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Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
LATIN HISTORIOGRAPHERS LAT403 7. Semester 4 + 0 4.0 6.0

Prerequisites LATIN GRAMMAR IV

Language of Instruction
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors Çağatay AŞKİT
Assistants
Goals To use the knowledge of Latin Language properly through Latin texts and gain skill in translation and interpretation.
Course Content To acknowledge of Roman World through Latin historiographer; Rome-alteration of a minor state to an empire; well-known persons left mark on the history and on the civilization of World
Learning Outcomes 1) Contribution to students’ learning the Latin Language by way of comparison with Turkish and a language originated from Latin
2) Contribution to improving studens’knowledge of Latin and their ability to translate Latin texts into Turkish
3) Contribution to improving students’ knowledge of vocabulary and ethymology of Latin words and furnishing the students with the basic knowledge to learn an European language originated from Latin or improve their knowledge of such a language if they have already started to learn
4) Contribution to students’ knowledge and discernment of Latin literature and Greek Literature
5) Contribution to students’ knowledge of Roman civilization and their ability to see its importance as the origin of the European civilization
6) Contribution to students’ discernment of Greko- Roman humanistic mentality and its importance as a sourse of basic European culture
7) Contribution to student's knowledge of literary genres of Roman period (history, philosophy, georgraphy, declemation, poetry)
8) Contribution to students’ gaining the ability to do independent and objecting reserch with a critical eye

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Caesar, De bello civili, I, 1-4 Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning
Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week Caesar, De bello civili, I, 5-7 Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Brain Based Learning
Homework
3. Week Sallustius, De Catilinae coniuratione, 1-2 Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning
Homework
4. Week Sallustius, De Catilinae coniuratione, 5-6 Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning
Homework
5. Week Sallustius, Bellum Iugurtium, 1-2 Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning
Homework
6. Week Sallust, Bellum Iugurtium, 5-6 Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Brain Based Learning
Homework
7. Week Sallust, Bellum Iugurtium, 85 (I) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Speech Loop
Brain Based Learning
Homework
8. Week Sallust, Bellum Iugurtium, 85 (II) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Speech Loop
Brain Based Learning
Homework
9. Week Suetonius, De vita caesarium, Vita Neronis, 1-4 Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Speech Loop
Brain Based Learning
Homework
10. Week Suetonius, De vita caesarium, Vita Neronis, 5-8 Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Speech Loop
Brain Based Learning
Homework
11. Week Tacitus, Germania, 1-6 Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Speech Loop
Brain Based Learning
Homework
12. Week Tacitus, Germania, 7-15 Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Speech Loop
Brain Based Learning
Homework
13. Week Tacitus, Annales, XIII, 1-4 Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Speech Loop
Brain Based Learning
Homework
14. Week Tacitus, Annales, XIII, 5-8 Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Speech Loop
Brain Based Learning
Homework

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
www.fordham.edu
www.forumromanum.org
www.perseus.tufts.edu
www.rassegna.unibo.it

Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
. 4 14
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 4 14
Midterm Exam 2 2
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 6 5
Final Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Final Exam 6 4
1 2
1 2
Dönem Sonu Sınavı (DSS) 1 2
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course
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