Colorado College Summer Latin Institute 2003

We are offering the following courses based on the needs and desires of our participants.

Beginning Courses

CL 111 - Latin for Beginners (U) - Henry

Blocks B and C: June 30- August 8

For the student with little or no background in
Latin. The format will be intensive and
designed to cover all basic grammar and syntax in 6 weeks. Mornings will consist of practice exercises, drill, vocabulary development, and
discussion of the Latin language. All students from the beginning course will be invited to attend cultural enrichment sessions and to participate in sight reading sessions to whatever extent they feel comfortable.

Intermediate Courses


CL 211 – Reading in Latin

Intermediate Latin/Latin Prose Composition (U) – FitzGibbon

Block A: June 9 - June 27


This intensive course is designed for the intermediate student of Latin and is available to anyone with at least beginners level Latin or to anyone whose Latin experience is out-of-date and is in need of a general refresher course. At least half of the class is dedicated to Latin Prose Composition and review of more complex Latin constructions. The remainder of the class will consist of reading and translation of a variety of Latin authors.

Advanced Courses: Teaching Methods

Latin Teaching Methods (U or G) - Henry

Block A: June 9 - June 27

This course is designed for any student working towards an endorsement in teaching Latin or any Latin teacher wishing to explore a variety of teaching methods. All the major texts will be examined for content and methodology. Emphasis will be placed on teaching the various texts while addressing the many learning styles of students as well as state and national standards. Students will be expected to present a unit which includes a variety of learning styles.

Advanced Latin Courses: Readings in Latin


The following courses are available for advanced study in Latin for teachers of Latin and students of Latin who have had at least a full introductory Latin course and an intermediate course in either high school or college. They will both be taught in an intensive format. Mornings will consist of translation of prepared passages and involved discussions of the texts in their historical, political, and cultural context.

Block B: June 30 - July 18


Vergil. Latin Readings: selections from the Eclogues and Georgics and The Aeneid (G or U) – FitzGibbon


This course will consist of reading selections from Vergil’s Eclogues, Georgics, and Aeneid in Latin as well as in translation, in order to cover as much material as possible. We will take an historicizing approach to the material and will place special emphasis on discussing each of Vergil’s works in the context of the turbulent demise of Republican Rome and the rise of the Principate.

Image: Aeneas' Farewell to Dido in Carthago by Claude Lorrain, 1675-76

Block C: July 21 - August 8


Roman Satire. Latin Readings: selections from the Satires of Horace and Juvenal (G or U) – FitzGibbon


This course will consist of reading selections from the Satires of Horace and Juvenal, after a general introduction to the original Roman genre of Satire, including samples from the fragments of Lucilius. Horace and Juvenal will be read and discussed in the context of the different historical periods in which they live: the Principate as opposed to established imperial rule. Special emphasis will be placed on developments in the genre in terms of style and tone.

Image: 17th century edition of Juvenal and Persius


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