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The course aims to refresh your upper intermediate Latin by reading, translating and analysingan extract from Ovid's Metamorphoses.
What will we cover?
We will study an extract from Ovid's Metamorphoses, which tells the story of Pentheus and what happens to him when he fails to acknowledge the god Bacchus. The text with useful notes can be obtained second hand or at this page.
We will revise grammar as we read the text and discuss the use of metre and imagery.
What will I achieve? By the end of this course you should be able to...
translate the passages from Latin with increased confidence;
analyse and understand the main structures of the Latin language.
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
The course is suitable for students who have been studying Latin at City Lit for 3-4 years, or studied Latin up to GCSE (or equivalent) at school and would like to refresh their "rusty" knowledge.
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
Whole class work. Translating original passages in Latin and doing grammar exercises, tutor posing questions and answering questions raised by the students. Students should - if possible - prepare a Latin passage (provided by the tutor) before each class.
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
No other costs.
When I've finished, what course can I do next?
Other Latin classes from September, should you be interested in carrying on studying Latin in more depth.
Judith has been teaching Classics (and other subjects) to both adults and children for over 10 years, and before that worked as a teacher of English as a Foreign Language, as a journalist, and in charities. She has taught at the Open University, Royal Holloway, and Birkbeck and is currently Head of Classics at a school in North London, and finds the similarities and difference sbetween adult and school education both challenging and fascinating. Having returned to formal education as a mature student herself, to pursue postgraduate work in Greek cultural and intellectual history, she has a strong commitment to continuing education. She has degrees from Oxford University and Royal Holloway, University of London and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Judith's love of ancient language, literature, philosophy, and archaeology arises from an overridng interest in ideas, and in the ways that we can learn about how people have thought in different times and places.
Please note: We reserve the right to change our tutors from those advertised. This happens rarely, but if it does, we are unable to refund fees due to this. Our tutors may have different teaching styles; however we guarantee a consistent quality of teaching in all our courses.
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