This course continues the study of this key Classical language as students consolidate the elements covered in Intermediate Latin I.  Students will expand their working vocabulary while reading through a variety of  texts chosen to introduce them to the grammatical principles that underpin Latin literature. Upon completion of the course, students should have sufficient expertise to read texts of moderate difficulty with minimal assistance. Students who complete this course are eligible to progress to Advanced Latin.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

Upon successful completion of this course, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

1. Recognize and translate most morphological forms and grammatical structures found in Latin texts.
2. Read and translate at sight passages of Latin containing a broad range of grammatical structures and a moderate range of vocabulary.
3. Read and translate a range of passages in Latin with the aid of a dictionary and/or grammatical reference.
4. Discuss in-depth and with authority aspects of Latin literature and grammar.

Required Resources

Commonwealth supported students and domestic full-fee paying students generally must be able to complete the requirements of their program of study without the imposition of fees that are additional to the student contribution amount or tuition fees.

Staff Feedback

Students will be given feedback in the following forms in this course:

• verbal feedback in class on student performance
• verbal feedback during office visits (should students choose to visit)
• qualitative feedback on written work in the form of grades and electronically generated corrections 

Student Feedback

ANU is committed to the demonstration of educational excellence and regularly seeks feedback from students. Students are encouraged to offer feedback directly to their Course Convener or through their College and Course representatives (if applicable). The feedback given in these surveys is anonymous and provides the Colleges, University Education Committee and Academic Board with opportunities to recognise excellent teaching, and opportunities for improvement. The Surveys and Evaluation website provides more information on student surveys at ANU and reports on the feedback provided on ANU courses.

Class Schedule

Week/Session	Summary of Activities	Assessment
1	Cicero, In L. Catilinam Oratio Prima	Vocabulary Test # 1
2	Cicero, In L. Catilinam Oratio Prima (cont.)
3	Cicero, In L. Catilinam Oratio Prima (cont.)	Vocabulary Test # 2
4	Cicero, In L. Catilinam Oratio Prima (cont.)	Exercise # 1
5	Caesar, Commentarii De Bello Gallico	Vocabulary Test # 3
6	Caesar, Commentarii De Bello Gallico (cont.)
7	Caesar, Commentarii De Bello Gallico (cont.)	Vocabulary Test # 4
8	Caesar, Commentarii De Bello Gallico (cont.) Mid-semester Test
9	Catullus, Carmina I et V	Exercise # 2
10	Catullus, Carmina V (cont.) et VIII
11	Catullus, Carmina XLIX et LI	Vocabulary Test # 5
12	Catullus, Carmina LI (cont.) et CI	Exercise # 3 NB: Final Examination will be held during the examination period

Assessment Summary

Assessment task	Value	Due Date	Return of assessment	Learning Outcomes
Exercises (3)	30 %	01/01/2029	01/02/2029	1, 3
Vocabulary tests (5)	10 %	01/01/2029	01/02/2029	1, 3
10-minute presentation	5 %	01/01/2029	01/02/2029	4
1000-word report	10 %	01/01/2029	01/02/2029	4
45-minute mid-semester test	15 %	01/01/2029	01/02/2029	1, 2, 3
Final 3-hour examination	30 %	01/01/2029	01/02/2029	1, 2, 3

* If the Due Date and Return of Assessment date are blank, see the Assessment Tab for specific Assessment Task details

Policies

ANU has educational policies, procedures and guidelines, which are designed to ensure that staff and students are aware of the University’s academic standards, and implement them. Students are expected to have read the Academic Misconduct Rule before the commencement of their course. Other key policies and guidelines include:

• Student Assessment (Coursework) Policy and Procedure
• Special Assessment Consideration Policy and General Information 
• Student Surveys and Evaluations
• Deferred Examinations
• Student Complaint Resolution Policy and Procedure

Assessment Requirements

The ANU is using Turnitin to enhance student citation and referencing techniques, and to assess assignment submissions as a component of the University's approach to managing Academic Integrity. For additional information regarding Turnitin please visit the ANU Online website. Students may choose not to submit assessment items through Turnitin. In this instance you will be required to submit, alongside the assessment item itself, hard copies of all references included in the assessment item.

Moderation of Assessment

Marks that are allocated during Semester are to be considered provisional until formalised by the College examiners meeting at the end of each Semester. If appropriate, some moderation of marks might be applied prior to final results being released.

Assessment Task 1

Exercises (3)

Translation and morphology exercises will be loaded as assessable items on Wattle for completion outside of class during weeks 4, 9 and 12. They will go live at 08:00 on the Friday morning of each of those weeks and will remain live until 16:00 the following Monday. Students have, therefore, four days in which to attempt each exercise. Students are permitted only one attempt at each exercise and, once they begin their attempt, will have 2 hours (only) in which to complete it, although it should take less. Further instruction on how to access, complete and submit these exercises will be given in class.

