Exercises in historical issues, including an introduction to bibliography : history of the Middle Ages 1

Duration

15h Th, 30h Pr

Number of credits

Lecturer

Florence Close

Substitute(s)

Nicolas Ruffini-Ronzani

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

All year long, with partial in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Introduction to research in medieval History. Pratical exercises.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

At the end of the year, the student will be able

• to initiate a documentary research
• to identify a narrative or diplomatic source
• to communicate orally or in writing the result of his/her research
• to retranslate and to give a commentary on the latin texts given in courses

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

• HIST0040-1
• HIST0082-1
• Notions of classical latin grammar : LCLA0018-1 or LCLA0068-1
• A good command of the oral and written French.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Theoretical and pratical introduction to rules of historical criticism in medieval history and to the typology of western medieval sources.
Collaborative practical exercises in class and individual pratice in library.

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

Face-to-face, on Friday 14.30-16 (A4/R100) 
Introduction to bibliography : on Wednesday 16-18 (see posted schedule ) 
Supplementary bibliographical practices will be organized during the year (little groups and schedule to set up)

Recommended or required readings

Syllabus of Bibliography to download http://web.philo.ulg.ac.be/bibliohist/
Document to download on My ULg. Course material suggested :

• M. ZIMMERMANN, Chronologie du Moyen Âge, Paris, Points, 2007 (Points Histoire, H385).  
• M. BALARD, J.-Ph. GENET, M. ROUCHE, Le Moyen Âge en Occident, 5e éd., Paris, Hachette supérieur, 2011.
• M. PARISSE et M. GOULLET, Apprendre le latin médiéval. Manuel pour grands commençants, 3e éd., Paris, Picard, 2005.
• H. GOELZER, Dictionnaire latin-français, Dictionnaire latin-français contenant tous les mots usuels de la langue latine des origines à l'époque carolingienne, Paris, 1928. [rééd. récente Flammarion poche]

Assessment methods and criteria

Continuously evaluation during the year (10%)
Written examination in January (10%)
Written and oral examination in June (80%)

The mark of the midterm exam in January will count for 10% of the June final grade if > or = 10/20 (the mark will have no effect on the final grade if it doesn't reach 10/20). Please note that the final exam for this course is cumulative.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Compulsory attendance at class and participation.
See General regulations art. 37 §2 : Teaching staff may declare students inadmissible for exams when they have not participated in the activities which have been stated to be inseparable from the teaching activity in question. The same is true for students who have not submitted, within the set delays or in the prescribed formats, reports, personal work or any work set in the context of the activity in question.

Contacts

Nicolas Ruffini-Ronzani, maitre de conférence Département des Sciences historiques Quai Roosevelt, 1b B-4000 Liège. Email : nicolas.ruffini@unamur.be
Kevin Schmidt, assistant Histoire du Moyen Âge Département des Sciences historiques Quai Roosevelt, 1b B-4000 Liège Email kschmidt@ulg.ac.be


Florence Close, chargée de cours Histoire du Moyen Âge Département des Sciences historiques Quai Roosevelt, 1b B-4000 Liège E-mail fclose@ulg.ac.be

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