LATIN GRAMMAR
cod. 13343

Academic year 2014/15
3° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Lingua e letteratura latina (L-FIL-LET/04)
Field
Attività formative affini o integrative
Type of training activity
Related/supplementary
30 hours
of face-to-face activities
6 credits
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course unit
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Learning objectives

This class is designed to provide students with an advanced knowledge of Latin (translation and comprehension of linguistic phaenomena, textual analysis and critical interpretation). The course will be taught by lectures, seminars and tutorial. Texts will be read in the original language and will be analysed in depth. Students will be given some personal readings of Latin texts and are expected to apply the methodology they have learnt in class.

It is expected that by the end of this course students should be able to:
- translate Latin texts;
- formulate a linguistic, stylistic, and philological analysis;
- develop a personal judgment about their comprehension and evaluation;
- make interdisciplinary comparisons. These latter are necessary for an increasing specialization in Classics.

Prerequisites

Course requirement: 10 credits in the Latin language and literature SDA. Students who have already gained 18 credits in the same SDA must pass a preliminary written entry exam.

Course unit content

Friendship and love: readings from Seneca
The course aims at drawing attention on the linguistic and stylistic elements Seneca exploits to define amicitia and amor, to characterize and distinguish them. The analysis of the epistolary excerpts devoted to this issue will be the starting point for wider comments on the philosopher’s writing.
A section of the course will be dedicated to the historical morphology of Latin.

Full programme

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Bibliography

Classroom lectures:
Selected bibliography on the topic discussed will be provided during lessons.

Required Text Books:
A. Traina – G. Bernardi Perini, Propedeutica al latino universitario (chapters VI, VIII, IX), Bologna Pàtron, 1998;
Vergil, Aen. (a book chosen among those not yet examined); a classic in prose to be agreed with the professor.

Teaching methods

Texts will be read in the original language and will be analysed in depth. Tutorials will be organised, depending on students’ needs. Pupils are taught to analyse texts critically in terms of genre, context, and the writer’s style .

Assessment methods and criteria

There will be an oral final exam on the whole programme.
The final assessment aims to test:
1) proper reading and translation of Latin texts;
2) critical and interpretation skills along with the ability to produce personal reinterpretation and interdisciplinary links;
3) oral proficiency; correct use of language; ability to give proper answers to given questions.


Students will have to fully achieve the first assessment criterion and score a minimum of 60 percent or better to get a pass grade.

Other information

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