Date Due: By Monday of weeks 5, 10 and following week 12

Time limit: 2 hours (120 minutes)

Results posted on Wattle: Immediately following the closure of the exercise

Value: 3 exercises over the course of the semester worth a total of 30%

Assessment Task 2

Vocabulary tests (5)

Each week students will be introduced to a range of words in Latin and, beginning in week 1, they will be tested on this vocabulary. The tests — which can be found on Wattle in the sections pertaining to weeks 1, 3, 5, 7 and 11 — will go live at 08:00 on the Friday morning of each of those weeks and will remain live until 16:00 the following Monday. Students have, therefore, four days in which to attempt each test. Students are permitted only one attempt at each test and, once they begin their attempt, will have only 10 minutes in which to complete it. Further instruction on how to access, complete and submit these tests will be given in class.

Date Due: By Monday of weeks 2, 4, 6, 8 and 12

Time limit: 10 minutes

Results posted on Wattle: Immediately following the closure of the test

Value: 5 tests over the course of the semester worth a total of 10%

Assessment Task 3

10-minute presentation

Students will be required to make a 10-minute presentation in class during weeks 3 through 12 and to submit a 1000-word report on that presentation via Turnitin no later than midnight on Friday of week 12. The criteria for grading the presentation and the report will be posted on Wattle.

The presentation can take the form of a recorded performance (audio, visual or audio-visual) uploaded to a platform accessible to the course convener by the due date.

Students may choose a presentation from the following list (presentations must be ready by the date indicated as they will form part of the teaching curriculum):

1. Tuesday week 3: performance [Cic. Cat. I.1]
2. Wednesday week 3: performance [Cic. Cat. I.2–3]
3. Thursday week 3: In what ways does the account of the Catiline affair by Sallust differ from that of Cicero, and what are we to make of this?
4. Tuesday week 4: performance [Cic. Cat. IV.9]
5. Wednesday week 4: To what extent were the citizens of Rome right to acclaim Cicero as “saviour” of the city?
6. Thursday week 4: In what ways did the Catiline affair change Roman politics?
7. Tuesday week 5: Give a brief biography of Caesar up until his propraetorship of Hispania Ulterior in 62 BCE.
8. Wednesday week 5: Explain the origins of the war in Gaul.
9. Thursday week 5: performance [Caes. Gal.1.2]
10. Tuesday week 6: What were Caesar’s major military innovations as evidenced in his commentaries on the war in Gaul?
11. Wednesday week 6: To what extent was Caesar’s success in Gaul a result of much earlier military reforms?
12. Thursday week 6: performance [Caes. Gal.1.3]
13. Tuesday week 7: Why was Caesar ultimately successful in the Gallic Wars?
14. Wednesday week 7: How critical was success in the Gallic Wars to Caesar’s career thereafter?
15. Thursday week 7: performance [Caes. Gal.1.4–5]
16. Wednesday week 8: How did the Gallic Wars change the Roman empire?
17. Thursday week 8: performance [Caes. Gal.1.6–7]
18. Tuesday week 9: To what extent was the Latin poetry of the late Republican period influenced by earlier Greek traditions?
19. Wednesday week 9: What are the major differences between the Latin poetry of the second century BCE, and that of Catullus?
20. Thursday week 9: performance [Cat. Car. 1]
21. Tuesday week 10: To what extent was Catullus a product of his time and his culture?
22. Wednesday week 10: To what extent was Catullus atypical of elite men in late Republican Rome?
23. Thursday week 10: performance [Cat. Car. 5 OR Cat. Car. 8]
24. Tuesday week 11: To what extent did Catullus influence the Latin poets who came after him?
25. Wednesday week 11: Why did the poetry of Catullus survive, when the work of so many of his contemporaries did not?
26. Thursday week 11: performance [Cat. Car. 8 OR Cat. Car. 49]
27. Tuesday week 12: performance [Cat. Car. 49 OR Cat. Car. 51]
28. Wednesday week 12: performance [Cat. Car. 51 OR Cat. Car. 101] 

Date Due (presentation): Weeks 3 through 12 (to be negotiated with the course convener)

Time limit (presentation): 10 minutes

Value: 15% in total — 5% for the presentation, 10% for the written report

Assessment Task 4

1000-word report

Students will be required to make a 10-minute presentation in class during weeks 3 through 12 and to submit a 1000-word report on that presentation via Turnitin no later than midnight on Friday of week 12. The criteria for grading the presentation and the report will be posted on Wattle.

The written report will take the form of a formal essay and will confirm to standard academic practice, particularly with regards to the use of footnotes and the provision of bibliographies. Students choosing to do a performance for their presentation must chose a topic for their essay from the following list:

1. Choose three rhetorical devices used by Cicero in his first speech against Lucius Sergius Catilina. Explain what these techniques involved, citing examples from the speech, and explain why Cicero chose to use them.
2. Choose three stylistic devices used by Caesar in his commentaries on the war in Gaul. Explain what these techniques involved, citing examples from the text, and explain why Caesar chose to use them.
3. Choose three poetic techniques used by Catullus in the poetry studied this semester. Explain what these techniques involved, citing examples from the poems, and explain why Catullus chose to use them. 

Date Due (report): Midnight, Friday week 12

Word limit (report): 1000 words (not counting footnotes or bibliographies)

Value: 15% in total — 5% for the presentation, 10% for the written report

Assessment Task 5

45-minute mid-semester test

A mid-semester test will be conducted in-class on Thursday of week 8. The test should take less than 45 minutes to complete, but the entire class-time will be allocated. Further instruction on this test will be given in class.

