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Latin II Courses Available for the 2011-2012 School Year

Latin was the universal language of western civilization for nearly two thousand years. Many of the greatest books of literature, history, science, philosophy, and theology were written in it; until less than a hundred years ago, educated people in every country knew Latin, and through it classical Greek and Roman culture, and this knowledge influenced everything they wrote. A student who learns to read Latin can engage directly with this immense part of our western heritage without relying solely on translations. Latin has supplied more than 60% of the vocabulary of modern English, so a student who learns Latin will be better equipped to read and write English. Studying any new language requires rigor and precision of thought, so a student who learns Latin will be better able to think carefully and logically; as Latin begins to regain its old standing in the schools, more studies show that learning Latin improves SAT and other achievement test scores. Finally, since such languages as Spanish, Italian, and French, are direct descendants of Latin, a student who learns Latin will have an excellent groundwork for studying those modern tongues.

- Wes Callihan, Schola Classical Tutorials

This course covers the remainder of the grammar in Wheelock's Latin and include readings in classical and medieval Latin, including the Vulgate Bible.

In addition, the students will be given answer keys to the weekly homework, quarterly tests, will memorize the Magnificat and the Prologue of the Aeneid in Latin, and they will be provided with help in preparing for the National Latin Exam in March, if they wish to take it.

The course will require about 45 minutes to an hour of study time per day (apart from class time) for most students.

Prerequite: Latin I or equivalent (recent completion of the material covered in chapters 1-22 of Wheelock's Latin).

This is a two-hour class which meets once a week (the tutors are always available throughout the week via email, phone, and online message boards set up to give the students an opportunity to discuss the work together and with the tutors). There are two sections of the class (exactly the same) to choose from:

 

Section A: Mondays 10-11:50 am PST

Section B: Tuesdays 1-2:50 pm PST

 

To register for the class, please email Emily Wells (registrar) at emily at artesian-wells.com