Duration
45h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
All year long, with partial in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
A series of texts illustrating a theme, a character or a classical author. Seneca, Lucretius, Titus Livy, the origins of Rome, Harotius, Seneca, Vergil, the emperor as seen by Ammianus Marcellinus. In general, a prose writer one year and a poet the next.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
To show the various audiences concerned how a commentary, whether historical or literary, can only be based on direct contact with text, hence on a precise understanding and rigorous translation.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Good knowledge of basic Latin after at least one year of Latin at the university (Introduction to Latin or Latin authors I).
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
For the schedule and general information on the course, see http://www.ulg.ac.be/littlat
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
On Monday from 4 to 5/30, all year.
Recommended or required readings
- Reference works: a set of texts is available online (ecampus) every year. Students should also obtain: F. GAFFIOT, Le grand Gaffiot. French-Latin dictionary (Hachette) [full version] ; a Latin grammar.
Compulsory reading:
Bloc 2 History: L. Jerphagnon, Histoire de la Rome antique. Les armes et les mots [a chapter of student's own choice].
Bloc 2 other sections: R. Martin-J. Gaillard, Les genres littéraires à Rome [a chapter of student's own choice].
Assessment methods and criteria
oral exam in June: reading aloud one of the passages explained in class, retranslation, grammatical justification, commentary; questions on the book proposed.
The mark of the midterm exam in January will count for 20% of the June final mark if > or = 10/20. The mark will have no effect on the final grade if it doesn't reach 10/20 and the final exam will then be cumulative.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Teacher Bruno ROCHETTE, Professor Département des Sciences de l'Antiquité place du 20-Août, 7 in B-4000 Liège Phone: 04 366 56 63 - Fax 04 366 58 27 E-mail : Bruno.Rochette@ulg.ac.be Secretary Valérie ELIAS Phone 04 366 55 82
Items online
Online Notes
Notes are available online. See link below.