Latin II (Beginners)

Year
0
Academic year
2018-2019
Code
01012973
Subject Area
Área Científica do Menor
Language of Instruction
Portuguese
Mode of Delivery
Face-to-face
Duration
SEMESTRIAL
ECTS Credits
6.0
Type
Elective
Level
1st Cycle Studies

Recommended Prerequisites

Latin I (Beginners).

Teaching Methods

Theoretical-practical:

-Theoretical lectures

-oral and written inflection exercises and conjugation, to reinforce the memorization of Latin morphology

-interactive reading, analysis and translation of texts

-individual translation and writing, supervised by the professor

Active method: selected texts will be the starting point for this class and consist of the active participation of students in class.

Learning Outcomes

Students will learn skills in phonetics, morphology, syntax and the Latin lexicon enabling them to read, understand, interpret and translate original latin texts of low and medium difficulty.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Texts: Pompeii Graffitti; Epigraphical texts; Latin adages. Catulo, Carmina. Plautus, Amphytruo. Cícero, Epistulae (excerpts)
Progressive study of the material:
1.Morphology; 1.1 nominal inflection: continuation of Greek I, with a focus on the theme names in  –u and in –e. Adjectives. Degrees of. 1.2 verbal inflection: perfectum tenses. The conjunctive mode. Nominal verb forms. Some irregular verbs. Deponent and semi-deponent verbs; 1.3 unchangeable words: prepositions and their complements; Coordinating and subordinating conjunctions. 2. Syntax: syntactic functions (systematization of declensions); coordination and subordination; particular constructions of verbs and adjectives. 3. Etymological relationships. 4. Translation of adapted and original texts. Training in the use of the dictionary.

Head Lecturer(s)

José Luís Lopes Brandão

Assessment Methods

Final evaluation
Exam: 100.0%

Continuous evaluation
Mini Tests: 50.0%
Frequency: 50.0%

Bibliography

Compêndio de textos fornecido pelo docente.
Dicionário de Latim-Português. Porto, Porto Editora, 2001.
Figueiredo, J. N. e Almendra, Ana, Compêndio de Gramática Latina. Porto Editora
Gaffiot, F. Dictionnaire illustré latin-français. Paris, Hachette, 1934 (num. reimp.).
Lewis and Short, A Latin Dictionnary
Outros :
Ernout, A. et Thomas, F., Syntaxe latine. Paris, Klincksieck, 51972.
Ernout, A., Morphologie historique du latin, Paris, Klincksieck, 31953.
Niedermann, M. Précis de Phonétique historique du Grec
Lausberg, H., Elementos de retórica literária, pref., trad. e adit. de R. M. Rosado Fernandes. Lisboa, Gulbenkian, 21972.