History of Greek and Latin grammar

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

Lecturer

Bruno Rochette

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

From Indo-European to Greek and Latin. Study of the historical phonology and morphology of Greek and Latin languages, with particular attention to Indo-European roots. The only course which gives to the students in Classical Languages and Literatures a systematical account of the main features of literary Greek dialects (including a brief introduction to Mycenaean) and of the story of Latin language. This knowledge is essential to read Greek literature from the origins to the Vth or IVth century, in fact the richest contribution of ancient Greek literature, and to have access to the oldest Latin texts.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

To help the students to explain the origin of the different forms of the Greek and Latin morphology and to read Greek texts in dialects and texts in archaic Latin.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Knowledge of Greek and Latin.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

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

How long ? 30 h - 2h./week How? Teaching ex cathedra and, of course, answers to questions.

Course materials and recommended or required readings

Yes. Documents on the website ecampus.

Any session :

- In-person

written exam ( open-ended questions ) AND oral exam

- Remote

written exam ( open-ended questions )

- If evaluation in "hybrid"

preferred in-person


Additional information:

Written and oral examination.

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

2 h / week

Contacts

Teacher Bruno ROCHETTE, Full Professor Département des Sciences de l'Antiquité place du XX-Août 7 à B-4000 Liège Tél. 04 366 56 63 E-mail bruno.rochette@uliege.be

Association of one or more MOOCs

Items online