The Latin course for students of Musicology 2 3106-2JLDM-CW
The subject contents:
- the basic rules of the Latin grammar (inflection) and the Latin vocabulary
- reading simple Latin texts containing the examples of presented inflection topics
- explaining ancient etymology of terms used nowadays especially in the musicology field
- basic information about read texts (fragments from Carmina Burana, Laus Cracoviae, psalms etc.) and about their authors
- the popular literary and music topos
Type of course
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
A student should know elementary terminology of Polish grammar connected with the inflection and syntaxy (names of cases, the part of the speech, parts of the sentence)
After these classes a student:
- translates simple Latin texts
- describes grammar forms of Latin words and Latin syntaxy
- learns fragments of original Latin texts especially about the music read by themselves
- names characters from the mythology (Arion, Orpheus etc.) and history (Ciołek) and describes their stories
- describes ancient motives used in the music texts (Fortuna, Kairos etc.)
Assessment criteria
1. Constant appraisal (the current preparing to the classes and activity during them) 40%
2. Tests written during semesters – 30%
3. The final written test (translation of a text) – 30 %
4. The final test can be taken after passing all tests written during semesters. A student is allowed to rewrite the test third time if not passed the first and second one.
Missing a test in the first date without a serious excuse results in the loss of the term.
Absence of four hours a semester from classes is allowed
Bibliography
Muzyka. Leksykon (historia, sztuka, ikonografia), by A. Ausoni, Warsaw 2007
2. Słownik mitologii greckiej i rzymskiej, by P. Grimal, Wrocław 1990.
3. Słownik kościelny łacińsko-polski, by A. Jougan, Publishing House of Warsaw Archidiocese, Warsaw (dowolne wydanie).
4. Słownik mitów i tradycji kultury, by W. Kopaliński, Warsaw (dowolne wydanie).
5. Łacina w kulturze polskiej, by A.W. Mikołajczak, Wrocław 1998.
6. Mały słownik łacińsko-polski, by J. Korpanty or K. Kumaniecki published by PWN, Warsaw (dowolne wydanie) or
7. Słownik pisarzy antycznych, by A. Świderkówna, Warsaw 1982.
8. Gramatyka opisowa języka łacińskiego,by M. Wielewski, published PWN, Warsaw (dowolne wydanie) or
9. Gramatyka opisowa języka łacińskiego, by J. Wikarjak, published
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