LATIN-I
- Course
- LATN101 - LATIN-I
- Department
- School of Foreign Languages
- Course Type
- Course
- Status
- Required
- Language
- English
- Credit
- 3
- ECTS
- 4
- T+P+L
- 3 + 0 + 0
- Course Coordinator(s)
- -
- Prerequisite
- -
Course Description
The course is intended to familiarize the student with the phonetics, grammatical structure and vocabulary of the Latin language. It is specfically aimed at students whose studies involve a lot of Latin names, phases and descriptions, in particular students of agriculture, health sciences and pharmacology will find this course useful. The students will be able to use the acquired vocabulary regarding the above mentioned fields.The students will be able to identify and understand names and definitions in Latin. The course will also enable the students to write short sentences in Latin and they will be able to understand simple texts in Latin.
LATIN-I
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Course outcomes
- 01 Comprehension of roots of Latin terms used in the natural sciences and law
- 02 Better understanding of European languages with roots in Latin
- 03 Experiencing a new dimension in learning
- 04 Acquiring a rare faculty
- 05 Acquiring a sense of the importance of the language in shaping history
Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Timeline of the history of the Roman Empire |
| Week 2 | History of the Latin language |
| Week 3 | The Latin alphabet, Latin phonetics and pronunciation |
| Week 4 | First principles |
| Week 5 | First declnesion nouns |
| Week 6 | The nominative case. The verb esse |
| Week 7 | The acccusative case. First conjgation verbs |
| Week 8 | Mid term exam week |
| Week 9 | The genitive case. Dialogues in Latin |
| Week 10 | The dative case. Short stories in Latin |
| Week 11 | The ablative case. Conversations in Latin |
| Week 12 | Latin prepositions and exercises with Latin prepositions |
| Week 13 | Pronouns and exercises with pronouns |
| Week 14 | Auxilairy verbs: esse, posse, volle, debere |
| Week 15 | Final exam week |
Reference Books & Course Materials
- 01 D'Ooge, Benjamin Leonard: "Latin for Beginners". Ginn and Company 1911
Learning Outcomes
- L01 Comprehension of roots of Latin terms used in the natural sciences and law
- L02 Better understanding of European languages with roots in Latin
- L03 Experiencing a new dimension in learning
- L04 Acquiring a rare faculty
- L05 Acquiring a sense of the importance of the language in shaping history
Program Outcomes
- P01 1. Students will be able to adopt theoretical and practical knowledge in a challenging work environment.
- P02 2. Students will be able to guide teamwork in intercultural and various international working environments.
- P03 3. Students will be able to obtain the communicative, conceptual and analytical skills necessary for conflict environments.
- P04 4. Students will be able to recognize the importance of basic competence to create a competitive advantage and achieve a success on a global scale.
- P05 5. Students will be able to integrate ethical and social responsible practices that are environmentally friendly and applicable both in business and personal life.
- P06 6. Students will be able to raise awareness about continuous improvement to increase business performance in professional life.
- P07 7. Students will be able to adopt and apply critical and strategic thinking together with research capabilities for organizational decisions.
- P08 8. Students will be able to use and manage the information technologies required for the contemporary business world.
- P09 9. Students will be able to have a knowledge of, at least, one foreign language at basic level in addition to English.
- P10 10. Students will be able to acquire effective teamwork skills.
Po-Lo Matrix
| LO | P01 | P02 | P03 | P04 | P05 | P06 | P07 | P08 | P09 | P10 | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |