Duration
30h Th, 30h Pr
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
The theoretical part of this course consists in the linguistic description of the phonological, morphological and syntactic systmes of Classical Latin. The study of phonology and morphology is based on a critical reading of various linguistic descriptions. The description of the syntactic structures of Classical Latin (cases syntax, subordinate clauses syntax) is based on the study of grammatical models (memorization and active knowledge of those models are required) and on the reading of texts from the beginning of the imperial period.
The course includes an introduction to the archaïc, vulgar and late Latin.
The practical part of this course is dedicated to exercises on the language (morphological and syntactic analysis exercises, translations, proses, various exercises in lexicography and syntax). The students prepare by themselves the reading, the translation and the grammatical commentary of the text mentioned above, but this homework is completed by exercises during the course.
New vocabulary lists have to be memorized.
Scientific papers in the field of the synchronic or diachronic description of the Latin language have to be red, summarized and criticized.
Tests are distributed all over the year, to allow the student to assess his progress and the work still needed.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
In the end of the course, the students must have acquired:
1. a perfect command of the lexicon and the Latin language structures in order to allow an easy reading of the Classical Latin prose-writers, the translation of Classical texts and the imitation or literary prose;
2. a perfect knowledge of the main phonological, morphological and syntactic phenomena;
3. the ability to apply to Latin the methods of a functional linguistic description.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Bloc 2 "Latin language II"
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Duration : 30h th. + 30 pr
Tuesday and Thursday throughout the year.
Learning methods : lectures, exercises during the course and\or to prepare at home, translations and proses during the course and\or to prepare at home, translation and grammatical commentary of the text mentioned above to prepare at home, personal research on phonological and morphological questions (with correction during the course), reviews (written and oral) of papers.
Recommended or required readings
Notes and list of grammatical models supplied by the teacher.
A.-M. BOXUS et M. LAVENCY, Clauis, Grammaire latine pour la lecture des auteurs, Nouvelle édition, avec la collaboration de D. LONGREE et G. SCHOUPPE, Louvain-la-Neuve,2014.
G. ETIENNE, Cahier de vocabulaire latin, Liège, 19e édition, 1999.
G. FRANCOIS, Grammaire latine, Liège, 2e édition, 1976.
F. GAFFIOT, Dictionnaire latin-français illustré, Paris, Hachette, 1934
M. LAVENCY, Vsus, Description du Latin classique en vue de la lecture des auteurs, Grammaire latine, (Bibliothèque des Cahiers de l'Institut de Linguistique de Louvain, 88), Louvain-la-Neuve, 2e édition, 1997.
J. MICHEL et M. GESTER, Lexique de base du latin, Bruxelles, 2e édition, 1982.
Assessment methods and criteria
Various homeworks, tests during the course.
Written examination, version and oral examination at the end of the year.
The mark of the midterm exam in January (written and oral) will count for 25% of the June final mark.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Teacher in charge of the course
Dominique LONGREE, Professeur
Département des Sciences de l'Antiquité
7, Place du 20-Août - Bât. A1 - 3e ét.
Tel. : 04/366.55.72.
Secretary
Valérie ELIAS
Tel. : 04/366.55.44.
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session
Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning
Cours en ligne en direct dans les créneaux-horaire habituels via Skype, Lifesize et Collaborate; envoi des travaux par courrier électronique.
Assessment subjects
Ensemble de la matière prévue en début d'année pour ce qui concerne l'apprentissage du vocabulaire, des modèles grammaticaux et de la cursive; pour le reste de la matière, matière vue dans le cadre des cours.
Assessment methods
Examen oral via Lifesize complété par un écrit à distance en temps limité pour la matière du Q2; 2 versions et 2 comptes rendus d'articles de linguistique latine envoyés par courriel; pour les étudiants devant représenter la matière du Q1, examen oral.
Contacts
dominique.longree@uliege.be