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AHIS219 – Latin B

2018 – S2 External

General Information

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Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit convenor and teaching staff Convener
Trevor Evans
Contact via (02) 9850 8780
16 University Avenue, 2 South
By apointment
Credit points Credit points
3
Prerequisites Prerequisites
AHIS118 or AHIS218 or AHST207
Corequisites Corequisites
Co-badged status Co-badged status
Unit description Unit description
This unit aims to help students of ancient history develop their knowledge of the Latin language. It continues the systematic introduction to the grammar and vocabulary begun in unit AHIS118. The unit also aims to help students build 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

Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates

Learning Outcomes

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

  • Identify and recall Latin grammatical structures at more advanced level
  • Recognize and memorize extended Latin vocabulary
  • Assess the grammar required for the translation of Latin texts appropriate to this level of study
  • Explore and appraise relevant grammatical and lexical reference tools
  • Employ linguistic metalanguage
  • Integrate knowledge of grammar and vocabulary in reading and writing Latin texts
  • Analyse the significance of Latin for the study of relevant ancient cultures

Assessment Tasks

Name Weighting Hurdle Due
Participation 10% No Weekly
Quizzes 15% No See unit schedule
Prose Compositions 20% No See unit schedule
Document analysis 15% No See unit schedule
Examination 40% No See unit schedule

Participation

Due: Weekly
Weighting: 10%

The purpose of this low-risk assessment is to test your engagement with unit content and developing knowledge and skills. You will be required to participate in class discussions conducted via the General Discussion Forum on the unit's iLearn page. Do note that you must post your contribution before the deadline for each topic (deadlines to be advised via the unit schedule posted on the iLearn site).

The criteria against which this assessment will be assessed are level of engagement and demonstration of developing knowledge and skills. There will be four discussion topics. The minimum length of post on each topic is 30 words, the maximum 300 words.

For each topic one mark is available for engagement and one mark for demonstration of developing knowledge and skills. There are two marks available for effective participation in all four topics.


On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Identify and recall Latin grammatical structures at more advanced level
  • Recognize and memorize extended Latin vocabulary
  • Assess the grammar required for the translation of Latin texts appropriate to this level of study
  • Explore and appraise relevant grammatical and lexical reference tools
  • Employ linguistic metalanguage
  • Analyse the significance of Latin for the study of relevant ancient cultures

Quizzes

Due: See unit schedule
Weighting: 15%

The purpose of this assessment task is to continue developing control over Latin grammar and vocabulary, analytical skills, comprehension, and independent thinking. In each of the five electronic grammar quizzes you will be required to answer five questions.

The criteria against which this task will be assessed are accuracy and completeness of the information you present.


On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Identify and recall Latin grammatical structures at more advanced level
  • Recognize and memorize extended Latin vocabulary
  • Assess the grammar required for the translation of Latin texts appropriate to this level of study
  • Explore and appraise relevant grammatical and lexical reference tools
  • Employ linguistic metalanguage
  • Integrate knowledge of grammar and vocabulary in reading and writing Latin texts

Prose Compositions

Due: See unit schedule
Weighting: 20%

The purpose of this assessment is to facilitate understanding of Latin grammatical structures. You will be required to translate a series of sentences from English into Latin (five sentences in each of the four assignments). The sentences will test your control over concepts discussed in the lectures and the grammar booklet and (often) illustrated in the unit readings.

The assessment criteria against which this task will be assessed are accuracy, completeness, and technical and stylistic control over the material.


On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Identify and recall Latin grammatical structures at more advanced level
  • Recognize and memorize extended Latin vocabulary
  • Assess the grammar required for the translation of Latin texts appropriate to this level of study
  • Explore and appraise relevant grammatical and lexical reference tools
  • Integrate knowledge of grammar and vocabulary in reading and writing Latin texts

Document analysis

Due: See unit schedule
Weighting: 15%

The purpose of this assessment is to develop analytical skills and independent thinking. You will be required to investigate a passage drawn from the unit readings and to provide a linguistic analysis of specific grammatical features (to be advised) appearing in that passage. Length-limit: 1000 words, including analysis and bibliography.

The assessment criteria against which this task will be assessed are accuracy, thoroughness, clarity of presentation, and effective use of referencing and bibliography.


