PLDS03 Elementary Latin

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2017
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jana Mikulová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Aleš Brandner, CSc.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Pavel Krejčí, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to examine knowledge of basic Latin grammar. The course is intended for Ph.D. students of Slavic languages.
Learning outcomes
A student should be able to:
grammatically describe verbal and nominal forms and create them;
translate short sentences into Czech;
identify basic types of Latin subordinate clauses.
Syllabus
  • 1st declension nouns, basic prepositions.
  • 1st conjugation (present, imperfect and future indicative, imperative, present infinitive); translation of passive forms, expression of agent.
  • 2nd declension nouns, 1st and 2nd declension adjectives.
  • Verb esse, compounds of the verb esse. Adverbs derived from the 1st and 2nd declension adjectives.
  • 2nd conjugation (present, imperfect and future indicative, imperative, present infinitive).
  • 3rd declension nouns.
  • 3rd and 4th conjugation, mixed conjugation (type capio) - present, imperfect and future indicative, imperative, present infinitive.
  • Deponent verbs.
  • 3rd declension adjectives, present participle and its use.
  • Adverbs of 3rd declension adjectives, personal pronouns, possessive pronouns, demonstrative pronouns is, idem, possessive genitive and dative.
  • Double accusative construction, accusative with infinitive.
  • 4th and 5th declension, demonstrative pronouns.
  • Interrogative and relative pronouns, relative clauses; negative pronouns; pronominal adjectives.
  • Comparison of adjectives and adverbs.
  • Present subjunctive (1st-4th conjugation and esse).
  • Imperfect subjunctive (1st-4th conjugation and esse).
  • Use of the present and imperfect subjunctive in selected types of subordinate clauses (ut / ne clauses, cum historicum, conditional clauses).
  • Cardinal and ordinal numerals.
  • Perfect stem, perfect active indicative.
  • Perfect passive participle, perfect passive indicative.
  • Participium coniunctum, ablative absolute.
  • Plusquamperfect and future perfect indicative and its use in subordinate clauses.
  • Future participle and supine; perfect and future infinitives; nominative with infinitive.
  • Perfect and plusquamperct subjunctive.
  • Indirect questions, use of subjuntive, sequence of tenses.
  • Gerundive and gerund.
  • Verbs velle, nolle, malle, ire, ferre, fieri (passive knowledge).
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
  • MIKULOVÁ, Jana. Základní kurz latiny. 2. díl. (Basic Course of Latin. Volume 2.). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2013, 190 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-6499-7. Digitální knihovna FF MU info
  • ŽAŽA, Stanislav. Latina pro studenty východoslovanských jazyků. 1. vydání. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2000, 156 stran. ISBN 8021023457. info
  • BILÍKOVÁ, Eva. Přehled latinské mluvnice : [pomůcka při výuce latiny]. Brno: MC nakladatelství, 1999, 63 s. info
  • PECH, Jiří. Latina pro gymnázia. 4. vyd. Praha: Leda, 1998, 404 s. ISBN 8085927470. info
  • PECH, Jiří. Latina pro gymnázia. Vyd. 1. Praha: Leda, 1996, 471 s. ISBN 808592711X. info
Teaching methods
The course is not regularly taught, it is an examination.
Assessment methods
Written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, Spring 2008, Autumn 2008, Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010, Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2012, Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022.
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