Course: Reading of Latin texts 2

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Course title Reading of Latin texts 2
Course code KKF/CLT2
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kolářová Jana, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Reading of selected passages from original Latin text - Coniuratio Catilinae written by Gaius Sallustius Crispus - with the aim to fix the translational skills and improve the interpetation of literary works. Historical and political contexts, specifics of the genre and author´s style.

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 literary works.
Ability to translate prosaic Latin text, understand historical context and distinguish specific features of author´s style, enlargement of the vocabulary.
Prerequisites
Adequate knowledge of Latin grammar.

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark, Oral exam, Systematic Observation of Student

Active participation in class, regular preparing for the lessons. Successful completion of the oral examination.
Recommended literature
  • Sallustius, C. G., & Opitz, T. (1939). Bellum Catilinae ;: Bellum Iugurthinum : orationes et epistulae ex historiis excerptae : für den Schulgebrauch. Heft 1, Bellum Catilinae. Leipzig: B.G. Teubner.
  • Sallustius, C. G. (1988). Catilinovo spiknutí. Praha.
  • Sedláček, J., Novotný, F., Pražák, J. M., & Novotný, F. (1999). Latinsko-český slovník. Praha: KLP.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Latin Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Latin Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer