LJSPFF Latin for the Students of the Faculty of Arts

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Vanda Kelling, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Petra Mutlová, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Marie Okáčová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Antonín Bartoněk, DrSc.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Timetable of Seminar Groups
LJSPFF/01: Mon 8:20–9:55 A42 stara, M. Okáčová
LJSPFF/02: Tue 18:20–19:55 A31 stara, V. Kelling
LJSPFF/03: Wed 18:20–19:55 A49, P. Mutlová
Prerequisites
The course is offered to the beginners, no previous knowledge of Latin is expected.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 120 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/120, only registered: 0/120, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/120
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course aims at providing students with the basics of Latin grammar system. The emphasis is placed on gaining the gist of the system and of the functions of individual grammatical categories and their appropriate terming. Students master common forms of nouns and verbs and the principles of their formation. Attention is also paid to the most frequent syntactic features. Concerning the vocabulary, students are taught the frequent word roots many of which appear in the modern languages. At the end of this course, students are able to read elementary Latin texts. The knowledge of the principles of Latin grammatical system and the basic vocabulary gives students a good basis for the study of other languages.
Syllabus
  • 1. Survey of the Latin grammatical system – grammatical categories, basic terminology. Phonetics – information on the various types of pronunciation.
  • 2. Nouns: declension 1-5.
  • 3. Adjectives, comparison of adjectives.
  • 4. Present participle.
  • 5. Basic pronouns
  • 6. Adverbs.
  • 7. Indicative of the present tense of all conjugations and the verb “esse“.
  • 8. Imperative, infinitive of the present tense - active and passive voices.
  • 9. Indicative of the imperfect tense.
  • 10. Future tense.
  • 11. Deponent verbs.
  • 12. Direct questions.
  • 13. Relative clauses.
Literature
  • BARTONĚK, Antonín. Latina pro posluchače filozofické fakulty. Vyd. 10. přeprac. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2003, 336 s. ISBN 9788021032170. info
  • Novotný, F. (ed.). Základní latinská mluvnice. 2. vyd., v H & H 1. Jinočany : H & H, 1992. 297 s. ISBN 80-85467-91-7.
  • Pražák, J. M. - Sedláček, J. - Novotný, F. Latinsko-český slovník., A-K. Praha : Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1955. viii, 743.
  • Pražák, J. M. - Sedláček, J. - Novotný, F. Latinsko-český slovník., L-Z. 1. vyd. Praha : Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1955. 684 s.
  • Pech, J. Latina pro gymnázia I. 4. vyd. Praha : Leda, 1998. 404 s. ISBN 8085927470.
  • Pech, J. Latina pro gymnázia II. 2. vyd. Praha : Leda, 1999. 471 s. ISBN 8085927527.
Bookmarks
https://is.muni.cz/ln/tag/FF:LJSPFF!
Assessment methods
Requirements for credit: regular attendance at seminars (75%) and successful scores in two smaller semestral tests and in the final test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 0.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018.
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