Latin A-Level
Contextual reading in English translation
What Contextual reading in English translation means in Latin A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Contextual reading in English translation
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Building a working knowledge of the literary background behind your set prose text by reading a suitable range of ancient literature in English translation, for contextual understanding rather than translation skill.
Topics that use Contextual reading in English translation
- 2c. Content of Prose Literature (H443/03) (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Accurate recall of prose set text content
- Authorial technique and purpose
- Contextual knowledge applied to text
- Intertextual comparison between ancient works
- Literary genre and its conventions
- Matching term to Latin wording
- Necessity and relevance of background
- Precise literary terminology
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