Duration
30h Th, 60h 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 main 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 end of the republican period (Cesar).
The course includes an introduction to the history of the Latin language, from the Indo-European languages to the Romance languages.
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
Bac 1 "Latin language I"
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Duration : 30h th. + 60 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.
Course materials and 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.
E. FAMERIE, La maîtrise du latin par la pratique, Exercices de syntace et de style. Versions, thèmes grammaticaux et littéraires, avec corrigé, Paris, Arman Colin, 2020.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions ) AND oral exam
- Remote
written exam ( open-ended questions )
Written work / report
Additional information:
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)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
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.
Association of one or more MOOCs
Items online
Online Notes
Notes available on eCampus.