2010-11 Catalog

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Offering Description

Latin: An Intensive Introduction

Summer quarter

Faculty: Andrew Reece classical art and literature

Fields of Study: language studies

Summer: CRN (Credit) Level 40072 (8) Full Session  

Credits: 8(Su)

Class Standing: Freshmen - Senior

Offered During: Day

Description

This course provides an introduction to the classical Latin language, the language of the later Roman Republic and the early Roman Empire as represented by Cicero, Horace, Virgil, and Tacitus. It also prepares one to read Medieval, Renaissance, or Ecclesiastical Latin texts.  At its completion students should enjoy a solid grounding in basic vocabulary, forms, and syntax and will need little additional study before reading primary Latin works in the original.

Maximum Enrollment: 25

Advertised Schedule: 3-5p Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu

Preparatory for studies or careers in: classics, law, education

Campus Location: Olympia

Online Learning: No Required Online Learning

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