Course: Introduction into Reading Latin Texts 1

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Course title Introduction into Reading Latin Texts 1
Course code CJV/ULC1
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Pokorná Barbara, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
The contents of this subject is a reading and translating Latin texts of selected authors. The aim is to achieve a basic routine in translating and interpteting original Latin text. The translation of the text is completed with a language and stylistic analysis and with presentation of cultural and historical context.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
Learning outcomes
The aim is reading and translating Latin text.
Student achieves a basic routine in translating and interpreting Latin text.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of basic Latin grammar.

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark, Oral exam

The course closes with reading and translating of a part of the text Bellum Gallicum, a student proves an ability to read, transtale and interpret an original Latin text.
Recommended literature
  • Perseus Digital Library.
  • The Latin Library.
  • J.M.Pražák, F.Sedláček, F.Novotný. Latinsko-český slovník, Praha 1999.
  • Stroh W. (2016). Latina je mrtvá, ať žije latina!. Praha.


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