Latin Prose and Grammar II
Undergraduate course
- ECTS credits
- 15
- Teaching semesters Spring
- Course code
- LAT105
- Number of semesters
- 1
- Teaching language
- Norwegian or English
- Resources
- Schedule
Course description
Objectives and Content
Objectives
The course provides increased knowledge of Latin vocabulary, inflection, and syntax, and an overview of Roman literary and cultural history.
Content
Reading of central prose texts from antiquity. There are lectures on syntax, inflection, and the historical background of the text.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
The candidate has
- increased knowledge of Latin language and grammar
- insights into Roman society and literature
Skills
The candidate can
- read Latin texts on their own using a dictionary
- identify forms and analyse sentences in Latin using a grammar
- translate simple Norwegian sentences into Latin
- account for important Roman authors, politicians, and events in Latin-language literature and culture
General competence
The candidate can
- make sense of the grammatical structure of a new language
- work with texts in other languages using grammars, dictionaries, text commentaries, and similar support material.
ECTS Credits
Level of Study
Semester of Instruction
Place of Instruction
Required Previous Knowledge
Recommended Previous Knowledge
Credit Reduction due to Course Overlap
Access to the Course
Teaching and learning methods
Teaching is given in the form of lectures on parts of the course literature and exercises in practical language mastering, for instance by translation from Norwegian to Latin
About 42 hours of teaching, three times a week in the second half of the semester.
If less than five students register to a course, the Department may introduce reduced teaching; cf. the relevant guidelines on Mitt UiB (Canvas). On courses where reduced teaching may be given, the students will receive information at the start of the semester, before the 1. Feb. / 1. Sept. deadline for registering.
Compulsory Assignments and Attendance
Forms of Assessment
6 hour written exam, on campus.
The exam assignment will be given in the language of instruction in the course.
The exam can be submitted in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English.