Latin Language Level 2 Part 3
Course overview
The course is aimed at a wide range of students with a general interest in Latin. This course requires one year of previous study, with at least 45 hours of tuitions and at least 90 hours of independent study. Prospective students need to have a clear understanding of the concepts of declensions, verb person endings, the present, imperfect, perfect and pluperfect indicative of the verb, the imperative and infinitive forms of the verb. The students must be able to recognise and use high frequency vocabulary for the house, the family, the town, jobs and everyday activities; must be able to recognise, ask and answer questions (who, what, where, when, why). The Cambridge Latin Course volumes I and II provide a guideline of useful content and exercises.
What does this course cover?
Topics
Power and social relations in Imperial Rome
Monuments and Landmarks
Ideals of the happy life: the countryside and the city
Functions
Describing, comparing and evaluating situations and relationships
Describing monuments and landmarks
Reporting past events
Anticipating events
Describing leisure and working activities
Talking of personal relationships
Grammar
Passive Perfect form of the verb (Indicative)
Future tense (active)
Demonstrative pronouns: further practice
Ablative Absolute
Gerundive of necessity
What will I achieve?
To develop language skills and to achieve the equivalent of B1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), entry level of the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF).
By the end of the course, you will:
- be able to communicate everyday-life situations and special events; describe people characteristics; give and report opinions and facts; express purpose and necessity;
- be able to understand more complex oral and written texts and ascertain specific information on a variety of topics
- Widen your insight into Roman ways of life, cultures in a variety of social settings
After completing all three parts of this course, students should be ready to join a Latin Level 3 course at the King’s Language Centre, if available, or progress to a systematic study of original materials.
*The above is an indication of content that may be covered over the duration of the course but it could vary depending on the level and progress of students in the class.