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Latin

Code: 100625
Credits: 6

2026/2027

Degree programme	Type	Course
Catalan Philology: Literary Studies and Linguistics	FB	1
Spanish Language and Literature	FB	1

Contact lecturer

Name :: Ulisse Cecini
Email :: ulisse.cecini@uab.cat

Teaching staff

: Ulisse Cecini
: Sandra Cano Aguilera
: Adrián Arjona Fernández
: Sofia Zamrik Vila

Group languages

You can consult this information at the end of the document.

Prerequisites

This subject 100625 Latin will be taught in two groups: one for students who have previously studied Latin for two years or more; and another for students who have taken Latin for less than two years or have never taken it. Each group will be constituted in accordance with the students' Secondary School curriculum (or other academic documents referring to courses previous to the current one - with which access to the university was given -). To prove the distribution of the groups by level, it will be mandatory to provide a document accrediting the training in Latin that the student has received in the previous stages.

Objectives

Giving a synchronic description of the grammar of classical Latin.

Providing theoretical tools to identify morphosyntactic structures, as well as proficiency in phonetics, phonology, lexicon and semantics of Latin as a flexive language.

Placing Latin in the context of indoeuropean languages and at the origin of Romance languages.

Familiarizing the students with the etymologies and with the main mechanisms by means of which which Latin classical words are built.

Drawing basic coordinates (genres, themes, characters, topics....) of Latin literature.

Learning outcomes

Identify the content of a classical literary work (themes, characters, topics, etc.) in different subsequent manifestations of Western culture (visual arts and literature).
Recognise the elements in common between Latin and the Romance languages: etymology, lexis formation and morphology.
Resolve exercises on the application of grammatical knowledge.
Locate information in secondary source materials.
Apply the grammatical knowledge acquired to the analysis and comprehension of Latin texts.
Explain, orally or in writing, the emergence from Latin of the Romance languages, within the framework of the family of Indo-European languages, together with the concepts of comparative linguistics and Vulgar Latin.
Use the basic tools of philology efficiently and self-sufficiently.
Identify the content of a classical literary work (themes, characters, topics...) in different later works of Western culture (plastic arts and literature).
Recognise the common elements between Latin and Romance languages: etymology, lexical formation and morphology.
Solve exercises on the application of grammatical knowledge.
Locate information in secondary reference bibliography.
Apply acquired grammatical knowledge to the analysis and understanding of Latin texts.
Explain orally or in writing the origin of Romance languages from Latin within the Indo-European language family, as well as the concepts of comparative linguistics and Colloquial Latin.
Use the basic philological tools efficiently and independently.

Syllabus

Introductory material and methodology

I1: Presentation of tools for the study of Classical philology.

Grammar

G1: Latin prosody: the pronunciation of Latin and its reading (in prose and verse).

G2: Latin as a flexive language: Latin declensions and conjugations.

G3: Fundamentals of classical Latin syntax

Linguistics

Lg.1: Historical stages of the Latin language with introduction of the concepts of comparative linguistics and vulgar Latin.

Literature

Lt.1: Main classical literary works (themes, characters, topics) and their tradition.

Learning activities and methodology

Title	Hours	ECTS
Support of the study of Latin literature	4	0.16
Study of Latin grammar	67.5	2.7
Study of Latin literary landscape	37	1.48
Description of Latin phonetics, morphology and syntaxis	18	0.72
Presentation of philological tools	3.5	0.14
Support in the study of the basics of Latin grammar	4	0.16
Description of Latin literary landscape	11.5	0.46

At the beginning of the course, the teachers will give a dossier for the study of the subject. This dossier will contain a more detailed bibliography and contents information.

Also at the beginning of the course, the teachers will communicate the calendar of the evaluation activities.

Annotation: within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.

Assessment

Continuous assessment activities

Title	Weight	Hours	ECTS	Learning outcomes
I partial test	24%	1.5	0.06	3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 11, 12, 14
final exam	42%	1.5	0.06	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
II partial test	34%	1.5	0.06	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14

1. The final grade for the course will be the sum of the following assessment activities:

Two partial assessments, worth 24% and 34%, respectively, covering the course content covered by the scheduled course date.

A final exam, worth 42%, on the topics of grammar, linguistics, and Latin literature.

On carrying out each evaluation activity, lecturers will inform students (on Moodle) of the procedures to be followed for reviewing all grades awarded, and the date on which such a review will take place.

Exchange students who request to take an exam earlier must present the professor with a written document from their home university justifying their request.

2. Students will obtain a Not assessed/Not submitted course grade unless they have submitted more than 30% of the assessment items.

This subject allows the use of AI technologies or any other virtual information medium (websites, blogs, books in stone, videos, etc.) exclusively for support tasks in matter of learning and practising the contents of the course. The use of such technologies or media is strictly forbidden during the partial assessments and the final exam.

