Ancient Language Studies: Foundation in Ancient Language

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  On successful completion, a student will be able to

  1. Recognise and recall the script and phonetic structure of the ancient language.
  2. Identify and recall the grammatical structures of the ancient language at the appropriate level.
  3. Recognise and memorize the vocabulary of the ancient language at the appropriate level.
  4. Assess the grammar required for the translation of the texts in the ancient language at the appropriate level.
  5. Integrate the knowledge of the grammar and vocabulary in reading and/or writing texts in the ancient language at the appropriate level.
  6. Explore the significance of the ancient language for research in the relevant ancient culture.

• Topics covered

• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About Macquarie University

Entry requirements

Part of a degree

To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Core

• MAQ-HIS-GCE-2024 - Graduate Certificate of Ancient History
• MAQ-HIS-MAS-2024 - Master of Ancient History

Others

Admission to GradCertAncHist (OUA) or MAncHist (OUA)

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

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