4. Course organisation 4.1 Time allocation The minimum number of hours of timetabled school time, including assessment for a course of study developed from this syllabus, is 55 hours per semester. A course of study will usually be completed over two years (220 hours). 4.2 Components of course Learning Latin involves the following three components: study of the Latin language knowledge and appreciation of Roman literature, including an in-depth study of Virgil and Cicero Roman culture. 4.2.1 of the Latin language The senior Latin course should extend students’ awareness of language as a sensitive and precise instrument of communication. Several skills are of particular importance in developing this awareness. These include the ability to scan dactylic hexameters, to identify figures of speech and other stylistic devices, and to hypothesise as to the function or purpose of these devices. The structural components (grammatical forms, morphology and syntax) that comprise Latin assist students to better understand how language systems work. Learning Latin should develop students’ sensitivity to language and its structure, in particular to the English language. Understanding, manipulating and using the grammatical forms outlined below are necessary to enable students to attain the levels described in the standards at exit. The structures should be assessed as they occur in the literary texts studied. Grammar should be studied in context through the exploration of authentic Classical Latin. Students’ knowledge and understanding of how the language works may be enhanced by translating sentences into Latin. Oral work may be used to enable students to use case and tense endings naturally and to facilitate understanding and memorising of paradigms.
4. Course organisation 4.1 Time allocation The minimum number of hours of timetabled school time, including assessment for a course of study developed from this syllabus, is 55 hours per semester. A course of study will usually be completed over two years (220 hours). 4.2 Components of course Learning Latin involves the following three components: study of the Latin language knowledge and appreciation of Roman literature, including an in-depth study of Virgil and Cicero Roman culture. 4.2.1 of the Latin language The senior Latin course should extend students’ awareness of language as a sensitive and precise instrument of communication. Several skills are of particular importance in developing this awareness. These include the ability to scan dactylic hexameters, to identify figures of speech and other stylistic devices, and to hypothesise as to the function or purpose of these devices. The structural components (grammatical forms, morphology and syntax) that comprise Latin assist students to better understand how language systems work. Learning Latin should develop students’ sensitivity to language and its structure, in particular to the English language. Understanding, manipulating and using the grammatical forms outlined below are necessary to enable students to attain the levels described in the standards at exit. The structures should be assessed as they occur in the literary texts studied. Grammar should be studied in context through the exploration of authentic Classical Latin. Students’ knowledge and understanding of how the language works may be enhanced by translating sentences into Latin. Oral work may be used to enable students to use case and tense endings naturally and to facilitate understanding and memorising of paradigms.
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