Number
AS90114
Version
3
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Achievement Standard
Subject Reference
Latin 1.1
Title
Translate elementary unfamiliar Latin prose into English
Level
1
Subfield
Languages
Domain
Latin
Credits
6
Assessment
External
Status
Registered
Status date
16 November 2007
Planned review date
28 February 2009
Date version published
16 November 2007
This achievement standard requires the translation into English of a previously unseen
passage of elementary Latin prose.
Achievement Criteria
Achievement
Achievement with Merit
Achievement with
Excellence



Translate into English,
showing understanding of
the passage.
Translate into English,
showing a detailed
understanding of the
passage.
Translate into English,
showing a comprehensive
understanding of the
passage.
Explanatory Notes
1
Definitions:
 Translate means to convey the sense of the passage using correct English
vocabulary, observing correct English accidence, syntax and grammatical
conventions, and demonstrating overall understanding of English idiom, eg
ablative absolute – ‘pecunia rapta’ translated as ‘after snatching the money’.
 Showing understanding of the passage means that the student can convey the
sense of the passage, although some sections may be less accurately translated
than others. There may be errors in translating Latin vocabulary, idiom and
accidence (such as lack of agreement between singular and plural, use of
incorrect tense, and use of the positive rather than the superlative), or errors in
syntax (such as failing to recognise a ‘cum clause’ correctly). Errors should not
significantly distort the meaning of the Latin translation.
 A detailed understanding of the passage means that while the translation may
contain some errors, these will not detract from its overall fluency.
 A comprehensive understanding of the passage means that the translation will be
error-free, or almost entirely so.
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
Number
AS90114
Version
3
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2
The passage for translation will be elementary narrative Latin prose of approximately
100 words.
3
The passage will be adapted as necessary to conform to the accidence and syntax in
the prescribed list for Level 1 (see Appendix 2 – http://www.tki.org.nz/ncea).
4
The prescribed word list will be provided (see Appendix 1 –
http://www.tki.org.nz/ncea). Words additional to the prescribed list will be glossed
(printed in bold in the passage and listed below the passage in order of appearance).
No further reference material may be used during assessment.
Quality Assurance
1
Providers and Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before
they can register credits from assessment against achievement standards.
2
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against
achievement standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to
those achievement standards.
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0226
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016