[Fish]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 14 - June 28, 2012

(Mondays and Thursdays)

Time: 19:00 - 21:30
Venue: LSK 201 (李兆基樓)

Teacher: Louis Ha,
email:keloon@cuhk.edu.hk

The ultimate outcomes of Latin studies relate to your quality of consciousness,
and to the breadth and depth of your vision.

- Claude Pavur


May 14 (Mon.) - Lesson 01: Introduction to Latin
Morphology,
Phonology,
Syntax
authors.
[Read!]

May 17 (Thu.) - Lesson 02:
Vocabulary 1 ;
Nominative and Accusative.
[Read!]

May 21 (Mon.) - Lesson 03:
Genitive case;
1st declension;
2nd declension;
4th declension;
5th declension.
[Read!]

May 24 (Thu.) - Lesson 04:
3rd declension;
Declensions.
[Read!]

May 28 (Mon.) - Lesson 05:
Dative case;
Ablative case;
Adjectives and agreement with nouns;
adjectives as nouns.
[Read!]

May 31 (Thu.) - Lesson 06:
RECAPITUALTION:
conversations;
proverbs;
600 Latin words;
nouns, pronouns;
adjectives;
verbs;
preposition, interjection, conjunction, adverb;
[Read!]

June 04 (Mon.) - Lesson 07:
18:30-19:00 mid-term test.

June 07 (Thu.) - Lesson 08:
Cases;
Infinitive mood and conjugations;
[Read!]

June 11 (Mon.) - Lesson 09:
Infinitive mood and conjugations;
[Read!]

June 14 (Thu.) - Lesson 10:
Gerund, Supine, Participle (Future Passive Participle=Gerundive);
[Read!]

June 18 (Mon.) - Lesson 11:
Tenses;
[Read!]

June 21 (Thu.) - Lesson 12:
Subjunctive mood;
Sequence of tenses;
Dependent Subjunctive Clauses: -
Purpose and Result Clauses;
[Read!]

June 25 (Mon.) - Lesson 13:
Direct and Indirect Speeches;
Compound sentences;
Conversations and ancient texts;
Proverbs;
1178 Latin words;
[Read!]

June 28 (Thu.) - Lesson 14:
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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100 maxims

LATIN GRAMMAR
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  • Declensions of Nouns, pronouns and Adjectives
  • Conjugations of Verbs
  • Prepositions, Adverbs, Conjunctions, Particles, Numerals
  • Syntax
  • subjunctives in independent sentences
  • ut, cum, si, quod

  • VACABULARY:
  • Nouns
  • Adjectives
  • Verbs

  • *****
    LATIN APPRECIATION
  • Music - Gregorian, polyphonic, modern
  • News - broadcast by the Finnish Radio
  • Magister ait - the Master says
  • Seneca - quotes from "De Ira"
  • Latin Fables
  • 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.

    updated on 2012/05/03