2020-2021 / HIST0160-2

Commentary on Latin historical texts of the Middle Ages (in-depth approach)

Duration

30h Th, 15h Pr

Number of credits

 Bachelor in ancient and modern languages and literatures5 crédits 
 Bachelor in ancient languages and literatures : classics5 crédits 
 Bachelor in information and communication5 crédits 
 Bachelor in modern languages and literatures : German, Dutch and English5 crédits 
 Bachelor in history of art and archaeology : general5 crédits 
 Bachelor in history5 crédits 
 Bachelor in modern languages and literatures : general5 crédits 
 Bachelor in history of art and archaeology : musicology5 crédits 
 Bachelor in ancient languages and literatures : Oriental studies5 crédits 
 Bachelor in philosophy5 crédits 
 Bachelor in French and Romance languages and literatures : general5 crédits 
 Master in history (120 ECTS)5 crédits 
 Master in ancient languages and literatures : classics (120 ECTS)5 crédits 
 Master in ancient languages and literatures : Oriental studies (120 ECTS)5 crédits 
 Master in ancient languages and literatures : classics (60 ECTS)5 crédits 
 Master in ancient languages and literatures : Oriental studies (60 ECTS)5 crédits 

Lecturer

Florence Close

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

The course consists of the collective translation and historical commentary of texts revealing the significant grammatical, orthographic, syntactic and semantic transformations that Latin underwent during the medieval period.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

At the end of this course, the student will be able to

  • explain the evolution of the Latin norm over the centuries
  • to identify the main linguistic characteristics of a text, to comment on them and, on this basis, to formulate a dating hypothesis
  • to translate a text not seen during the course

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Good command of classical Latin.
Good command of the oral and written French.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The student must prepare their translation into French before the course.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

This course is scheduled on Wednesdays from 10:00 to 12:00. However, this schedule may be modified according to the availability of interested students.

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

In the event of a change in sanitary conditions, the classroom sessions will be kept as long as possible in the classroom, given the practical nature of the teaching given in this seminar. If access to the classrooms is denied, the class sessions will be maintained at the schedule given by videoconference in the BBCollaborate virtual classroom (access via Ecampus). In the event of a changeover to distance learning mode, students will be notified by email (on the institutional email address).

Recommended or required readings

  • GOULLET Monique, PARISSE Michel, Apprendre le latin médiéval. Manuel pour grands commençants, Paris, 1996.
  • BOURGAIN Pascale, HUBERT Marie-Clothilde, Le Latin médiéval, Turnhout, Brepols, 2005 (L'atelier du médiéviste, t. 10).
  • GOELZER Henri, Le latin en poche : dictionnaire Garnier: dictionnaire latin-français contenant tous les mots usuels de la langue latine des origines à l'époque carolingienne, réed., Paris, Flammarion, 1999 [1928].

Assessment methods and criteria

Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.

written test : latin translation
oral test : translation and historical commentary of a text studied during the lessons

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

COVID 19: In the event of a change in sanitary conditions, the course sessions (including the bibliography) will be maintained at the schedule given by videoconference in the BBCollaborate virtual classroom (access via Ecampus). In the event of a change to distance learning mode, students will be notified by email (on the institutional email address).

Contacts

Florence Close, chargée de cours Histoire du Moyen Âge Département des Sciences Historiques  Quai Roosevelt, 1 - Bat A4 B 4000 Liège fclose@ulg.ac.be