BASIC LATIN WORKSHOP

The Basic Latin Laboratory is a teaching activity of the Department of Humanities at Ca' Foscari University of Venice. It is directed to students enrolled in the Bachelor's Degree Programme, who do not have adequate basic preparation in the Latin language and who need to pass the language proficiency test prior to the FT0435 Language and Latin literature exam. To access this exam it is in fact mandatory to have obtained a Basic Latin certificate which will be delivered in case of successful passing of the test. Nevertheless, attendance to the FT0435 Latin language and literature course is also possible for those who have not yet passed the test.
The test is held by the teacher of the Basic Latin Laboratory. It is possible to take the test during all terms. Please contact the teacher in charge of the activity to find out the dates on which they will be held. Nevertheless, it is strongly recommended that you take the test in the first sessions of the 1st semester; those who are unable to pass it will thus have the opportunity to attend the Laboratory activities.

Knowledge of the basic morphological structures of the Latin language and of the main syntactic constructs, in order to allow a first approach to texts in the Latin language.

Knowledge of the grammatical structures of the Italian language. In particular, the basics of logical analysis and of the sentence are required.

The Basic Latin Laboratory takes place during the first semester for a total of 40 hours under the guidance of a teacher and a tutor, and ends with the Basic Latin Test.
The course program is available by clicking on the Timetable tab on the course web page.

Any good grammar of the Latin language; in addition, G. Scarpa, Columna, Rome: Dante Alighieri Publishing Company, voll. 1-2.
A vocabulary of the Latin language.
Further bibliographical references will be indicated during class.

Written test. The test, whose maximum duration is of two hours, involves:
- translation of a short text from Latin into Italian, during which the use of vocabulary is allowed;
- three / four questions of Latin grammar, on a multiple choice basis.
In order to assess the learning of students attending the course, guided exercises of logical and grammatical analysis as well as translations will be scheduled throughout the duration of the course.

The course will be highly interactive, with lesson modules integrated with exercises and assessment activities (see above).

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Under normal conditions, the test takes place in written form (see above). In the event of a health emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the exam will be transformed into an oral interview and will take place via Google Meet sessions. In this case, appropriate descriptions and instructions will be provided by the teacher in due course, either during class or via the Moodle platform of the course.

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This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "Human capital, health, education" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development