357) and not the course convener.
How to hand your work in
Written work must be submitted by internal students through the Arts Student Centre (via the AHIS assignment box) on Level 1, W6A. External students submit work through the Centre for Open Education. Students must print and attach a completed coversheet to all submitted work. A personalised assignment coversheet is generated from the student section of the Faculty of Arts website at:
http://www.arts.mq.edu.au/current_students/undergraduate/admin_central/coversheet
Please provide your student details and click the Get my assignment coversheet button to generate your personalized assignment cover sheet.
DO NOT email your work to the course convener.
Work will be returned in class. External students' work will be returned via COE (and Australia Post).
AHIS218 Latin A
Lecture schedule 2014: Monday lectures 3 p.m. - 5 p.m., W5C320, Wednesday lectures 2 p.m. - 3 p.m., E6A102
No. |
Date |
Subject |
Hand in |
1 |
3 March |
Chapter 1, pp.1-12 (1) |
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2 |
5 March |
Chapter 1, pp.1-12 (2) |
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3 |
10 March |
Chapter 1, pp.1-12 (3) |
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4 |
12 March |
Chapter 1, pp.1-12 (4) |
Friday 14 March: Assignment 1, Part B nos. 1-10 (on p.15). |
5 |
17 March |
Chapter 2, pp.13-24 (1) |
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6 |
19 March |
Chapter 2, pp.13-24 (2) |
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7 |
24 March |
Chapter 2, pp.13-24 (3). Assignment 1 returns. |
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8 |
26 March |
Chapter 2, pp.13-24 (4) |
Friday 28 March: Assignment 2, Part A II nos. 6-10 and Part B nos. 6-10 (on p.18). |
9 |
31 March |
Chapter 3, pp.25-32 (1) |
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10 |
2 April |
Chapter 3, pp.25-32 (2). Assignment 2 returns. |
Friday 4 April: Assignment 3, Part A II nos. 1-5 (on p. 23) |
11 |
7 April |
Chapter 4, pp.33-39 (1) |
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12 |
9 April |
Chapter 4, pp.33-39 (2). Assignment 3 returns. |
Friday 11 April: Assignment 4, Part B nos. 1-5 (on p.26) |
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Mid-session break (Easter) |
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13 |
28 April |
Chapter 5, pp.41-49 (1). Assignment 4 returns. |
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14 |
30 April |
Chapter 5, pp.41-49 (2) |
Friday 2 May: Assignment 5, Part A II nos. 1-5 (on p.29) |
15 |
5 May |
Chapter 6, pp.51-62 (1). Assignment 5 returns. |
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16 |
7 May |
Chapter 6, pp.51-62 (2) |
Friday 9 May: Assignment 6, Part B nos. 1-5 (on p.33) |
17 |
12 May |
Chapter 7, pp.63-71 (1) |
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18 |
14 May |
Chapter 7, pp.63-71 (2) |
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19 |
19 May |
Chapter 7, pp.63-71 (3). Assignment 6 returns. |
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20 |
21 May |
Chapter 7, pp.63-71 (4) |
Friday 23 May: Assignment 7, Part A II nos. 1-5 (on p.36) |
21 |
26 May |
Chapter 8, pp.73-77 (1) |
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22 |
28 May |
Chapter 8, pp.73-77 (2) |
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23 |
2 June |
Chapter 8, pp.73-77 (3). Assignment 7 returns. |
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24 |
4 June |
Chapter 8, pp.73-77 (4) |
Friday 6 June: Assignment 8, Part B nos. 1-5 (on p.42) |
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9 June |
Queen’s birthday, no lecture. |
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25 |
11 June |
Assignment 8 returns. Revision. |
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Pass mark
To complete the unit satisfactorily you will need to achieve an overall mark worth 50% or above.
Extensions and penalties
Without documentation (medical or counselling certificates) or prior staff approval, a penalty of 2% a day, including weekends, will be applied.
If you need an extension ask for it before hand-in time. Unless of minimal duration, extensions can only be granted for documented medical reasons or on documented compassionate grounds.
How to hand your work in
Written work must be submitted by internal students through the Arts Student Centre (via the AHIS assignment box) on Level 1, W6A. External students submit work through the Centre for Open Education. Students must print and attach a completed coversheet to all submitted work. A personalised assignment coversheet is generated from the student section of the Faculty of Arts website at:
http://www.arts.mq.edu.au/current_students/undergraduate/admin_central/coversheet
Please provide your student details and click the Get my assignment coversheet button to generate your personalized assignment cover sheet.
Criteria and standards
Each piece of work will be marked according to a mark scheme which will be made available to students when work is returned.
What marks are given for
E and OE
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