LAN102: Classical Latin II (Introductory)
Key details
| Accredited towards | Diploma of Classical Languages |
| Unit type | Core unit |
| Credit points | 6 |
| Indicative contact hours | 3 hours per week |
| Prerequisites | See below |
| Offered in | Semester 2 |
| Tuition fee | Learn more |
Overview
This unit builds on the knowledge and skills acquired in LAN101. Students continue the study of Latin grammar and syntax, learning more complicated constructions. If they have not already done so, students begin exercises in reading comprehension using both confected texts as well as passages from Latin literature.
Learning outcomes
On completion of the unit students will have:
- An understanding of the concepts of Latin grammar covered in this unit.
- Knowledge of a wider Latin vocabulary and grammar, including syntax.
- The ability to understand, and explain, longer passages of Latin.
- The ability to translate more complex texts from Latin to English and vice versa.
- The ability to participate effectively and confidently in group work and practical exercises in tutorials.
Prerequisites
Students may enrol in LAN102 if they have completed LAN101. Otherwise they may only enrol if they have a sufficiently advanced, and demonstrable, knowledge of Latin sufficient for this unit.
Interested in other Latin units?
| LAN101 | Classical Latin I |
| LAN102 | Classical Latin II |
| LAN203 | Classical Latin III |
| LAN204 | Classical Latin IV |
| LAN301 | Language and Culture in Late Republican Rome |
| LAN302 | Pagans and Christians from Augustus to Augustine |
| LAN305 | The Eternal City from Paganism to Christianity |
| LAN311 | Virgil |
| LAN312 | Cicero |