Course
GPS02 - Latin (II)
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General Information
| Course Type | On Campus |
| Course Category | P6. Languages |
| Description | Teaching Objective: The course will provide students with an adequate knowledge of Latin, both grammatically and syntactically. By the end of the course, they will be able to understand a philosophical text in Latin and translate it into their own language, without particular difficulty and regardless of the stylistic level of the passage. To this end, the instructor will provide specific guidance on Latin philosophical vocabulary, particularly on the style of St. Thomas. Teaching Content: Starting from the texts of St. Thomas that will be provided by the instructor, the program includes the study of the following topics, with particular attention to the use of linguistic norms in philosophical texts of interest to students: Noun morphology: the five declensions, first and second class adjectives, comparatives and superlatives, adverbs, pronouns (possessive, demonstrative, relative, interrogative, indefinite), cardinal and ordinal numerals; Verb morphology: the four active and passive verb conjugations, deponent and irregular verbs; Case syntax: Elements of propositions and concordances. Syntax of nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, vocative, ablative. Nominal forms of the verb: infinitive, participle, gerund, gerundive, supine. Determinations of place and time; Sentence syntax: Coordination and subordination. Subordinate clauses and subordinating connectives (direct and indirect questions, complementaries, relatives, finals, consecutives, concessives, causal, temporal, comparatives), independent subjunctives, consecutio temporum, modal attraction, conditional sentence. Teaching Mode: Lecture and Conversational Interaction Assessment Mode: Oral Examination |
| College Organization Structure | Holy Spirit Institute of Philosophy |
| Course Tuition Fee | 1380.00 |
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