Date Due: Thursday week 8

Time limit: 45 minutes

Results posted on Wattle: By midday Thursday week 8

Value: 15%

Assessment Task 6

Final 3-hour examination

The final assessment for the course will be a three-hour examination, during the examination period. Any work covered during the semester is eligible to be included in the examination. No reference materials are permitted. A detailed account of the format of the examination paper will be given by week 12.

Date Due: During the examination period

Time Limit: 3 hours, with no reading time

Results posted on Wattle: Within 24 hours of completion

Value: 30%.

Academic Integrity

Academic integrity is a core part of our culture as a community of scholars. At its heart, academic integrity is about behaving ethically. This means that all members of the community commit to honest and responsible scholarly practice and to upholding these values with respect and fairness. The Australian National University commits to embedding the values of academic integrity in our teaching and learning. We ensure that all members of our community understand how to engage in academic work in ways that are consistent with, and actively support academic integrity. The ANU expects staff and students to uphold high standards of academic integrity and act ethically and honestly, to ensure the quality and value of the qualification that you will graduate with. The University has policies and procedures in place to promote academic integrity and manage academic misconduct. Visit the following Academic honesty & plagiarism website for more information about academic integrity and what the ANU considers academic misconduct. The ANU offers a number of services to assist students with their assignments, examinations, and other learning activities. The Academic Skills and Learning Centre offers a number of workshops and seminars that you may find useful for your studies.

Online Submission

You will be required to electronically sign a declaration as part of the submission of your assignment. Please keep a copy of the assignment for your records. Unless an exemption has been approved by the Associate Dean (Education) as submission must be through Turnitin.

Hardcopy Submission

For some forms of assessment (hand written assignments, art works, laboratory notes, etc.) hard copy submission is appropriate when approved by the Associate Dean (Education). Hard copy submissions must utilise the Assignment Cover Sheet. Please keep a copy of tasks completed for your records.

Late Submission

No submission of assessment tasks without an extension after the due date will be permitted. If an assessment task is not submitted by the due date, a mark of 0 will be awarded.

OR

Late submission of assessment tasks without an extension are penalised at the rate of 5% of the possible marks available per working day or part thereof. Late submission of assessment tasks is not accepted after 10 working days after the due date, or on or after the date specified in the course outline for the return of the assessment item. Late submission is not accepted for take-home examinations.

Referencing Requirements

Accepted academic practice for referencing sources that you use in presentations can be found via the links on the Wattle site, under the file named “ANU and College Policies, Program Information, Student Support Services and Assessment”. Alternatively, you can seek help through the Students Learning Development website.

Extensions and Penalties

Extensions and late submission of assessment pieces are covered by the Student Assessment (Coursework) Policy and Procedure. The Course Convener may grant extensions for assessment pieces that are not examinations or take-home examinations. If you need an extension, you must request an extension in writing on or before the due date. If you have documented and appropriate medical evidence that demonstrates you were not able to request an extension on or before the due date, you may be able to request it after the due date.

Privacy Notice

The ANU has made a number of third party, online, databases available for students to use. Use of each online database is conditional on student end users first agreeing to the database licensor’s terms of service and/or privacy policy. Students should read these carefully. In some cases student end users will be required to register an account with the database licensor and submit personal information, including their: first name; last name; ANU email address; and other information.
In cases where student end users are asked to submit ‘content’ to a database, such as an assignment or short answers, the database licensor may only use the student’s ‘content’ in accordance with the terms of service – including any (copyright) licence the student grants to the database licensor. Any personal information or content a student submits may be stored by the licensor, potentially offshore, and will be used to process the database service in accordance with the licensors terms of service and/or privacy policy.
If any student chooses not to agree to the database licensor’s terms of service or privacy policy, the student will not be able to access and use the database. In these circumstances students should contact their lecturer to enquire about alternative arrangements that are available.

Distribution of grades policy

Academic Quality Assurance Committee monitors the performance of students, including attrition, further study and employment rates and grade distribution, and College reports on quality assurance processes for assessment activities, including alignment with national and international disciplinary and interdisciplinary standards, as well as qualification type learning outcomes.

Since first semester 1994, ANU uses a grading scale for all courses. This grading scale is used by all academic areas of the University.

Support for students

The University offers students support through several different services. You may contact the services listed below directly or seek advice from your Course Convener, Student Administrators, or your College and Course representatives (if applicable).

• ANU Health, safety & wellbeing for medical services, counselling, mental health and spiritual support
• ANU Diversity and inclusion for students with a disability or ongoing or chronic illness
• ANU Dean of Students for confidential, impartial advice and help to resolve problems between students and the academic or administrative areas of the University
• ANU Academic Skills and Learning Centre supports you make your own decisions about how you learn and manage your workload.
• ANU Counselling Centre promotes, supports and enhances mental health and wellbeing within the University student community.
• ANUSA supports and represents undergraduate and ANU College students
• PARSA supports and represents postgraduate and research students