This is an online course which requires your attendance to weekly meetings which take place online using Microsoft Teams.
This short course will combine pre-recorded lectures with live, weekly, online meetings where discussion and debate will take place between students and the tutor. Visit our how our live online courses work page for full details.
This course will close to enrolments 7 days prior to the first live webinar.
This course will continue the previous module Latin: Lower Intermediate - Part 1. New students at the appropriate level of proficiency are welcome.
The course will cover the grammar in sections 4B-F of Jones' and Sidwell's Reading Latin: Grammar and Exercises.
Each week, we will complement our grammar learning by reading from Reading Latin: Text and Vocabulary. We shall read selected passages from sections 4B-F, an adaptation of Cicero’s second oration against Verres.
First live webinar: 23 Jan 2025, 12.30-1.30pm (UK time)
Week 1: The ablative case: revision and new usages; the genitive of description.
Week 2: Pronouns: revision; alius, aliquis, ipse.
Week 3: Verbs: pluperfect indicative active and deponent.
Week 4: The relative pronoun quī.
Week 5: The passive voice: present, future, imperfect indicative; perfect, pluperfect indicative.
Week 6: The passive voice: imperative, infinitive; passive of irregulars. Revision of perfect participles.
Week 7: Ablative absolute. Present participles.
Week 8: Pluperfect subjunctive active, passive and deponent. Cum + subjunctive.
Week 9: Present subjunctive active, passive and deponent. Introduction of the imperfect subjunctive.
Week 10: Imperfect subjunctive active, passive and deponent. Summary. Indirect commands and other uses of the subjunctive.
To participate in the course you will need to buy, or have regular access to, the following books:
Jones, P.; Sidwell, K. An Independet Study Guide to Reading Latin. (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 2018, second edition)
Jones, P.; Sidwell, K. Reading Latin: Grammar and Exercises. (Students should be familiar with the grammar covered in sections 1A-4A.)
Jones, P.; Sidwell, K. Reading Latin: Text and Vocabulary. (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 2016, second edition)
Please ensure you are able to access copies of any required textbooks prior to enrolling on a course but please keep in mind that courses with insufficient students enrolled will be cancelled. The Department accepts no responsibility for books bought in anticipation of a course running.
| Description | Costs |
|---|---|
| Course Fee | £275.00 |
If you are in receipt of a UK state benefit, you are a full-time student in the UK or a student on a low income, you may be eligible for a reduction of 50% of tuition fees. Please see the below link for full details:
Elena Giulia Vacca is a Classicist specialising in Comparative Literature and Classical Reception in Russian Literature. She lectures in Latin Language at the University of Oxford and is also a Classics tutor for Latin and Classical Greek in City Literary Institute of London. She is currently working on her PhD project at the University of Oxford. She also teaches Italian as a foreign language (L2) in the Italian Cultural Institute of London.
To broaden students' knowledge of Latin grammar and syntax and expand their vocabulary; to further develop students' proficiency in translating extended Latin texts.
Learning takes place on a weekly schedule. At the start of each weekly unit, students are provided with learning materials on our online platform, including one hour of pre-recorded video, often supplemented by guided readings and educational resources. These learning materials prepare students for a one-hour live webinar with an expert tutor at the end of each weekly unit which they attend in small groups. Webinars are held on Microsoft Teams, and provide the opportunity for students to respond to discussion prompts and ask questions. The blend of weekly learning materials that can be worked through flexibly, together with a live meeting with a tutor and their peers, maximise learning and engagement through interaction in a friendly, supportive environment.
By the end of the course, students will:
You will be set short, optional weekly tasks to consolidate learning and to help you progress at your own pace.
A summative assessment will be set at the end of the course, to confirm that the aims have been met.
We will close for enrolments 7 days prior to the first live webinar to allow us to complete the course set up. We will email you at that time (7 days before the course begins) with further information and joining instructions. As always, students will want to check spam and junk folders during this period to ensure that these emails are received.
To earn credit (CATS points) for your course you will need to register and pay an additional £30 fee per course. You can do this by ticking the relevant box at the bottom of the enrolment form or when enrolling online.
Please use the 'Book' or 'Apply' button on this page. Alternatively, please complete an Enrolment Form (Word) or Enrolment Form (Pdf)
Requirements: at the beginning of the course, you will already be familiar with the grammar covered in sections 1A to 4A of Jones’ and Sidwell’s Reading Latin: Grammar and Exercises. You will have experience in reading, analysing and translating extended Latin passages (appropriately adapted).
Most of the Department's weekly classes have 10 or 20 CATS points assigned to them. 10 CATS points at FHEQ Level 4 usually consist of ten 2-hour sessions. 20 CATS points at FHEQ Level 4 usually consist of twenty 2-hour sessions. It is expected that, for every 2 hours of tuition you are given, you will engage in eight hours of private study.
