Duration
45h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Coordinator
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
A series of texts illustrating a theme, a character or a classical author. Seneca, Lucretius, Titus Livy, the origins of Rome, Harotius, Seneca, Vergil, the emperor as seen by Ammianus Marcellinus. First semester : usually, a prose writer one year and a poet the next. Second semester : one author or texts of various writers could be studied.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
To show the various audiences concerned how a commentary, whether historical or literary, can only be based on direct contact with text, hence on a precise understanding and rigorous translation.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Good knowledge of basic Latin after at least one year of Latin at the university (corresponding to the knowledge level of Latin authors I : grammar and texts).
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
For the schedule and general information on the course, see http://www.ulg.ac.be/littlat
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Course materials and recommended or required readings
- Reference works: a set of texts is available online (ecampus) every year. Students should also obtain: F. GAFFIOT, Le grand Gaffiot. French-Latin dictionary (Hachette) [full version] ; a Latin grammar (G. FRANÇOIS, Grammaire latine, Liège or A.M. BOXUS et M. LAVENCY, Clauis )
Q1 Compulsory reading
R. Martin-J. Gaillard, Les genres littéraires à Rome [a chapter of student's own choice with the exception of the chapter relating to the autheur studied]. A written work about the chosen chapter.
Q2 Personnal Reading and Commentary of a text other than those studied during the course.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
- Remote
oral exam
Written work / report
Additional information:
Q1 oral exam : reading aloud one of the passages explained in class, retranslation, grammatical justification, commentary; questions on the book proposed.
Q1 oral exam : reading aloud one of the passages explained in class, retranslation, grammatical justification, commentary; same exercice witth the text prepared personnaly.
The mark of the midterm exam in January will count for 40% of the June final mark if > or = 10/20. The mark will have no effect on the final grade if it doesn't reach 10/20 and the final exam will then be cumulative.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Teacher
Sara Fascione, Lecturer, and Bruno ROCHETTE, Full Professor
Département des Sciences de l'Antiquité
place du 20-Août, 7 in B-4000 Liège
Phone: 04 366 56 63 - Fax 04 366 58 27
E-mail : Bruno.Rochette@uliege.be
Secretary
Valérie ELIAS Phone 04 366 55 82
Association of one or more MOOCs
Items online
Online Notes
Notes are available online. See link below.