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CLAS-B215

Latin : langue et philologie

academic year
2026-2027

Course teacher(s)

Emmanuel DUPRAZ (Coordinator)

ECTS credits

5

Language(s) of instruction

french

Course content

Translation exercises from Latin into French and from French into Latin. Analyses of phonetic, morphological, syntactic and pragmatic topics. Case studies in linguistic history and in lexical morphology.

Objectives (and/or specific learning outcomes)

Reaching an overall control of the Latin language, especially in its diachronic dimension. Using philological methods. Getting accustomed with translating from Latin into French. Reaching a satisfactory knowledge of the Latin verbal moods.

Teaching methods and learning activities

The course includes regular exercices (prepared at home by students), in particular translations from Latin into French and from French into Latin.

References, bibliography, and recommended reading

Useful handbooks: Ernout (Alfred) and Thomas (François), 19532, Syntaxe latine, Paris ; Burkard (Thorsten) and Schauer (Markus), 20125, Lehrbuch der lateinischen Syntax und Semantik, Darmstadt.

Course notes

  • Université virtuelle

Contribution to the teaching profile

Control of Latin language and literature. Development of a method of linguistic analysis of the texts.

Other information

Contacts

Bureau AZ.5.117 Email: emmanuel.dupraz@ulb.ac.be

Campus

Solbosch

Evaluation

Method(s) of evaluation

  • written examination

written examination

Written exams at the end of each quadrimester, both for the theoretical part and for the exercises.

Mark calculation method (including weighting of intermediary marks)

Theoretical part, first quadrimeter: 25%; theoretical part, second quadrimeter: 25%; exercises, first quadrimeter: 25%; exercises, second quadrimeter: 25%.

Language(s) of evaluation

  • french

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