Latin

Course: Cultural Studies 2020

Structural unit: Faculty of Philosophy

Title
Latin
Code
ОК 36
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
4 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
4
Learning outcomes
2. To analyze, comment and summarize scientific and analytical texts of culturological format. 14. To conduct a public discussion and maintain a dialogue on Ukrainian culture with professionals and non-specialists.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Before studying this course, students must have general information about the historical and cultural context of antiquity, a basic knowledge of the history of the ancient world, ancient Greek mythology and literature, the basics of normative grammar of the ancient Greek language. 2. Students must be able to identify and disclose interlingual and intercultural relationships; analyze the phenomena of linguistic and cultural interference; interpret ancient and modern European culture. 3. Students must possess skills of morpheme, morphological and syntactic analysis of foreign language units and skills of lexical-etymological and historical-cultural analysis and commenting on sentences and texts.
Course content
Subject and tasks of studying the Latin language in the aspect of culturology. The role and importance of Latin in the European continuum. Phonetics system and rules of emphasis. Name system and its grammatical categories. Nouns and adjectives of I-V cases. Pronoun system. Numeral system. Grammatical categories of verbs, vocabulary form, verb bases. Formation of the main times (present, imperfect, futurum I). Formation of perfect system (perfect, plusquamperfect, futurum II). Basic information on the syntax of the Latin language (simple sentence, case syntax, independent constructions, hypotaxis system). Vocabulary of the Latin. Latinisms in modern European languages. Various genres of Roman literature in the cultural and historical context.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
Palmer L.R. (1984). The Latin Language. London: Faber.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Practical training, presentations, self-study
Assessment methods and criteria
1. Oral answer, additions and participation in discussions: 23/40 points 2. Presentation on the culture of ancient Rome using Latin concepts and terms: 10/20 points 3. Self-study (synopsis of sentence translations): 5/10 points 4. Self-study (preparation for the presentation): 5/10 points 5. Final test in writing - 12/20 points Final assessment in the form of credit: the final number of points in the course (maximum 100 points) is determined as the sum of points for systematic work during the semester, taking into account the final test. Credit is set based on the results of the student's work throughout the semester and does not provide for additional assessment activities.
Language of instruction
ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Lesia Leonidivna Zvonska
Department of General Linguistics, Classical Philology and Neo-Hellenistics
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology