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Module Title
Module Code	(ITS: TP149)
Faculty		School
NFQ level		Credit Rating

Description

This module is an introduction to Latin. In this module students develop knowledge of elementary Latin grammar and develop skills in translating this ancient European language. Students will develop a working vocabulary of Latin that can be used in future research and study. In addition, the module introduces students to different genres of Latin literature and their specific characteristics and influence, from Vergil’s Aeneid to Christian Latin. In this way, students can familiarize themselves with the cultural history of Latin and encounter diverse texts in the original language as well as the translation.

Learning Outcomes

1. Recognise and translate a substantial Latin vocabulary;
2. Identify nouns, adverbs, adjectives and pronouns;
3. Understand cases and declensions;
4. Recognise Latin verb forms;
5. Translate simple text from Latin into English;
6. Analyse grammar of simple Latin sentences.

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full time hours per semester
Lecture	24	No Description
Assignment Completion	60	No Description
Independent Study	28.5	No Description
Online activity	40	No Description
Group work	35	No Description
Total Workload: 187.5

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Assessment Breakdown
Participation	n/a	20%	n/a
Assignment	n/a	30%	n/a
Loop Quiz	n/a	20%	n/a
In Class Test	n/a	30%	n/a

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; RC1: A resit is available for both^* components of the module. RC2: No resit is available for a 100% coursework module. RC3: No resit is available for the coursework component where there is a coursework and summative examination element. ^* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a coursework/summative examination split; where the module is 100% coursework, there will also be a resit of the assessment

Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Latin Literature
The Origin and Influence of Latin; Epic – Virgil; Rhetoric – Cicero; Historiography – Caesar; Christian Latin – Stabat Mater; Inscriptions.

Latin Grammar
Nouns (Five Declensions) and Cases Pronouns (Personal and Demonstrative) and Relative Pronouns Verbs (First, Second, Third, Fourth, Mixed conjugation) and Irregular Verbs (Esse, Posse) Tenses (Present, Imperfect, Future, Perfect, Future Perfect and Pluperfect) Voices (Active and Passive) and Participles.

Indicative Reading List

Books:

Robert Maltby and Kenneth Belcher: 2014, Wileyâ€™s Real Latin. Learning Latin from the Source, Wiley Blackwell, Oxford,
James Clackson: 2011, A Companion to the Latin Language. Blackwell Companion to the Ancient World, Wiley Blackwell,
Stephen Harrison: 2005, A Companion to Latin Literature, Wiley,
Eleanor Dickey and Anna Chahoud: 2010, Colloquial and Literary Latin, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge,

Articles:
None

Other Resources

1: Online dictionary Latin – English,
411056: 1, Loeb Classical Library,
https://www.loebclassics.com/: