Latin Honours Seminar 1

Students in this subject engage in extensive reading and class discussion of Latin literary and non-literary texts in the original language. The focus is on reading various complete texts, rather than extracts, to facilitate engagement of linguistic and hermeneutical study of Latin in a fully integrated fashion. Students who complete this subject will have achieved a high standard in translating and interpreting Latin texts.

研讨拉丁语高级专题，提升研究与批判性思维。

• 1Read and comprehend a number of Latin texts in the original language, in a variety of genres and styles (e.g. lyric and epic poetry, historical prose, drama, the ancient novel, satire, philosophy, oratory, epigraphy)
• 2Consolidate their knowledge of Latin grammar and syntax, and extended their vocabulary, all of which can be applied to future study of Latin texts
• 3Demonstrate a high standard in translating, interpreting and analysing Latin texts
• 4Engage in current scholarly debates about ancient literature, from a variety of approaches (e.g. textual criticism, literary criticism, historical perspectives)
• 5Use proficiently a range of technologies, dictionaries and other learning aids (thesaurus, online tools, grammar references, encyclopedia, etc.) to consolidate and increase their autonomy in their study of ancient texts.