LAT20140

This module constitutes a final stage of introduction to the Latin language within the context of ancient Roman culture. Students will revise grammatical forms and syntax and will gradually be introduced to more complex constructions, developing their reading skills through grammatical and comprehension exercises and through the translation of passages of unadapted Latin from a range of Roman writers. In tutorials students will practise translating longer sections from original authors, using the transitional reader Latin via Ovid Chapters XXXI-XL, developing their reading skills through the translation of passages of unadapted Latin drawn from a range of key Roman writers (e.g. Cicero, Ovid and Livy). By the end of the module students will have acquired an extensive vocabulary and familiarity with all of the more complex syntactical structures of Classical Latin. They will also be able to translate passages of unadapted Latin (both seen and unseen), and have developed a greater fluency in translation.

The Instructor for this module in Autumn 2023 is George Prekas.