Teaching
Teaching is delivered in classes, language labs, supervisions and lectures.
| One to one supervision |
Each Diploma student will be assigned an Advisor from among the senior members of the Faculty. This person will oversee their studies and arrange elements of their teaching. All students will in addition be overseen by the Director of the Diploma. For the Part II paper, students will receive 5 supervisions one-on-one or in small groups. For the translation and commentary exercise, students will receive 2 supervisions one-on-one. |
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| Seminars & classes |
Teaching for most language papers will be provided through a combination of small-group classes (typically 2-4 hours a week) and language labs (3 hours per week). Bespoke arrangements for guided self-study may be available in some cases, for instance to enable more advanced intermediate work. |
| Lectures |
16 to 24 hours of lectures and/or classes for the non-language paper. |
| Taught/Research Balance |
Entirely Taught
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Feedback
Written feedback on essays will be provided as part of the supervisions. Feedback on language work will be provided through the classes and language labs.
Assessment
Thesis / Dissertation
There is no thesis for this course.
Written examination
The examination consists of three papers, as follows
(a) One of the following papers: Greek A or Greek B or Latin A or Latin B
(b) An additional paper chosen from those listed under (a) above
(c) A paper chosen from a selection of those available in Part II of the Classical Tripos (excluding the dissertation option and the borrowed 'O' papers)