If the student commits any irregularity that could lead to a significant variation in an assessment, that assessment will be graded with a 0, regardless of any disciplinary process that may be initiated. If multiple irregularities occur in the assessments, the final grade will be 0.

This course does not include a single assessment system.

To participate in the remedial exam, the student must have been previously evaluated in a set of activities with a weight equivalent to a minimum of two-thirds of the final grade.

Bibliography

N.B .: In addition to the recommended works below, other references will be presented in class, especially those related to the Philological Tools (dictionaries, text collections, journals, web pages, etc.). We consider that the listed works are important, but the students should ideally discover other scientific references during their study.

Latin grammars (selection)

Espluga i Corbalán, Xavier – Miró i Vinaixa, Mònica (s.d.), Llengua llatina. Morfologia, sintaxi i traducció del llatí, UOC.

Marouzeau, Jules (1954²), Introduction au latin, Paris.

Marouzeau, Jules (1955⁴), La prononciation du latin (histoire, théorie, pratique), Paris.

Valentí Fiol, Eduard (1993⁸), Gramática de la lengua latina, Barcelona.

Valentí Fiol, Eduard (1987¹⁷), Sintaxis latina, Barcelona.

Manuals of Latin literature (selection)

Bickel, Ernst (1982), Historia de la literatura romana, Madrid.

Bieler, Ludwig (1969), Historia de la literatura romana, Madrid.

Büchner, Karl (1968), Historia de la literatura latina, Barcelona.

Cavallo, Guillelmo - Fedeli, Paolo - Giardina, Andrea (1989-2005), Lo spazio letterario di Roma antica. Vols. I-VI, Roma.

Codoñer, Carmen (ed.) (1997), Historia de la literatura latina, Madrid.

Fuhrmann, Manfred (ed.) (1985). Literatura romana. Madrid.

Gómez Pallarès, Joan (2003), Studiosa Roma. Los géneros literarios en la cultura romana, UAB-Bellaterra (Barcelona).

Grimal, Pièrre (1965), La littérature latine, Paris. (Reescrit a París, 1994).

Von Albrecht, Michael (1992), Geschichte der römischen Literatur. 2 vols. München-New York-London-Paris. (trad. esp. D. Estefanía-A. Pociña, Barcelona, vol. I, 1997; vol. II, 1999: Historia de la literatura romana).

Zehmacker, Hubert - Fredouille, Jean Claude (1993), Littérature latine, Paris (2001³).

Linguistics and history of classical culture (selection)

Abad, Francisco (1980), Lengua española e Historia de la lingüística, Madrid.

Benveniste, Emile (1971), Problemas de lingüística general, México.

Cavallo, Guillelmo (1975), Libri editori e pubblico nel mondo antico: guida storica e critica, Roma.

Curtius, Erns Robert (1976 reed.), Literatura europea y Edad Media latina, México.

Díaz y Díaz, Manuel (1975), \"Latinitas. Sobre la evolución de su concepto\", en Emerita 19, 35-50.

Fernández Galiano, Manuel (1972), \"Filología: las lenguas clásicas\", en Greece & Rome 10, 150-157.

Fontán, Antonio (1974), Humanismo romano, Barcelona.

Gil, Luís (1961), La censura en el mundo antiguo, Madrid.

Herrero, Víctor José (1965), Introducción al estudio de la filología clásica, Madrid.

Highet, Gilbert (1951), The Classical Tradition, Oxford.

Oller, Marta - Puigvert, Gemma (2024), Quan les dones tenien el poder, Lideratge femení a l'antiga Grècia i a Roma, Barcelona.

Palmer, Leonard R. (1974), Introducción al latín, Barcelona.

Pasquali, Giorgio (1964), Filologia e storia, Firenze.

Quetglas Nicolau, Pere (1985), Elementos básicos de filología ylingüística latinas, Barcelona.

Reynolds, Leighton Durham - Wilson, Nigel Guy (1968), Scribesand Scholars. A Guide to the Transmission of Greek and LatinLiterature, Oxford. (trad. cast., Copistas y Filólogos, Madrid, 1986).

Software

Pdf - Power-Point - Word - Moodle

Course groups and languages

The information provided is provisional until November 30. After this date, you will be able to consult the language of each group through this link. To access the information, you will need to enter the course CODE

Type of teaching	Group	Language	Semester	Shift
(TE) Theory	1	Catalan/Spanish	first semester	morning-mixed
(PAUL) Classroom practices	1	Catalan/Spanish	first semester	morning-mixed
(TE) Theory	2	Catalan/Spanish	first semester	morning-mixed
(PAUL) Classroom practices	2	Catalan/Spanish	first semester	morning-mixed