Syllabus
We will cover the Cambridge Latin Course stages 1-18.
The detailed sylabus follows: week 1
Latin as an Indoeuropean language, pronunciation, basic terminology, the terms "conjugation" and "declension".
CLC stages 1+2+3 (VERB: present tense, 3 sg., NOUN: nom. and acc. sg.) homereading in English: Caecilius, Metella, Houses of Pompeii, Daily life, The town of Pompeii week 2
CLC stages 4+5 (VERB: present tense, 1+2 sg., 3. pl. NOUN: nom. pl.) homereading in English: The forum, The theatre et Pompeii week 3
CLC stages 6+7 (VERB: perfect and imperfect tense, 3 sg.+pl., 3. pl. NOUN: nom. pl.) homereading in English: Slaves and Freedmen, Roman beliefs about life after death week 4
CLC stages 8 (NOUN: acc. pl., ADJ: superlatives) homereading in English: Gladiators, Animal hunts,, The riot at Pompeii week 5
CLC stage 9 (VERB: 1+2 sg., NOUN: dative case, personal pronouns) homereading in English: The baths week 6
CLC stages 10+11 (VERB: complete present tense + esse /to be/, questions) homereading in English: Schools, Local government and elections week 7
CLC stage 12 (VERB: complete imperfect and perfect tenses) homereading in English: The destruction and excavation of Pompeii
--- end of Book I --- week 8
CLC stage 13 (VERB: infinitive act., possum /can/, volo /want/, 3. pl. NOUN: nom. pl.) homereading in English: Britannia and its farms, The slaves, Salvius week 9
CLC stage 14 (ADJECTIVES – revision) homereading in English: The Romans in Britain week 10
CLC stage 15 (VERB: imperfect of possum, relative clause) homereading in English: Cogidubnus week 11
CLC stage 16 (VERB: pluperfect tense) homereading in English: The palace at Fishbourne week 12
CLC stage 17 (NOUN: genitive case) homereading in English: Alexandria week 13
CLC stage 18 (ADJECTIVES + NOUNS: revision) homereading in English: Glassmaking in Alexandria, Egypt
Annotation
This course covers basic morphology and syntax according to the Cambridge Latin Course I and II.
The Cambridge Latin Course is the most popular and most successful Latin course in the UK. With over 4,000,000 copies sold, its methods are well established and highly effective.
There are five Books in the Cambridge Latin Course which take students from beginner to Level 2/GCSE. The story-based Course provides an enjoyable and carefully paced introduction to the Latin language, complemented by background information on Roman culture and civilisation. The material progresses from simple stories written specially for the Course, through adaptations of Roman authors, to original texts. The texts are accompanied by explanations of key language points, and are supported by grammar practice exercises.
CLC I:
We're travelling back almost 2000 years to AD 79, a time when the Romans controlled much of Europe. The magnificent Italian city of Rome is the centre of the Roman Empire and 125 miles to the south of the capital are the beautiful Bay of Naples, the slumbering volcano Mount Vesuvius, and the prosperous Roman town of Pompeii. Let's explore Pompeii, meet some of its citizens and investigate the Roman world.
CLC II:
In Book II, we travel to two distant Roman provinces, both very different from each other. Exotic Egypt will be the final destination, but first, explore a Roman province on the very edge of the Empire where it is cold and wet. Welcome to Britannia!