Course Description:
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.
Latin 103 (Summer Term B) covers chapters 21-40 of the textbook and is the continuation of Latin 300.
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 Classics Department.
This course counts for A&H if you are not using it to meet the foreign language proficiency requirement.
Course Goals:
Through your work in the course this term you will demonstrate that you can:
- Read and translate short selections from ancient Roman authors.
- 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.
- Analyze and describe the influence of the Latin language on subsequent languages and literature.
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.)