Latin I

Code:

EPL015

Acronym:

LAT1

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Classical Languages

Instance: 2020/2021 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	http://moodle.up.pt/course/view.php?id=1827
Responsible unit:	Department of Portuguese and Romance Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Portuguese Studies

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
CL	35	CL - Study Plan	1	-	6	52	162
EP	39	EP - Study Plan	1	-	6	52	162
LLC	55	LLC - Bidisciplinar Study Plan (Portuguese Studies)	1	-	6	52	162

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

Students are intended to to both deepen the lexicons and master essential grammatical, morphological and syntactical structures of Latin which will, where possible, be related to that Portuguese. Students are also intended to apply this knowledge to the translation into Portuguese of simple (original or adapted) texts and into Latin of small sentences.

At the end of the semester, students will be able to demonstrate their knowledge of grammatical and lexical structures studied by translating simple texts (Latin / Portuguese, Portuguese / Latin).

Learning outcomes and competences

At the end of the semester, students must demonstrate mastery of grammatical and lexical structures studied by translating simple texts (Latin / Portuguese, Portuguese / Latin).

Working method

Presencial

Program

LCL

1. The historical dimenson of Latin's presence in Europe.

2. The classical Latin pronunciation.

3. The cases and their functions.

4. Morphology.

4.1 Noun inflexion.

4.1.1 Nouns.

4.1.2 Adjectives.

4.1.3 Pronouns: possessive, personal.

4.2 Verbal inflexion

4.2.1 "Infectum"

4.2.2 "Perfectum" (perfect)

4.2.3 The passive voice ("infectum").

5. Syntax

5.1 Coordenate and subordinate clauses.

5.1.1 Subordinate clause: temporal, causal, comparative.

5.2 The agent in the passive.

6. The Latin as a vision of the world: a movement from the concrete towards the abstract.

 

 

LARQU, LEPL and LLLC

 

1. Preliminary considerations:

- Latin in the context of Indo-European languages.

- Latin and the Romance languages.

- Latin and Portuguese.

- Brief history of the genesis of the Latin alphabet.

- The restored pronounciation of Latin.

- The cases and their functions.

- Notion of stem, theme, ending and characteristic.

2. Reading, translation and grammar commentaryfrom a selection of adapted and annotated texts, organized according to the grammatical subjects presented.

3. Grammar issues

3.1. Morphology

3.1.1. Noun inflexion: nouns (first, second and third declensions), adjectives and pronouns.

3.1.2. Verbal inflexion: indicative mode: present (active and passive voices); imperative mode (present).

3. 2. Syntax

3.2.1. Subordinate clauses.

3.2.2. Coordinate clauses.

3.2.3. The subordinate clause: relative; circumstantial: temporal, causal.

3.3. Main adverbials and agent in the passive.

4. Application of grammar issues to translation exercises into Latin.

5. From Latin to Portuguese: the basics of Portuguese.

Mandatory literature

Dicionário Português-Latino , Ed. Domingos Barreira, 1939
Dicionário de Português-Latim, Porto Editora, 1976
ERNOUT, A.; THOMAS, F.; Syntaxe Latine, Klincksieck, 1972
FERREIRA, A. Gomes; Dicionário de Latim-Português , Porto Editora, s.d.
GAFFIOT, F.; Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français , Hachette, 1978
MARTIN, F.; Les mots latins, Hachette, 1978
PIMENTEL, Cristina de Sousa et alii; Latim. Exercícios resolvidos , Edições Colibri, 1998
SOUSA, Ana Alexandra Alves de; Latim. Curriculum mentis (Exercícios de Língua Latina) , Edições Colibri, 2004
TORRINHA, F.; Dicionário Latino-Português, Porto Editora, 1942

Complementary Bibliography

CLIMENT, M. Bassols de; Sintaxis latina, 1956
ERNOUT, A.-MEILLET, A.; Dictionnaire Etymologique de la Langue Latine , Klincksieck, 1932
FIGUEIREDO, J.N. e ALMENDRA, M. A.; Compêndio de Gramática Latina, Porto Editora, 1977
FONSECA, C.A. Louro; Sic itur in Vrbem. Iniciação ao Latim, Instituto de Estudos Clássicos, 1992
HACQUARD, G.- ,J.-MAISANI, O.; Guide Romain Antique, Hachette, 1952
MONTEIL, P.; Eléments de Phonétique et de Morphologie du Latin, Nathan, 1984
PARATORE, E.; História da Literatura Latina, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 1987
PIMENTEL, Cristina de Sousa et alii ; Latim. Sic incipitur, Edições Colibri, 1998
VALENTÍ FIOL, E.; Sintaxis latina, Bosch, 1999
WHEELOCK, Frederic M.; Wheelock’s Latin, Harper Collins Publishers, 2011

Teaching methods and learning activities

Practical classes and tutorials.

keywords

Humanities > language sciences > Philology > Classical philology

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	60,00
Participação presencial	10,00
Teste	30,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	106,00
Frequência das aulas	56,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Attending 75% of classes, unless established otherwise by law.

Calculation formula of final grade

Ordinary Student: - 90% for tests (30% + 60%); - 10% for  presentation and resolution, in class, of texts and works previously defined. Student Worker: - 1st test: 35%; - 2nd test: 65%

NOTE: In the scheme of continuous assessment, the final grades of 8 and 9 are not subject to oral examination.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not applicable.

Classification improvement

According to the Assessment Regulations applicable to 1st Cycle Courses – Licenciatura..

Observations

The class taught by Professor Jorge Deserto is intended only for students of the Language Science course.