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The study of these two ancient languages is sadly not a normal part of high school curriculum, as it was in the past. The benefits of studying both of these "dead" languages are truly staggering, and prepare students for just about any vocation or college major. If you are interested in adding a strong classical component to your curriculum, consider taking Latin I, and then following it with Latin II and possibly Greek I the following year. The two are strongly interrelated. Much of the first year is devoted to mastering the basic mechanics of ancient language - cases, verb tenses, prepositions, unusual word order, etc. - and gaining comfort in reading. Once these are familiar territory in Latin, learning them in Greek is very straightforward.
After two years of studying grammar and forms, we are now onto doing primarily reading in original Latin texts. We will use a variety of readers throughout the year. The tutorial meets twice a week for 90 minutes each, and students can expect to spend about an hour at home for every hour in the tutorial.
Our main text will be the third year Ecce Romani text . In addition, students will need a (portable) reference grammar. I recommend A Student's Latin Grammar, published by Cambridge University Press, but any one will do. We will use other texts according to student interest, but this will likely be accomplished largely through photocopies I provide. |
