MV214Zk Latin For Lawyers II - Beginners

Faculty of Law
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Kamila Novotná (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Kamila Novotná
Language Centre, Faculty of Law Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Lenka Pavlíková
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Law Division – Language Centre
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MV214Zk/01: Mon 4. 3. to Fri 24. 5. Tue 10:00–11:40 133, K. Novotná
MV214Zk/02: Mon 4. 3. to Fri 24. 5. Wed 10:00–11:40 020, K. Novotná
Prerequisites
MV117Z Latin for Lawyers I && ! MV214K Latin For Lawyers II
The students are supposed to have acquired credit assigned to previous course in Latin for Lawyers, Beginners MV117Z.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 60 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 20/60, only registered: 2/60
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • Law (programme PrF, PR_)
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to introduce law students into the system of Latin morphology and the rudiments of syntax so that they could read simple Latin texts and look up any Latin legal term.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able to: - Understand legal expressions and interpret them. - Translate and interpret Latin sentences and classical Latin legal texts. - Analyze word formation in Latin words, including phonological changes. - Understand and actively use internationalisms of Latin origin.
Syllabus
  • 1. Revision of the system of latin noun and adjective declination. Demonstrative pronouns. Indefinite pronoun formation. Translation. 2. Comparison of the system “present“in individual conjugations – revision. Interrogative and relative pronouns. Legal phrases. 3. Main latin sources of law. Future tense I. Conversion of parts of speech II. 4. Cardinal and ordinal numerals. Greek and latin numerals and expressions of amount in internacionalism. Translation of a text. 5. Adverb formation and gradation – regular. Irregular verbs velle, nolle. 6. Adjective and adverbs gradation. Historical quotations. 7. Translation of a text. Irregular verbs ferre, ire. 8. “Participium prezens“ active in a construction of “ablative absolute“. 9. Indicatives and conjuncts sequence in latin. Translation. 10. Conjuncts of “imperfectum“ and “prezens“ of irregular verbs. Present conjuncts in subordinate sentences. Legal phrases III. 11. Case syntax – summary. Frequency in legal and general statements. 12. Forms of perfect stem. Text analysis and translation.
Literature
    required literature
  • ŠEDOVÁ, Marie a Marta SEVEROVÁ. Latina pro právníky. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2008, ISBN 978-80-210-3805-9. a další dotisky.
Teaching methods
An interactive language seminar with home preparation based on the instructions in the Interactive syllabus (IS MUNI).
Assessment methods
Fulfilling the following requirements: attendance and active work in the seminar, including home preparation tasks (50%), passing a final written test (30%) and oral examination (20%).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2025.
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