FF:PV1A307 Latin II - Course Information

PV1A307 Latin II

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Pavel Ševčík, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Pavel Ševčík, Ph.D.
Department of Auxiliary Historical Sciences and Archive Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Olga Barová
Supplier department: Department of Auxiliary Historical Sciences and Archive Studies – Faculty of Arts

Prerequisites (in Czech)

PV1A306 Latin I &&! PV1A211 Latin II &&! AR1A211 Latin II &&!NOWANY( AR1A307 Latin II , AR1A211 Latin II , PV1A211 Latin II )

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Auxiliary Historical Sciences (programme FF, B-PV_) (3)

Course objectives

The aim of the course is: to explain relevant grammatical and syntactical elements of classical Latin; to exercise selected Latin grammar; to teach the students how to translate simple Latin sentences into Czech; Students will also be required to have a passive command of selected Latin vocabulary.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, students will be able to: identify and describe the grammatical and syntactical elements of Classical Latin; apply Latin grammar; translate simple Latin sentences into Czech; Students will also be required to have a passive command of selected Latin vocabulary.

Syllabus

• Accusative plus infinitive construction; 4th and 5th declension; selected demonstrative, interrogative, negative and relative pronouns; selected pronominal adjectives; relative clauses; comparison of adjectives and adverbs; formulation of comparisons; present and imperfect subjunctive mood of the verbs of 1st – 4th conjugation and the verb esse and its compounds; optative mood; subordinate conjunctions ut and ne; conditional sentences; cum historicum; selected numerals; constructions of local place names; perfect indicative tense of all conjugations.

Literature

required literature
• MIKULOVÁ, Jana. Základní kurz latiny I (Basic Course of Latin I). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, 402 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-7039-4. Digitální knihovna FF MU info

recommended literature
• PRAŽÁK, Josef M., František NOVOTNÝ and Josef SEDLÁČEK. Latinsko-český slovník. A-K [Pražák, 1980]. Edited by František Novotný. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1980, viii, 743. info
• PRAŽÁK, Josef M., František NOVOTNÝ and Josef SEDLÁČEK. Latinsko-český slovník. L-Z [Pražák, 1980]. Edited by František Novotný. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1980, 684 s. info

not specified
• NOVOTNÝ, František. Základní latinská mluvnice. 2. vyd., 1. vyd. v H & H. Praha: H & H, 1992, 297 s. ISBN 80-85467-91-7. info

Teaching methods

50% lecture 50% seminar

Assessment methods

Credit requirements : regular class attendance (75%); pass one short written test (the passmark is 65%); final written test (at least 65%); in all of the tests, knowledge of the relevant Classical Latin grammar will be examined by the translation of Latin terms and simple sentences and other grammatical exercises. The use of a dictionary will not be allowed during the test, as a passive command of selected Latin vocabulary is required.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• AR1A307 Latin II
  !AR1A211&&!PV1A211&&PV1A306||AR1A306&&!NOWANY(PV1A307,AR1A211,PV1A211)  
• LJ602 Latin for the Non-Latinists II
  (LJ601) && (!LJ102) && (!LJ103) && !program(B-LJ_) && (!AR1A307) && (!PV1A307) && !NOWANY(LJ102,!AR1A307,PV1B54) && (!AR1A307) && (!PV1A307)  
• PV1A308 Latin III
  PV1A307&&!NOWANY(AR1A308)  

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