The classes will be eminently practical. The professor will dedicate time to:

• Read, translate and comment on the proposed selection of texts.
• Provide students with mechanisms that allow them to progressively increase the volume of translated text.
• Read and understand texts in sight without the use of the dictionary.
• Correct the texts translated daily by students.
• Discuss the linguistic, literary and sociocultural content of translated texts, with a singular emphasis on aspects related to their later tradition.
• Explain the grammatical, metrical and stylistic contents based on the text.
• Explain de realia contents that help contextualise the text.

Students will have to use a bilingual university dictionary; they will not be allowed to use a school dictionary

Students will be responsible for bringing the proposed text for translation and commentary daily.

This course permits the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies exclusively for bibliographic or information searches, text correction, or translations, at the discretion of the faculty.

Students must (i) identify the parts that were generated using AI; (ii) specify the tools used; and (iii) include a critical reflection on how these tools influenced the process and the final result of the assignment.

Failure to disclose the use of AI in this graded assignment will be considered a breach of academic integrity and will result in the assignment being graded as a 0 and being ineligible for make-up, or in more severe penalties in serious cases.

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.

This course/module does not use the single assessment system.

Assignments and assessments:

1. Independent completion of exercises at home (10%) or in class (15%) (weekly follow-up).

2. Translation of a short passage not covered in class (approx. 10 lines) (20%): October 22, 2026

3. Translation and grammatical analysis of a text covered in class (10%): January 12, 2027

4. Synthesis exam. Translation of a text (approx. 15 lines) not covered in class, including answers to morphosyntactic and stylistic questions (45%): January 14, 2027

To pass the course, a student must achieve a minimum score of 5 points by summing the previous sections, provided that they have obtained at least a 3.5 in each section. If this score is not reached, the student may take the make-up exam scheduled by the Faculty.

A student will receive a “Not Evalued” grade if they have not submitted more than 30% of the assessment activitie.

Make-up Exam

Students will be eligible to take a make-up exam for the course provided they have completed 2/3 of the assigned assessment activities.

The following may be retaken: Items 3 (Translation and grammatical analysis of a text covered in class 10%) and 4 (Summary Test). Translation of a text (approx. 15 lines) not covered in class, including answers to morphosyntactic and stylistic questions 45%. TOTAL: 55%

The grade obtained on the retake will replace the regular assessment grade for each of its components. If the retake grade is lower than the regular assessment grade, the regular assessment grade will stand.

Erasmus and exchange students requesting to take an exam early must submit a written document from their home university to the professor to justify their request.

At the time each assessment activity is completed, the professor will inform students (on Moodle) of the procedure and the date for grade review.

Plagiarism or Copying

If a student commits any irregularity that could lead to a significant change in the grade of an assessment, that assessment will be graded 0, regardless of any disciplinary proceedings that may be initiated.

In the event that multiple irregularities occur in the assessment activities of the same course, the final grade for that course will be 0.