[Owl]PHI 2400 - Introductory Latin (2007)
Venue: Y.C. Liang Hall (潤昌堂) - LPN LT
May 15 - June 26, 2007 (Tuesdays, Fridays)
Time: 10:30-13:15
Louis Ha
WebCT

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


Lesson 1 (May 15): General Introduction; Latin phonology

Lesson 2 (May 18): Morphology, nouns, cases and declensions 1-2

Lesson 3 (May 22): Adjectives 1-2, Adjective agreements and comparison

May 25 - no class

Lesson 4 (May 29): Declension 3, Adjectives 3, Declensions 4-5

Lesson 5 (June 01) : Pronouns

Lesson 6 (June 05): Adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, particles, numerals

Lesson 7 (June 08): mid-term test, Latin Syntax, Tenses, deponens, "esse", Conjugation 1-2

Lesson 8 (June 12): Conjugation 3-4

Lesson 9 (June 12 - afternoon 14:30 - 17:00): tutorial group 1

Lesson 10 (June 15): Irregular, defective and impersonal verbs, Verbal nouns and adjectives, Sentences

Lesson 11 (June 15 - afternoon 14:30 - 17:00) : tutorial group 2

June 19 - no class

Lesson 12 (June 22) : speeches, sequence of tenses, Clauses, conditional statements

Lesson 13 (June 22 - afternoon 14:30 - 17:00): tutorial group 3

Lesson 14 (June 26): Revision and final test


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Tutorial

Exercises

100 maxims to be learnt by heart for dictations

Assessment


LATIN GRAMMAR

  • Declensions of Nouns, pronouns and Adjectives

  • Conjugations of Verbs

  • Prepositions, Adverbs, Conjunctions, Particles, Numerals

  • Syntax

  • Vocabulary


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    LATIN APPRECIATION

  • Music - Gregorian, polyphonic, modern

  • News - broadcast by the Finnish Radio

  • Reference material

    You are welcome to report mistakes or offer me suggestions.