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LATN 2001(UGA)
Intermediate Latin I (3 semester hours)

Web Course Format: ALISSA. The Web version is fast, efficient, user-friendly and strongly recommended by the Professor. The print version is recommended only for those persons without internet access and involves submitting and receiving graded lessons via U.S. mail or fax.

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Prerequisite: LATN 1002 or two years of high school Latin or equivalent.

Translating continuous Latin passages through readings from Cicero's orations, with brief selections from Caesar's Gallic Wars and from Latin poetry. Systematic review of Latin grammar and syntax.

Requirements: Fifteen lessons and two examinations.

Instructor: Thomas K. Dix, The University of Georgia.

Texts and Materials:

Required Textbooks:

Comeau, Paul and Richard A. LaFleur. Workbook for Wheelock's Latin

LaFleur, R.A. Latin Poetry for the Beginning Student

Cassell's Latin-English Dictionary. MacMillan Publishers, 1987.

Recommended Textbook: (for current or prospective Latin teachers, professors, or graduate students):

LaFleur, Latin for the 21st Century: From Concept to Classroom, Foresman-Addison Wesley, 1998.

Optional Cds:

Miner, Mark. Readings from Wheelocks's Latin. Four-CD set. Wauconda, IL: Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, 2006. (Not required if you have completed LATN 1001 or LATN 1002 through this IDL program.)

Daitz, The Pronunciation and Reading of Classical Latin, Audio-Forum, 1984.

Optional Computer Software:

Latin Vocab Drill. Madison, WI: Centaur Systems, 2005. Specify "Wheelock" version.

Latin Flash Drill. Madison, WI: Centaur Systems, 2005. Specify "Wheelock" version.