LATN 101 - Elementary Latin I

(HUMD, GEIR, GEEL, GCP)

A foundation for reading, writing, and understanding of the Latin language. Each course includes the structure, grammar, syntax, and vocabulary of Latin. Students will read and translate Latin texts. Three hours lecture each week.

3 semester hours

Course Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course, a student will be able to:

Use Latin at an elementary level in the skill areas of reading, writing, and pronunciation.
Apply linguistic structures at the novice level.
Employ lexical items in Latin and English vocabulary derived from Latin appropriately.
Produce elementary pronunciation patterns, such as classical reconstructed or other academically accepted pattern.
Discuss the customs and culture of ancient Rome.
Describe the historical importance of Latin in the ancient and medieval, Renaissance, and modern worlds.
Identify modern manifestations of the cultural and the linguistic heritage of Latin.

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