Course: Reading of Latin texts 1

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Course title Reading of Latin texts 1
Course code KKF/LC1
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
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)
  • Šubrt Jiří, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Reading of selected fables of Ovidius´s Metamorphoses (original Latin text) with the aim to fix the translational skills and improve the interpetation of poetical works. Historical and political contexts, specifics of the genre and author´s style. Obtaining the ability to distinguish tropes and figures.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
Learning outcomes
Reading of selected parts from original Latin texts with the aim to fix the translational skills and improve the interpetation of poetical works.
Ability to translate the Latin epic poetry (Ovid´s Metamorphoses) and read dactylic hexameters, enlargement of the vocabulary.
Prerequisites
Adequate knowledge of Latin grammar.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Systematic Observation of Student

Active participation in class, regular preparing for the lessons. Successful completion of the oral examination.
Recommended literature
  • Ovidius,, & Bureš, I. (1974). Proměny. Praha: Svoboda.
  • Sedláček, J., Novotný, F., Pražák, J. M., & Novotný, F. (1999). Latinsko-český slovník. Praha: KLP.


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