On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Identify and recall Latin grammatical structures at more advanced level
  • Recognize and memorize extended Latin vocabulary
  • Explore and appraise relevant grammatical and lexical reference tools
  • Employ linguistic metalanguage
  • Integrate knowledge of grammar and vocabulary in reading and writing Latin texts
  • Analyse the significance of Latin for the study of relevant ancient cultures

Examination

Due: See unit schedule
Weighting: 40%

The purpose of this assessment is to test general control over unit content. The closed-book examination, which has a duration of two hours plus 10mins reading time, is arranged as 4 questions:

•    in Question 1 you will be required to translate from Latin into English three short passages drawn from the unit readings (48% of exam. weighting);

•    in Question 2 you will be required to explain specific grammatical features in four short extracts drawn from the unit readings (20% of exam. weighting);

•     in Question 3 you will be required to reproduce four of the grammatical paradigms from the grammar booklets for Latin A and Latin B (12% of exam. weighting);

•    in Question 4 you will be required to translate four English sentences into Latin (20% of exam. weighting), using constructions studied and vocabulary used in the prose compositions and sample sentences for this unit.

The criteria against which this task will be assessed are accuracy and completeness of the translation in Question 1 and of the responses in Questions 2 and 3 and technical and stylistic control of the translations in Question 4.


On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Identify and recall Latin grammatical structures at more advanced level
  • Recognize and memorize extended Latin vocabulary
  • Assess the grammar required for the translation of Latin texts appropriate to this level of study
  • Explore and appraise relevant grammatical and lexical reference tools
  • Employ linguistic metalanguage
  • Integrate knowledge of grammar and vocabulary in reading and writing Latin texts

Delivery and Resources

Technology

This unit employs the following technology

• iLearn

• Echo

The unit has an online presence, through which all unit materials are delivered. Login is via: https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/

Students are required to have regular access to a computer and the internet. Mobile devices alone are not sufficient.

For technical support go to: http://mq.edu.au/about_us/offices_and_units/informatics/help

For student quick guides on the use of iLearn go to: http://mq.edu.au/iLearn/student_info/guides.htm

Lecture Times

For lecture times and classrooms please consult: https://timetables.mq.edu.au/2018/

Satisfactory Completion

Completion of all Assessment Tasks is required to complete the unit satisfactorily.

Submission and Extensions

Submit Participation contributions to the electronic General Discussion Forum. Submit the electronic Quizzes via the unit's iLearn page. Submission of the Prose Compositions and Document Analysis is electronic via Turnitin. The Examination is closed-book and administered by the central administration.

Extensions are available on medical grounds and may be requested under other special circumstances. Apply via ask.mq.edu.au

Penalties for Late Submission

Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, (a) a penalty for lateness will apply – two (2) marks out of 100 will be deducted per day for assignments submitted after the due date – and (b) no assignment will be accepted more than seven (7) days (incl. weekends) after the original submission deadline. No late submissions will be accepted for timed assessments – e.g. quizzes, online tests.

 

Unit Schedule

For this unit the Unit Schedule can be accessed via the Macquarie University iLearn website: https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/

Policies and Procedures

Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central (https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policy-central). Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:

Undergraduate students seeking more policy resources can visit the Student Policy Gateway (https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/student-policy-gateway). It is your one-stop-shop for the key policies you need to know about throughout your undergraduate student journey.

If you would like to see all the policies relevant to Learning and Teaching visit Policy Central (https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policy-central).

Student Code of Conduct

Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/study/getting-started/student-conduct​

Results

Results shown in iLearn, or released directly by your Unit Convenor, are not confirmed as they are subject to final approval by the University. Once approved, final results will be sent to your student email address and will be made available in eStudent. For more information visit ask.mq.edu.au.

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Student Services and Support

Students with a disability are encouraged to contact the Disability Service who can provide appropriate help with any issues that arise during their studies.

Student Enquiries

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IT Help

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When using the University's IT, you must adhere to the Acceptable Use of IT Resources Policy. The policy applies to all who connect to the MQ network including students.

Graduate Capabilities

Creative and Innovative

Our graduates will also be capable of creative thinking and of creating knowledge. They will be imaginative and open to experience and capable of innovation at work and in the community. We want them to be engaged in applying their critical, creative thinking.

This graduate capability is supported by:

Learning outcome

  • Integrate knowledge of grammar and vocabulary in reading and writing Latin texts

Assessment tasks

  • Participation
  • Prose Compositions
  • Document analysis
  • Examination

Capable of Professional and Personal Judgement and Initiative

We want our graduates to have emotional intelligence and sound interpersonal skills and to demonstrate discernment and common sense in their professional and personal judgement. They will exercise initiative as needed. They will be capable of risk assessment, and be able to handle ambiguity and complexity, enabling them to be adaptable in diverse and changing environments.

