Latin Language Stage 1B

Learning Outcomes

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• begin to engage in analytical and evaluative thinking.
• begin to develop problem-solving skills.
• begin to extract and synthesise key information from written and spoken sources.

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Perseverance
• Intercultural and interpersonal skills
• Learning, research and organisational skills
• Communication skills: written, oral, and IT
• Being proficient in and knowing how to learn a foreign language is a key skill in its own right
• Development of memory
• Attention to detail
• Time management

This Stage will integrate topics and, where appropriate, specialist areas with the study of the language. There will be a particular emphasis on consolidating knowledge and use of grammar. Course books, reference material and topic-based material will be used as appropriate. Some of the material will be derived from authentic print and audio-visual media. Independent learning material will be available in the Languages Resources Centre and on Blackboard.

The combination of direct teaching, opportunities for participation, and support for resource-based independent study are specifically designed to ensure that you can achieve communicative competence as outlined in the learning outcomes above.

Classes

Although part of any class session is likely to involve direct teaching, the emphasis is on student participation and you will be expected to take part actively in discussion and in tasks like small group and pair work, role play, and individual or group presentations. As much of the class as possible will be taught in the target language. While all this may seem daunting, the tutor will give you plenty of support to build your confidence and, particularly in the case of assessed work, will provide feedback which will help you to improve.

Independent Learning

You will also be expected to spend time studying outside the class, and we provide guidance, facilities and materials to help you develop your expertise as an independent language learner. As you progress through the language stages you will learn to understand, monitor and improve your own learning style; you will also acquire some expertise as a researcher and develop the kind of key skills which are valued by employers.

You are encouraged to use the Language Resource Centre at the Avenue Campus and at other sites in the University where relevant, such as the Hartley Library. These facilities include on-line and computer-based resources, films on DVD, current newspapers and magazines, language laboratories, satellite TV, and self- access materials. Some of the resources are available on short loan.

For this Stage, you will be asked to consolidate your class work, to read, watch or listen to material in the target language, to prepare exercises and activities for the class, to write assignments, undertake projects and continue to build a repertoire of effective language learning strategies.

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.