Advanced Latin self-help group (LAT 01)

  • Day and time: Monday 15:00 - 16:30
    Weekly
  • Length of course: 3 terms. Autumn (10 Weeks), Spring (10 Weeks), Summer (7 Weeks)
  • Number of places: 12
  • Start date: 09 October 2023
  • Description:

    This is a continuation of previous Advanced Latin courses which we hope will attract new participants. There are three components. Firstly, we read, translate and discuss extracts from authors such as Caesar, Virgil, Cicero, Martial, Seneca, Horace, Ovid, Tibullus and Petronius. Copyright-free pdf documents with the texts, vocabulary, notes and translations are made available by the coordinator, with pointers to optional further reading and commentary. Secondly, grammar is revised and extended by translating Latin passages from Via Plana (P Ruth Taylor Briggs). Here, subgroups work on the same topic but at different levels. Thirdly and optionally, the final part of each class features English to Latin translation, following the same grammar topics as those in Via Plana and using textbooks with keys, such as Writing Latin (Ashdown and Morwood) and Latin Beyond GCSE (Taylor). 1-2 hours prep between sessions required.

  • Format: Self-taught course or activity
  • Level: Level: Advanced (A Level and beyond)

  • Co-ordinator: Mike Fay
  • I am a former teacher and translator of French and Spanish and have been building on my O level Latin at U3AC since 2014.


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