| CODE | CLA1002 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Basic Notions of Latin 2 | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 2 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Classics and Archaeology | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit is an extension of CLA1001, concentrating on Latin Syntax. Aims: To help students of various Departments acquire an appreciation of the use of Latin in their own studies, and to enable them to handle Latin passages of moderate complexity; To offer students the opportunity to enlarge their knowledge of various aspects Ancient Greek culture as a by-product to their study of the language; To make students aware of the continuous relevance of the Latin language and culture through the centuries. Outcomes: To possess knowledge of basic Latin syntax. To read and understand Latin passages composed in simple syntax. To be able to cite more examples proving the importance of Latin to the history of Western culture. Reading List: Notes will be delivered in class by the lecturer. Recommended reading Tore Janson (2004) The Natural History of Latin. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Françoise Waquet (2001) Latin or the Empire of a Sign: From the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries. London/New York: Verso. |
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| RULES/CONDITIONS | In TAKING THIS UNIT YOU CANNOT TAKE CLA1003 Before TAKING THIS UNIT YOU MUST TAKE CLA1001 |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Horatio C. R. Vella |
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