Latin IV

Code:

EPL018

Acronym:

LAT4

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Classical Languages

Instance: 2020/2021 - 2S

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	3	LLC - Bidisciplinar Study Plan (Portuguese Studies)	2	-	6	52	162
			3

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students
Obs.: Português

Objectives

- Consolidate and strengthen knowledge of the language; - Familiarise students with texts by Cicero, Sallust and Catullus, and with the socio-cultural context in which they were produced; - Encourage the quality of translation.

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. Revise and strengthen the knowledge of morphology and syntax: 1.1. Particular cases of nominal and pronominal inflexion. 1.2. Conjugation of irregular verbs. 1.3. Systematisation of the notions on agreement and government. 1.4. Syntax of completive and subordinate circumstantial prepositions. 2. Historical grammar. 2.1. Phonetics: ablaut, syncope, rhotacism, evolution of diphthongs. 2.2. Morphology: formation of cases and degrees of adjectives. 3. From Latin to Portuguese: etymology and semantics. 4. Translation of selected texts by Cicero, Cicero, Sallust and Catullus.

Mandatory literature

CITRONI, M. et alii; Literatura da Roma Antiga, Lisboa, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 2006.
Dicionário de Latim-Português, Porto, Porto Editora, s.d..
Dicionário de Português-Latim, Porto, Porto Editora, s.d..
ERNOUT, A. – MEILLET, A.; Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Latine, Paris, Klincksieck, 1932.
ERNOUT, A. – THOMAS, F.; Syntaxe Latine, Paris, Klincksieck, 1972 (3ª ed.).
FIGUEIREDO, J.N. – ALMENDRA, M.A.; Compêndio de Gramática Latina, Porto Editora, 1999.
GAFFIOT, F.; Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris, Hachette, 1978.
MORAIS, Carlos - PEREIRA, Belmiro; Ad praelegendum, Porto, Granito, 1997.
SOUSA, Alexandra A.; Curricula Mentis, Lisboa, Colibri, 2004.
TORRINHA, F.; Dicionário Latino-Português, Porto, Ed. Domingos Barreira, 1942.
TORRINHA, F.; Dicionário Português-Latino, Porto, Ed. Domingos Barreira, 1939.

Complementary Bibliography

BOUFFARTIGUE, J. - DELRIEU, A.-M.; Trésors des racines latines, Paris, Belin, 1981.
ERNOUT, A.; Morphologie Historique du Latin, Paris, Klincksieck, 1967.
FONSECA, Carlos Alberto Louro da; Sic Itur in Vrbem, Coimbra, IEC, 1992.
HAMMOND, N.G.L. – SCULLARD, H.H.; Oxford Latin Dictionary, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1968-1982.
KENNEY, E.J. – CLAUSEN, W.V. (eds.); The Cambridge History of Classical Literature II – Latin Literature, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1982.
KOLLER, Hermann; Orbis pictus latinus, Dusseldorf, Patmos Verlag, 2008.
MONTEIL, P.; Éléments de Phonétique et de Morphologie du Latin, Paris, Fernand Nathan, 1979.
NIEDERMANN, M.; Précis de Phonétique Historique du Latin, Paris, Klincksieck, 1968.
ROCHA PEREIRA, M. H.; Estudos de História da Cultura Clássica, vol. II, Lisboa, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 2009 (4ª ed.).
TAPLIN, Oliver (ed.); Literature in the Roman World, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2001.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theory-practical classes: expository method; translation and back-translation exercises.

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	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

Participation in classes: 30%. Written tests: 70% (30% + 40%).  

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not applicable

Classification improvement

According to the Assessment Regulations