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Teaching Delivery: This module is taught in 20 weekly classes,
Content: This module aims to enable students to acquire the principles and techniques of writing Latin prose (translation from English). We will use the text-book R. Ashdowne & J. Morwood 2007 Writing Latin: An introduction to writing in the language of Cicero and Caesar (London). To begin with, we will revise the more complex constructions of Latin syntax, and translate sample sentences from English into Latin. After the first few weeks, we will proceed to translating passages of around 200 words, and eventually, we will move onto translating more extended passages of English prose. Each week, for homework, students will be expected to translate sentences or passages from English into Latin, and to revise their knowledge of Latin accidence. In class, we will test the students鈥� knowledge of accidence, go over the homework, and cover new topics in Latin syntax.
Skills: Students will develop their ability to express themselves in writing, to analyse sentence structures, and to solve complex problems by applying extensive memorized information.
Introductory reading: R. Ashdowne & J. Morwood 2007 Writing Latin: An introduction to writing in the language of Cicero and Caesar (London); Tobias Reinhardt, Michael Lapidge & J. N. Adams (edd.) 2005 Aspects of the Language of Latin Prose (Oxford) (see the introduction in particular).
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
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This module description was last updated on 8th April 2024.
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