PHIL 2400 - Introductory Latin

PHIL 2400 - Introductory Latin
This course aims at introducing Latin as a tightly constructed
language which has influenced the Western civilization for
millennia.
Drilling sample sentences, declensions and conjugations,
proverbs and vocabulary will be required, in order to experience
the Roman mentality and logic.
Students are expected to broaden their cultural horizon and obtain
a deeper understanding of the mechanism of human expression
through speech.
May- June, 2014
(Mondays and Thursdays)
Time: 19:00 - 21:30
Venue: ???
Teacher: Louis Ha,
email:[email protected]
Website: http://www.cultus.hk/latin14/
The ultimate outcomes of Latin studies relate to your quality of consciousness,
and to the breadth and depth of your vision.
- Claude Pavur
Tentative schedule
May 19 (Mon.) - Lesson 01: Introduction to Latin
Morphology,
Phonology,
Syntax
authors.
[Read!]
May 22 (Thu.) - Lesson 02:
Vocabulary 1 ;
Nominative and Accusative.
[Read!]
May 26 (Mon.) - Lesson 03:
Genitive case;
1st declension;
2nd declension;
4th declension;
5th declension.
[Read!]
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May 29 (Thu.) - Lesson 04:
3rd declension;
Declensions.
[Read!]
June 2 (Mon.) - Lesson 05:
Dative case;
Ablative case;
Adjectives and agreement with nouns;
adjectives as nouns.
[Read!]
June 05 (Thu.) - Lesson 06:
RECAPITUALTION:
conversations;
proverbs;
600 Latin words;
nouns, pronouns;
adjectives;
verbs;
preposition, interjection, conjunction, adverb;
[Read!]
June 09 (Mon.) - Lesson 07:
Cases;
Infinitive mood and conjugations;
[Read!]
June 12 (Thu.) - Lesson 08:
Infinitive mood and conjugations;
[Read!]
June 16 (Mon.) - Lesson 09:
Gerund, Supine, Participle (Future Passive Participle=Gerundive);
[Read!]
June 19 (Thu.) - Lesson 10:
Tenses;
[Read!]
June 23 (Mon.) - Lesson 11:
Subjunctive mood;
Sequence of tenses;
Dependent Subjunctive Clauses: Purpose and Result Clauses;
[Read!]
June 26 (Thu.) - Lesson 12:
Direct and Indirect Speeches;
Compound sentences;
Conversations and ancient texts;
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Proverbs;
1178 Latin words;
[Read!]
June 30 (Mon.) - Lesson 13:
Passive voice;
Imperative;
Pronouns;
Comparatives, Superlatives
Final test
(This teaching schedule follows more or less the book "Intensive Latin"
written by Carl A.P.Ruck, 1997)
HOMEWORK
Latin Exercise Online (LEO)
ASSESSMENT:
20% Dictation and conversation
30% Exercises
20% Mid-term test
30% Final test
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Assimil - Latin
** Recommanded Websites **
* Google Translate
* NoDictionaries (Novifex) - Lee Butterman
* Perseus Word Study Tool - Search Inflected Latin Words
* Latin-to-English & English-to-Latin - W. Whitaker
Reference material
Photo of Class 2011-12
Photo of Class 2010-11
Photo of Class 2008-09
Photo of Class 2007-08
Photo of Class 2005-06
Photo of Class 2004-05
You are welcome to report mistakes or offer me suggestions.
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updated on 2013/07/09
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