An understanding of Latin and its literature is important for an appreciation of European culture. In this beginners’ course, students learn to read Latin and find their way into the history and culture of Ancient Rome.
DurationAn understanding of Latin and its literature is important for an appreciation of European culture. In this beginners’ course, students learn to read Latin and find their way into the history and culture of Ancient Rome. It covers the basics of Latin grammar and vocabulary. The emphasis is on reading Latin.
Course Content
Students learn to read and translate simple Latin text from the Oxford Latin Course: Student’s Book Part 1; learn the forms of three cases of the Latin nouns and the forms of Latin verbs in the present, imperfect and perfect tenses, and the indicative active.
Opportunities are provided to students to compose their own Latin sentences using the grammar they have learned. There is considerable discussion of aspects of Roman history and culture.
Outcomes
By the end of the course students will be able to:
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this course and it is suitable for complete beginners.
Material Required
Textbook: Oxford Latin Course: Student’s Book Part 1, by Maurice Balme and James Morwood, ISBN 10: 0199122261X ISBN 14: 9780199122264Â
This is the red student book. The 2nd edition and the 2nd edition revised are equivalent.
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Learn Latin for everyday situations. We offer Latin classes that are interactive, communicative and affordable. Step into one of IML’s online or on-campus classes, where you will learn from a qualified Latin tutor and meet like-minded language students.
The course is for any student wishing to learn the language for the purposes of reading and understanding the literature of an ancient culture.
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Learning Latin is pleasurable and useful. As the direct antecedent of romance languages such as French and Spanish, Latin is especially useful to anyone studying – or who already knows – a European language.
This course is aimed at those with a good grasp of the basics - noun declensions and verb conjugations, who wish to progress towards the Latin Workshop group with its collaborative style of learning. Texts used: Intermediate Latin Grammar, by Giles & Pfitzner (available as a PDF), Cambridge Latin.
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