Latin for students of English

The aim of the Latin course is to make students acquainted with the basic Latin grammar, syntax and lexis in order to translate basic Latin text into Polish and make them appreciate the influence of Latin language and culture on the English language and culture.

The aim of the Latin course is:

- to learn basic Latin grammar, syntax and lexis;

- to learn how to identify and differentiate various Latin forms;

- to translate basic Latin texts into Polish;

- to learn basic information about the Latin language and culture;

- to discern how the Latin language and culture influenced British language and culture.

Topics of the course include:

- grammar:

1. Nouns and cases in singular and plural - 1st and 2nd declinations

2. Adjectives: 1st and 2nd declinations

3. Verbs: sum, esse and four conjugations; personal pronouns

4. Nouns and adjectives: 3rd, 4th and 5th declination

5. Verbs: active and passive; past participles

6. Pronouns: ille, hic, is and qui; verbs: the subjunctive; possum and volo

7. Coparison, imperatives

8. Participles, gerundives and gerunds

9. Deponent verbs

10. Infinitives, indirect speech, pronouns: se and ipse

- culture:

1. A short history of Rome and Latin language

2. Roman names, numerals, dates and days

3. Roman Britain

4. Latin for doctors and lawyers

5. Church Latin

6. Latin mottoes and inscriptions.

Obligatory:

manual: G. D. A. Sharpley, "Essential Latin. The Language and Life of Ancient Rome", London 2000 or later edition,

Latin-English or Latin-Polish dictionary: e.g. C. T. Lewis, C. Short, "A Latin Dictionary" (various paper and electronic editions); J. Korpanty, "Słownik łacińsko-polski", Warszawa 2001 (or later eidtion).

Additional:

M. Walker, "Annus horribilis. Latin for Everyday Life", Stroud 2007 or later edition;

Latin-English or Latin-Polish grammars

Student to be admitted to the final test is obliged to:

- be present and active during the classes on-line (student is allowed to miss classes once; being absent for 50% of all the classes means that student does not get the grade and is not allowed to participate in the final test) (K_W01, K_K05);

- be prepared for the classes (being unprepared for each two classes counts as one absence) (K_K01, K_U01);

- pass two individual translations during the term on-line (with questions from Latin lexis; student has three possibilities to pass the translation) (K_W02, K_U02).

Abovementioned conditions are obligatory to be admitted to the final test.

The final test consists of a translation from Latin into Polish (or English) and questions from Latin grammar and Latin lexis, as well as useful Latin abbreviations.

Tthe final test will be graded as follows:

under 60% - failed

60% - passed

80% - good

90% - very good

Not applicable