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In this advanced course, you will read and translate unadapted texts by Latin authors to deepen your appreciation of their work and your knowledge of Roman culture, history and society.
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The course is designed to deepen and extend your knowledge and appreciation of Latin authors in the original language, whilst also revising some grammar. It is suitable if you are progressing from adapted to unadapted Latin texts. Details of the resources used in this course can be found here.
What will I achieve? By the end of this course you should be able to...
read and translate unadapted Latin texts with confidence and enjoyment
demonstrate an extensive knowledge of the authors’ vocabulary and style
appreciate some of the themes and language used in the work
demonstrate improved knowledge of Latin grammar
demonstrate a thorough understanding of the world of ancient Rome.
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
You should have studied Latin for at approximately 5/6 years or have an equivalent advanced knowledge. As this course is taught in English, please read the outline carefully to decide if you may benefit from support with your English skills to help you take part fully in this class.
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
The course combines whole-class discussion work with pair and group work. Depending on students’ wish, grammar instructions and exercises may also be given. Each week students will be assigned passages to prepare and translate at home prior to each class. Students are expected to do a couple of hours’ homework per week and participate in oral classroom activities. Homework will require approx. 2-3 hours per week.
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
Sean has been teaching Greek and Latin and History for a long time. He has taught in England, America, Europe, and Asia. After all this, he is still as much in love with the Ancient World as, when he was seven, he first stumbled across a retelling of the Iliad and Odyssey. In addition, he has written more than forty books, and is generally reckoned rather a good second-rate novelist.
Judith RiceSee moreSee less
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.
Mary RuskinSee moreSee less
Since my school days, I have been a huge fan of Latin in all its guises. I studied Classics at the University of Bristol, specializing in classical love elegy and Medieval sacred verse. I stayed in Bristol to take an MA in Medieval Studies; my dissertation was on the theology of Meister Eckhart. I then moved to London to pursue doctoral research on the Christian Father, Origen of Alexandria. Since then, I have loved teaching Latin to all ages and all abilities, indvidually or in groups. I have also worked at various specialist libraries (including the Institute of Classical Studies), as a freelance translator, a TV advisor and contributor to the Idler magazine. I also teach Classical and New Testament Greek, on zoom and IRL.
Nikoletta ManiotiSee moreSee less
Dr Nikoletta Manioti teaches Classical Greek and Latin. Originally from Thessaloniki, Greece, she has a PhD in Classics from the University of Durham. Before coming to City Lit she held academic positions at the University of St Andrews (2012-17 and 2018-2021), at King's College London (2017-18), Birkbeck, University of London (2017-18), and Royal Holloway, University of London (2022-23). She is interested in all aspects of the ancient world, but her research focuses on the family and the representation of space in literature. She is currently writing a book on sisters in 1st century BC Rome. Nikoletta loves teaching in general, and Greek and Latin in particular. She loves learning languages too: she is fluent in Italian; reads French, German, and Spanish; and knows the basics of Portuguese and Swedish.
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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