| Target groups: | students of the TU Dresden |
| Contents: | - Development of a basic vocabulary of approx. 1000 words. - Mediation and practice of the selected grammar areas. - Imparting and practicing the basic skills of decoding and recoding Latin original texts (prose) of medium to high difficulty. - Imparting basic knowledge of Latin cultural and literary history. |
| Prerequisite: | Successful participation in the language learning seminar / language course Latin – B1 or comparable knowledge. |
| European Framework of Reference/CEFR: | B2 |
| Type of teaching/duration: | 1 semester language learning seminar/language course | 4 SWS |
| Frequency of the course: | WiSe +SoSe |
| Workload: | The workload is 150 hours. Of this, 90 hours are devoted to self-study, including exam preparation and completion of the exam. |
| Credit points and grades: | The credit points are acquired if the examinations are passed. The exam consists of a written exam of 90 minutes and, if required, an oral exam of 15 minutes. The oral examination is only required in some courses. |
| Examinations: | - Graded participation certificate if only an exam is written. - If credited as a module (written exam and oral exam), 5 credit points are acquired unless the subject-specific study regulations specify otherwise. - If an oral examination is required, the examinations are weighted 2 (written exam): 1 (oral exam), unless another weighting is specified in the respective study regulations. - The examination results cannot be offset. |
| Qualification goals: | At level B2 of the CEFR, students have a solid knowledge of Latin grammar and can actively apply and reflect on this when developing texts. They master the methods of decoding and recoding complex original Latin texts at a speed of up to two words per minute. Students are able to classify these texts in their historical-cultural context and have basic knowledge of individual epochs, genres and authors of Latin literary history from the 1st BC to the 19th century. |
| Usability: | In degree programs that provide for language seminars / language courses in the supplementary area. |
| Teaching material: | * See LATEIN-2 for dictionaries * Heinrich Krefeld, Res Romanae, new edition, Cornelsen, Berlin 1999-2008. (The following chapters are obligatory: guide to the history of Rome, state and society, literature, philosophy, Roman Germania, Latin in Europe) In Res Romanae, the following pages in particular should be edited for the above-mentioned chapters: p. 18 (the patricians), p. 25 to p. 29 above (control of offices and power), p. 68 to p. 71 right (Roman state cults) There is also a new edition: Peter Kuhlmann, Res Romanae, Odenbourg, Munich 2017. The obligatory chapters remain the same, only the arrangement (see table of contents) has changed. New Res Romanae, binding chapter reference: Lateinische Sprache komplett Römische Literatur without Exemplum Augusteische Werte Gattungen: Brief Philosophie komplett Staat und Gesellschaft (without Exemplum Leichenzug) Religion: römische Götter Kulturelle Kontinuität: Historischer Überblick, der Limes Aufbau einer römischen Provinzstadt
Both editions can be used to prepare for the oral Latin exam. |
| Remarks/Miscellaneous: | Latin exam:
Registration for the "Latinum" examination takes place at the State Office for Schools and Education, Dresden location, Grossenhainer Str. 92, 01127 Dresden, using the registration form. IMPORTANT: If you have any questions in connection with the admission and implementation of the state supplementary examinations, please contact the State Office for Schools and Education, Dresden location, Ms. Tuch. At this point there is also a reference to the topics that you have to work on in the above-mentioned textbook "Res Romanae": Guide to the history of Rome, state and society, literature, philosophy, Roman Germania, Latin in Europe. Intensive study of p. 18 (patricians), intensive study of p. 25 (control of offices and power) to p. 29 above, intensive study of p. 68 (Roman state cults) to p. 71 on the right The factual texts from "Studium Latinum" are omitted. There is a completely new edition of the Res Romanae. Both editions can be used to prepare for the oral Latin exam. The current exam dates can be found here. The dictionaries approved for the exam (see Lat-2) must be brought to both the written and the oral exam. No aids are provided by the examination authority. All statements without guarantee. |