2020-2021 / LLOR0055-2

Neo-Egyptian I

Duration

30h Th, 30h Pr

Number of credits

 Bachelor in ancient languages and literatures : Oriental studies10 crédits 

Lecturer

Stéphane Polis

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

Learning Late Egyptian: grammar and texts

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

By the end of this class, students will be able to read and analyse Late Egyptian texts (c. 1350-900 av. J-Chr.).

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Good command of Classical Egyptian.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

- Explanation of Late Egyptian grammatical system in a diachronic perspective.
- Reading Late Egyptian texts in standardized hieroglyphic transcriptions.

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

Face-to-face.

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

If needed, the lectures will be on LifeSize.

Recommended or required readings

- Lexicon of the 1000 most frequent words in Late Egyptian.
- Reading Late Egyptian texts in standardized hieroglyphic transcriptions.

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.

Any session :

- In-person

written exam ( open-ended questions )

- Remote

oral exam

- If evaluation in "hybrid"

preferred in-person


Additional information:

The mark of the midterm exam in January will count for 35% 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

Contacts

Stéphane Polis
Place du 20-Août, 7
Bât. A1, 3e étage
Département des Sciences de l'Antiquité
s.polis@uliege.be