Latin

Course summary

The course is divided into language and literature, which have equal weight in the final exams. Language - Building on your knowledge from GCSE, we consolidate the grammar covered so far and cover new material, extending your vocabulary and practicing translation of unseen Latin texts, as well as translating into Latin. By the end of the course, you will be able to translate unadapted texts independently. We use John Taylor’s Latin Beyond GCSE, adding other textbooks to practice unseen translation & prose composition in Y13. Literature - We study four set texts (two prose and two verse). You will learn to translate the texts, understand their social/literary/historical context, and analyze their literary qualities. We study two texts in Y12 and two in Y13.