How can you gain a deeper understanding of the foundations of western civilisation, literature, culture and language? How can you improve your critical thinking, analytical skills, and problem solving? Now that you've acquired a foundation in ancient Greek/ Latin, and covered the basics of grammar and sentence structure, this module develops your ability to read, comprehend, and translate complex sentences and longer passages of ancient Greek/Latin. This knowledge will enhance your understanding of the key themes and ideas in the text. Not only will you be reading the authors who built the foundations of the western literary canon, but it will become much easier to grasp another language, improve your English grammar, and give you the tools to succeed in diverse disciplines such as coding and computer programming, scientific, legal or medical careers.
Seminar = 16 hours
Workshop = 16 hours
Main Assessment Methods:
Take home test (50%)
Homework assessment (50%)
Reassessment - 100% written instrument (1500 words)
On successfully completing the module, students will be able to:
1. Appraise their knowledge and critical understanding of the principles of ancient Greek/ Latin through reading, translation, and use of appropriate translation tools.
2. Assess and evaluate the chosen text(s) within its/their literary and cultural context.
3. Debate the problems pertaining to the study of ancient texts, including questions of authorship, genre, and theme.
4. Apply their knowledge of Greek/Latin grammar and semantics to their interpretation(s) of the text(s).
5. Connect the semantic range of individual ancient Greek/Latin words with their application to the modern day.
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