Introduction to Classical Latin, Part II - Advanced Concepts

Introduction to Classical Latin, Part II - Advanced Concepts

Continue to build upon the knowledge of Classical Latin learned in the first course.  Students taking this course will learn some of the more advanced Latin grammatical concepts, as well as a growing list of vocabulary, with hundreds of new words, which include all of the words from Part I of the series.

Benefits of taking this class include:

- Learning the father language of all Romantic languages (Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, French).  This is an excellent gateway language to learning many new languages in the future.

- Learning  the etymology of thousands of English words which derive their meaning from Latin.

- Learning the mechanics of a new language will help students come to a better understanding of grammar in their own language.

The grammar topics in this course include the following spread across eight lessons:

• The passive voice of verbs

• The comparison of adjectives, including comparative and superlative degrees of adjectives

• The six Latin infinitives

• Deponent verbs

• Participles

• Gerunds and gerundives

• Impersonal verbs

• The ablative absolute

...and more!

Additional Learning Materials Include:

- Medium length 10-20 minute lectures for each of the twelve lessons

- Exercise sheets for all twelve lessons, with 15-20 new words every lesson

- Sentences to translate from Latin to English and English to Latin

- Self-test exams every three lessons

- Answer key for exams and translation exercises

- Bonus vocabulary sheets with pictures, which make for excellent printable sheets.

Part II of the Introduction to Classical Latin Series

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What you will learn

• Learn advanced Latin grammatical concepts building upon the first course.
• Learn additional vocabulary.
• Continue improving Latin-to-English and English-to-Latin translations.

Rating: 5

Level: Intermediate Level

Duration: 3 hours

Instructor: Benedict Atchley