Latin 103 A
This is the Spring quarter of the First Year Latin Sequence. It presumes that you have completed Latin 102 or Latin 300 at UW or equivalent coursework. If you have questions about your preparation for this class, please email Professor Catherine Connors at cconnors@uw.edu.
First year Latin courses give you direct access to the thoughts and writings of the ancient Romans and allow you to explore the dynamic and often dangerous cultural, social, and political world in which they wrote. Learning to interpret and use an ancient language requires you to explore unknown areas and think in new ways. Our focus is on Latin as a literary language.
Course activities are designed to foster a collegial and collaborative atmosphere and to encourage you to make strong connections between the ancient language and literature we are exploring together and your other interests, passions, and pursuits.
The Classics Department Undergraduate Program Coordinator, Professor Catherine Connors (cconnors@uw.edu) is happy to speak with students at any time about majors, minors, or coursework in the Classics Department.
This course counts for A&H if you are not using it to meet the foreign language proficiency requirement.
Course Goals:
- Read and translate short selections from ancient Roman authors and compose simple sentences in Latin.
- Understand and explain the literary, historical and cultural context of texts by ancient Roman authors.
- Analyze and explain Latin grammar and syntax, including subordinate clauses.
- Analyze and describe the influence of the Latin language on subsequent languages and literatures.
By completing the first-year sequence (101-102-103) you equip yourself to read any Latin
author. In our second-year courses (304, 305, 306, 307) students read selections of Caesar,
Horace, Catullus (305), Cicero and Ovid (306), and Virgil (307), and other authors (304). The
Classics Department Undergraduate Program Coordinator, Professor Catherine Connors
(cconnors@uw.edu) is happy to speak with students any time about majors, minors, or
coursework in the Department.
Required Texts:
- Wheelock's Latin. (7th ed.) This book explains Latin grammar and syntax and contains many short readings from ancient Roman authors and many practice exercises.
- 38 Latin Stories. (5th ed.) Designed to accompany Wheelock’s Latin (7th ed.)
- other readings will be provided via Canvas.