Latin III

Code:

EPL017

Acronym:

LAT3

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Classical Languages

Instance: 2020/2021 - 1S

Active?	Yes
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
EP	0	EP - Study Plan	2	-	6	52	162
LLC	5	LLC - Bidisciplinar Study Plan (Portuguese Studies)	2	-	6	52	162
			3

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students
Obs.: Português

Objectives

Students are intended to to both deepen the lexicon and master the grammatical, morphological and syntactical structures of Latin which will, where possible, be related to that of Latin and Portuguese.

Students are also intended to apply this knowledge to the translation into Portuguese of more difficult original texts and into Latin of short sentences.

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

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Morphology

1.1. Particular cases of nominal and pronominal inflexion.

1.2. Verbal inflexion

1.2.1. The conjunctive mode (perfectum).

1.2.2. Noun forms: infinitive, gerund and gerundive; participles; supine.

1.2.3. Periphrastic conjugation: active and passive.

1.2.4. Irregular verbs.

2. Syntax

2.1. Relative conjunctive clauses.

2.2. Complement clauses.

2.3. Subordinate circumstantial clauses.

3. From Latin to Portuguese: etymology and semantics.

4. Translation of selected texts by Plautus, Martial and Suetonius.

5. Literature and culture

5.1. The drama in the archaic period: the “italum acetum” in Plautine comedy. 

5.2. Martial and the daily life in Rome in the imperial period.

5. 3. Illustrious figures in the biography of Suetonius 

Mandatory literature

CITRONI, M. et alii; Literatura da Roma Antiga, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 2006
ERNOUT, A. - MEILLET, A.; Dictionnaire Etymologique de la Langue Latine, Klincksieck, 1932
ERNOUT, A. - THOMAS, F.; Syntaxe Latine, Klincksieck, 1972
FIGUEIREDO, J.N. - ALMENDRA, M.A.; Compêndio de Gramática Latina, Porto Editora, 1977
GAFFIOT, F.; Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, 1978
HAMMOND, N.G.L. - SCULLARD, H.H.; Oxford Latin Dictionary, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1968-1982
ROCHA PEREIRA, Maria Helena da; Estudos de História da Cultura Clássica. Vol. II. Cultura Romana, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 2002
SOUSA, A.A.; Curricula Mentis, Colibri, 2004
Suetonius, Josiah Osgood; A Suetonius Reader: Selections from the Lives of the Caesars and the Life of Horace, Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, 2011. ISBN: 9780865167162
TAPLIN, Oliver (ed.); Literature in the Roman World, Oxford University Press, 2000
TORRINHA, F.; Dicionário Latino-Português, Ed. Domingos Barreira, 1942
TORRINHA, F.; Dicionário Português-Latino, Ed. Domingos Barreira, 1939

Complementary Bibliography

Dicionário de Latim-Português, Porto Editora, s.d.
FONSECA, Carlos Alberto Louro da; Sic itur in Vrbem. Iniciação ao Latim, Instituto de Estudos Clássicos da Faculdade de Letras de Coimbra, 1992
KENNEY, E.J. - CLAUSEN, W.V. (eds.); The Cambridge History of Classical Literature II - Latin Literature, Cambridge University Press, 1982
PARATORE, E.; História da Literatura Latina, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 1987
Suetonius; J. Carter; Divus Augustus, Bristol Classical Press, 1999. ISBN: 9780906515556

Teaching methods and learning activities

Practical classes and tutorials.

keywords

Humanities > language sciences > Languages > Ancient languages

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	30,00
Teste	70,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	108,00
Frequência das aulas	54,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

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

Calculation formula of final grade

Two tests - 70% (30% + 40%); Resolving and presenting texts and previously defined work in class - 30%.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not applicable.

Classification improvement

According to the Assessment Regulations.