The course is aimed at students who have already acquired a good knowledge of classical Latin. The teacher will lead them to a closer familiarity with this language by focusing on particular problems of

- the History of the Latin language

- the Transmission of the Text

- the grammatical Structure of the Language (Pronunciation, Morphology, Syntax and Vocabulary)

The subject of the course will be two authors, one in prose and one in poetry, during the reading of which, while giving priority to the exegesis of the text, the following will be tackled

- Problems of Phonetics (Indo-European and Latin apophony; other facts of Vocalism and Consonantism)

- Problems of Morphology (Root, Theme and Desinence; Nominal Inflection and its main anomalies; Verbal Inflection; the main types of Derived Verbs; the formation of the Perfectum; Atematic Verbs)

- Syntax Problems (the Locative; indefinite Pronouns; verbal Aspect; Parataxis and the main Hypothetic Conjunctions).

- Problems of historical Grammar

- Problems of Text Transmission

The texts under review are:

Orazio, Odi (liber I) e Epodi

Cicerone, Brutus

The student will acquire a basic but solid knowledge of Classical Latin, including phonetics, morphology, syntax, and is able to translate and comment upon the required text.

Knowledge and understanding. At the end of the course the student knows: 1) elements of phonetics of the Latin language 2) the morphology, syntax and the most common lexicon of the Latin language 3) some basic elements of language history necessary for a full understanding of the morphological structures more important 4) basic elements of the history of the transmission of Latin texts

Applying knowledge and understanding. At the end of the course the student has also acquired the following skills: 1) knows how to pronounce the Latin language correctly 2) knows how to recognize and describe the main morphosyntactic structures 3) correctly know nouns, adjectives, pronouns and verbs 4) knows how to translate and analyze texts Note.

Making judgments. At the end of the course the student must be able to formulate an autonomous translation.

Communication skills.  The student must know how to express himself in a clear and conscious way.

Learning skills.  Like all other disciplines, the study of Latin also contributes to the acquisition of learning, analysis and synthesis skills necessary both to continue the course of studies and to integrate profitably into the world of work.

The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

Teaching

Frontal lessons, seminars

Innovative teaching methods

Debate

Flipped Classroom

Attendance

The course requires regular attendance

Course books

P. Chiesa, La trasmissione dei testi latini, Carocci editore.

Orazio, Odi ed Epodi. Carme secolare. Saggio introduttivo, nuova traduzione e note a cura di Orazio Portuese, Classici greci e latini.

Cicerone, Bruto, a cura di Rosa Rita Marchese, Carocci editore.

Assessment

Written and oral examination: a written examination is scheduled for each exam session, after which the oral examination will be held at a call of the student's choice.

The written examination will last four hours and will consist of questions on the morphology and syntax of the Latin language and the translation of a passage taken from the work of an author of Latin literature, with the aid of vocabulary. The written test will ascertain possession of the following skills: being able to recognise the main morphological and syntactic functions of the Latin language and being able to translate Latin texts at a basic level, prepared from time to time by the commission.

In the oral test, the student must translate the proposed texts and answer questions on

- the history of the Latin language

- the transmission of the text

- the grammatical structure of the language (phonetics, morphology and syntax) from the texts themselves.

The written test will not constitute a barrier for access to the oral test, but will serve to verify the student's actual knowledge of Latin, as set out in the syllabus, and will be evaluated with a score from 0 to 10, to which the score obtained in the oral test will be added, ranging from 0 to 20. The sum of the two scores will return the grade in thirtieths. 

Excellent marks will be awarded to those papers that demonstrate the student's possession of critical skills; of sure orientation in the reading of texts, also making connections; of the appropriate use of specialist vocabulary.

Proofs that demonstrate the student's possession of a more than basic knowledge of the contents, supported by critical ability and orientation with recourse to the language and technical vocabulary of the discipline will be assessed as fair.

Evidence demonstrating the student's attainment of a minimum level of knowledge, despite formative gaps, and the use of language that is not entirely appropriate, will be assessed as sufficient.

Negative marks will be awarded for tests showing difficulties in the student's orientation in relation to the topics addressed, serious knowledge gaps and failure to use technical vocabulary.

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

Teaching

self study

Attendance

none

Course books

P. Chiesa, La trasmissione dei testi latini, Carocci editore.

Orazio, Odi ed Epodi. Carme secolare. Saggio introduttivo, nuova traduzione e note a cura di Orazio Portuese, Classici greci e latini. 

Cicerone, Bruto, a cura di Rosa Rita Marchese, Carocci editore.

Assessment

Written and oral examination: a written examination is scheduled for each exam session, after which the oral examination will be held at a call of the student's choice.

The written examination will last four hours and will consist of questions on the morphology and syntax of the Latin language and the translation of a passage taken from the work of an author of Latin literature, with the aid of vocabulary. The written test will ascertain possession of the following skills: being able to recognise the main morphological and syntactic functions of the Latin language and being able to translate Latin texts at a basic level, prepared from time to time by the commission.

In the oral test, the student must translate the proposed texts and answer questions on

- the history of the Latin language

- the transmission of the text

- the grammatical structure of the language (phonetics, morphology and syntax) from the texts themselves.

The written test will not constitute a barrier for access to the oral test, but will serve to verify the student's actual knowledge of Latin, as set out in the syllabus, and will be evaluated with a score from 0 to 10, to which the score obtained in the oral test will be added, ranging from 0 to 20. The sum of the two scores will return the grade in thirtieths. 

Excellent marks will be awarded to those papers that demonstrate the student's possession of critical skills; of sure orientation in the reading of texts, also making connections; of the appropriate use of specialist vocabulary.

Proofs that demonstrate the student's possession of a more than basic knowledge of the contents, supported by critical ability and orientation with recourse to the language and technical vocabulary of the discipline will be assessed as fair.

Evidence demonstrating the student's attainment of a minimum level of knowledge, despite formative gaps, and the use of language that is not entirely appropriate, will be assessed as sufficient.

Negative marks will be awarded for tests showing difficulties in the student's orientation in relation to the topics addressed, serious knowledge gaps and failure to use technical vocabulary.

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.