Course: Latin for History Students I

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Course title Latin for History Students I
Course code KHI/KMH10
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Krieger Miloslav, PhDr. CSc.
Course content
Access and approach are determined with regard to the work of a professional historian, without exclusive narrow specialization. It reflects the significance and role of Latin with its historical realities and transformations. Following the fundamental course of the Latin language in undergraduate studies, attention is now turned to Latin medieval studies, its content and components. The basis remains practical mastery of normative Latin grammar, with an addition being the development of Latin in the post-antique period, focusing on the establishment of medieval Latin. Reference is made to the phases and stages of the development of the Latin language (vulgar, Christian, ecclesiastical, medieval Latin), to the influences of forming national languages, and beginning with the Carolingian Renaissance to the process of stabilizing language rules and creating a new norm of Latin. Latin language in the role of an international language with certain specificities regarding differences in time, place, and environment. The questions of the Latin original text, pronunciation, as well as language composition, terminology, and stylistics are included. A selection from Latin medieval literature with its many genres is optional, as well as corresponding to opportunities. Naturally, there is a possibility to refer to auxiliary scientific disciplines. On the other hand, it is not necessary to be restricted only to the Middle Ages; one can seek continuity towards humanistic literature, turn attention to later writings, to literature and inscriptions, such as baroque literature and neo-Latin texts. The starting point is textbooks didactically divided into lessons and guides with adapted texts, working with dictionaries and other aids.

Learning activities and teaching methods
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Learning outcomes
The aim is to deepen the basic skills and overall prerequisites for a good understanding of Latin texts, following the Latin course in the bachelor's program. It mainly includes a selection of documents and texts that are frequently used in the historical field. The starting point remains the textbook division of the study material.
The student will gain sufficient prerequisites for reliable translation of moderately difficult Latin texts and their solid interpretation. The foundation is a good understanding of Latin grammar and the essential contexts of the language's development. Along with an overview of methods and working techniques, and with the ability to work using the necessary tools, they will also find a way to cope with more challenging questions.
Prerequisites
It is desirable to have a level of knowledge of Latin corresponding to the basic Latin course in undergraduate studies as a prerequisite.

Assessment methods and criteria
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The student demonstrates their abilities through work in class or other agreed forms of communication, especially in combined studies, and the ability to achieve results. The knowledge-based skills significantly exceed the framework of the basic Latin course in bachelor's studies. There is a qualitative focus on the Latin language during the post-classical period. A good understanding of normative Latin grammar remains fundamental. What follows as a specialization takes the form of an advanced study. This includes, alongside the language-grammatical component in its basic features, the primary manifestations of Latin linguistic culture and literature. The second semester concludes with an examination, and the selection of texts serves to practically verify the overall level achieved.
Recommended literature
  • Bejlovec J. a kol. Latina pro vysoké školy. Praha.
  • Nechutová Jana. Středověká latina. Praha. 2002.
  • Nechutová Jana. Texty ke cvičením ze středověké latiny. Brno. 1995.
  • Sedláček Josef. Latinsko-český a česko-latinský slovník. Praha. 2011.
  • Šimandl Josef. Latinská čítanka pro studující dějin křesťanského umění. Praha. 2014.
  • Zachová Jana. Chrestomatie středověké latinské literatury. Praha. 1983.
  • Zachová Jana. Latina pro historiky a archiváře. Praha, 2005.


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