LT1001 Elementary Latin 1

Academic year

2024 to 2025 Semester 1

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

20

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SCQF level

SCQF level 7

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Planned timetable

3.00 pm

This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

Module Staff

Team taught

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Module description

This module provides a systematic introduction to the Latin language, concentrating on morphology, vocabulary, and basic syntax, and will enable students to read simplified Latin texts and translate sentences from Latin into English and vice versa. It is complemented by LT1002, and will thus give access to Latin at higher levels, but it may also be taken by students whose main interests lie in other areas, such as history, foreign languages and English. It is also suitable for students who have taken some Latin previously, but not to Higher or A-Level, or who have taken Higher or A-Level Latin on reduced time.

Relationship to other modules

Anti-requisites

YOU CANNOT TAKE THIS MODULE IF YOU TAKE LT1003

Assessment pattern

2-hour Written Examination = 50%, Coursework = 50%.

Re-assessment

3-hour Written Examination = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

Normally 4 classes.

Scheduled learning hours

43

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

157

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.

Intended learning outcomes

  • Recall and explain the form and function of the basic components of the Latin language
  • Understand basic syntactic and grammatical concepts
  • Demonstrate expertise and skills in translating individual sentences and short abridged passages of Latin into English
  • Demonstrate expertise and skills in translating individual sentences of English into Latin
  • Formulate simple Latin sentences in written and oral form