This course builds on the linguistic skills acquired at Beginners' Latin and will enable students to read select works of Latin literature in the original language.

Seminars: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday at 3pm over 10 weeks as scheduled on MyCampus

Advanced Latin for Honours 1 (LATIN4001); Advanced Latin for Postgraduates 1 (LATIN5001)

None

1 Class test (50 minutes) - 20%

Commentary exercise (1500 words) - 20%

Examination (2-hour duration) - 60%

This course aims to:

■ Develop knowledge of the Latin language and grammar

■ Develop reading skills of both seen and unseen texts

■ Develop a detailed understanding and appreciation of prescribed texts

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ Understand grammatical features of the Latin language to intermediate level

■ Translate and comment upon passages from the set texts after prepared reading

■ Translate, without preparation, passages of literary Latin into English

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.