Course Description
Completion of study of Latin grammar and syntax begun in
Elementary Latin I, with continuation of reading and
translation.
Athena Title
Elementary Latin II
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in LATN 1002, LATN 2060, LATN 2060E
Non-Traditional Format
This version of the course will be taught as writing intensive,
which means that the course will include substantial and
ongoing writing assignments that a) relate clearly to course
learning; b) teach the communication values of a discipline—for
example, its practices of argument, evidence, credibility, and
format; and c) prepare students for further writing in their
academic work, in graduate school, and in professional life.
The written assignments will result in a significant and
diverse body of written work (the equivalent of 6000 words or
25 pages) and the instructor (and/or the teaching assistant
assigned to the course) will be closely involved in student
writing, providing opportunities for feedback and substantive
revision.
Prerequisite
LATN 1001 or LATN 1001W or LATN 2050
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student Learning Outcomes
- Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to identify and label morphological, syntactical, and grammatical structures of Latin.
- Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to translate and read adapted and original passages in Latin including passages not previously read.
- Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to paraphrase and/or summarize the content of Latin passages in English.
- Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to compare grammatical structures in Latin and English, including analyzing English words based on their Latin roots.
- Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to describe and interpret ancient Roman viewpoints (cultural, social, political, religious, etc.) present in ancient Latin texts.
Topical Outline
- Introduction to first and second conjugations, active and passive
- Introduction to the fifth noun declension and numerous case uses
- Participles, infinitives, gerunds, supines, and their uses
- Introduction to comparison of adjectives and adverbs
- The subjunctive mood and numerous subjunctive clause types
- The irregular verbs fero, volo, eo, and others
- Deponent verbs
- Latin readings and translations in roman literature and history and classical mythology interspersed throughout the term
- Discussion of English derivatives interspersed throughout the term
General Education Core
CORE IV: World Languages and Global Culture
