ACL9LL10E03 Years 9 to 10 Languages

Content descriptor apply strategies to interpret and translate Latin texts to convey meaning and demonstrate understanding of context, purpose and audience

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• • Elaboration inferring the meaning of new words, using knowledge of the text type and the author’s purpose and technique, for example, res, gero, rem gerere
• • Elaboration predicting the context and content of Latin texts through initial holistic reading by identifying key words and phrases, for example, Romani Carthaginienses valde timebant
• • Elaboration deducing the meaning of new words by drawing on prior knowledge, derivatives and connections with familiar words, for example, dormire, obdormire; ferre, inferre, offerre
• • Elaboration applying knowledge of word origins and word building to interpret unfamiliar vocabulary, such as vowel changes, for example, aedificium: aedifico; capere: cip (recipere) and compound words, for example, prae + factum (prefect)
• • Elaboration listening to complex sentences in Latin and using aural cues and literary devices to infer meaning such as correlatives, for example, quantum.tantum and anaphora, for example, nihil ... nihil ... nihil ...
• • Elaboration applying knowledge of grammar, sentence structure and word inflections to deduce meaning
• • Elaboration translating, independently or in collaboration with peers, unseen texts with compound or complex sentences, drawing on familiarity with the style and language of texts already studied, for example, variation in word order

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• • Elaboration applying strategies to create fluent and idiomatic translations, such as rendering the precise meaning of tenses, for example, cotidie ibat, si veneris
• • Elaboration refining translations to convey subtle shades of meaning in a range of vocabulary, for example, exploring dictionaries and electronic translation tools to infer the different connotations of a word in a particular context, such as virtus, causa, gero, ago
• • Elaboration selecting appropriate vocabulary and phrasing in English to convey the author’s meaning in Latin, such as reflecting tone and translating idiomatic and culturally specific terms in Latin, for example, flocci non facio (I could not care less)
• • Elaboration constructing and editing translations collaboratively with peers, using a range of ICT and justifying opinions for the selection of specific words and phrases
• • Elaboration evaluating the effectiveness of translations, using criteria such as the selection of appropriate vocabulary, grammatical accuracy, fluency, conciseness and clarity