This graduate capability is supported by:

Learning outcomes

  • Assess the grammar required for the translation of Latin texts appropriate to this level of study
  • Explore and appraise relevant grammatical and lexical reference tools
  • Integrate knowledge of grammar and vocabulary in reading and writing Latin texts
  • Analyse the significance of Latin for the study of relevant ancient cultures

Assessment tasks

  • Participation
  • Quizzes
  • Prose Compositions
  • Document analysis
  • Examination

Commitment to Continuous Learning

Our graduates will have enquiring minds and a literate curiosity which will lead them to pursue knowledge for its own sake. They will continue to pursue learning in their careers and as they participate in the world. They will be capable of reflecting on their experiences and relationships with others and the environment, learning from them, and growing - personally, professionally and socially.

This graduate capability is supported by:

Learning outcome

  • Analyse the significance of Latin for the study of relevant ancient cultures

Assessment tasks

  • Participation
  • Document analysis

Discipline Specific Knowledge and Skills

Our graduates will take with them the intellectual development, depth and breadth of knowledge, scholarly understanding, and specific subject content in their chosen fields to make them competent and confident in their subject or profession. They will be able to demonstrate, where relevant, professional technical competence and meet professional standards. They will be able to articulate the structure of knowledge of their discipline, be able to adapt discipline-specific knowledge to novel situations, and be able to contribute from their discipline to inter-disciplinary solutions to problems.

This graduate capability is supported by:

Learning outcomes

  • Identify and recall Latin grammatical structures at more advanced level
  • Recognize and memorize extended Latin vocabulary
  • Assess the grammar required for the translation of Latin texts appropriate to this level of study
  • Explore and appraise relevant grammatical and lexical reference tools
  • Employ linguistic metalanguage
  • Integrate knowledge of grammar and vocabulary in reading and writing Latin texts
  • Analyse the significance of Latin for the study of relevant ancient cultures

Assessment tasks

  • Participation
  • Quizzes
  • Prose Compositions
  • Document analysis
  • Examination

Critical, Analytical and Integrative Thinking

We want our graduates to be capable of reasoning, questioning and analysing, and to integrate and synthesise learning and knowledge from a range of sources and environments; to be able to critique constraints, assumptions and limitations; to be able to think independently and systemically in relation to scholarly activity, in the workplace, and in the world. We want them to have a level of scientific and information technology literacy.

This graduate capability is supported by:

Learning outcomes

  • Identify and recall Latin grammatical structures at more advanced level
  • Recognize and memorize extended Latin vocabulary
  • Assess the grammar required for the translation of Latin texts appropriate to this level of study
  • Explore and appraise relevant grammatical and lexical reference tools
  • Employ linguistic metalanguage
  • Integrate knowledge of grammar and vocabulary in reading and writing Latin texts
  • Analyse the significance of Latin for the study of relevant ancient cultures

Assessment tasks

  • Participation
  • Quizzes
  • Prose Compositions
  • Document analysis
  • Examination

Problem Solving and Research Capability

Our graduates should be capable of researching; of analysing, and interpreting and assessing data and information in various forms; of drawing connections across fields of knowledge; and they should be able to relate their knowledge to complex situations at work or in the world, in order to diagnose and solve problems. We want them to have the confidence to take the initiative in doing so, within an awareness of their own limitations.

This graduate capability is supported by:

Learning outcomes

  • Identify and recall Latin grammatical structures at more advanced level
  • Recognize and memorize extended Latin vocabulary
  • Assess the grammar required for the translation of Latin texts appropriate to this level of study
  • Explore and appraise relevant grammatical and lexical reference tools
  • Employ linguistic metalanguage
  • Integrate knowledge of grammar and vocabulary in reading and writing Latin texts

Assessment tasks

  • Participation
  • Quizzes
  • Prose Compositions
  • Document analysis
  • Examination

Effective Communication

We want to develop in our students the ability to communicate and convey their views in forms effective with different audiences. We want our graduates to take with them the capability to read, listen, question, gather and evaluate information resources in a variety of formats, assess, write clearly, speak effectively, and to use visual communication and communication technologies as appropriate.

This graduate capability is supported by:

Learning outcome

  • Employ linguistic metalanguage

Assessment tasks

  • Participation
  • Quizzes
  • Document analysis
  • Examination