Developing a program
The
VCE Latin Study Design outlines the nature and sequence of learning and teaching necessary for students to demonstrate achievement of the outcomes for a unit. The areas of study describe the specific knowledge and skills required to demonstrate a specific outcome. Teachers are required to develop a program for their students that meet the requirements of the study design including: areas of study, outcome statements, key knowledge and key skills.
Teachers should use the study design and this advice to develop a teaching and learning program that includes appropriate learning activities to enable students to develop the knowledge and skills identified in the outcomes for each unit.
The learning activities form part of the teaching and learning program; they enable students to develop their knowledge and skills and demonstrate performance on the outcomes. It is expected that teachers will spend a number of lessons on learning activities, depending on the particular needs of their group of students. It is also expected that teachers will provide students with frequent exposure to relevant Latin vocabulary and language structures, giving them opportunities to develop skills.
The areas of study to be studied are prescribed in the
VCE Latin Study Design. The areas of study are broad and allow teachers the flexibility to develop a teaching and learning program that meets the needs of their students.
Examples of learning activities (organised under areas of study) are provided for each outcome. It is not expected that students will undertake all of the sample learning activities provided. Teachers should ensure that they plan activities that relate best to the texts chosen, meet the needs of their students and the requirements of the study, and are appropriately resourced. Activities can be organised in a range of ways, ensuring that across Units 1 to 4 students can access learning that addresses the requirements of the course.
In Units 3 and 4, School-assessed Coursework and assessment tasks are prescribed. The contribution that each task makes to the total School-assessed Coursework is also stipulated.
Texts
A
seen text is one that the student studies over a period of time, with the help of their teacher and fellow students. As a class, students will work on the best translation and understanding of the passages of the text studied. As a result, students will be expected to have a high level of accuracy, and seen texts may have considerable interpretive and grammatical complexity.
Texts should predominantly be from the 2nd century BC to the 2nd century AD. Earlier or later texts may be included but should not form the bulk of the study. Note that a book of Virgil’s
Aeneid is specified for study in Unit 4. The specified lines will be advised on the VCAA website. Students should not study the specified lines outside Unit 4, but may study other parts of the
Aeneid, or other works by Virgil.
Suggestions for seen texts are given in the Support Materials document
Resources.
An
unseen text is one that the student has most likely never seen before. Unseen passages should be prose and from an author from the 2nd century BC to the 2nd century AD. It is advisable to give students access to a range of different authors, writing styles and subject matter over the course of Units 1–4.