Spring 2021
LATIN 1 001 - LEC 001
Elementary Latin
Claire Healy
Jan 19, 2021 - May 07, 2021
Mo, Tu, We, Th
10:00 am - 10:59 am
Internet/Online
Class #:22565
Units: 4
Instruction Mode:
Pending Review
Time Conflict Enrollment Allowed
Offered through
Classics
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
14
Enrolled: 11
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 25
Waitlist Max: 10
No Reserved Seats
Hours & Workload
9 to 8 hours of outside work hours per week, and 3 to 4 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week.
Final Exam
TUE, MAY 11TH
03:00 pm - 06:00 pm
Course Catalog Description
Beginners' course.
Class Description
Latin 1 is the first half of a two-semester language sequence in which students will learn to read and translate Classical Latin. The course focuses on the dialect of Latin used by classical authors like Caesar, Cicero, Vergil, and Ovid. However, students will also have success going on to read later texts such as the works of Augustine, the Latin translations of the Hebrew and Christian Bibles, the works of Isaac Newton, and even the Latin translation of Harry Potter. Moreover, while this is not a Greek/Latin roots course, studying Latin will give students access to Latin terms and phrases used in law and bio-scientific disciplines. So if you want to learn to read the language that Caesar used to address the senate, that the Sibyl used to instruct Aeneas in his descent into the underworld, and that Petronius used to write one of the first novels, this course is the first step in gaining the skills you need to do so.
Rules & Requirements
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
No Reserved Seats
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
Guide to Open, Free, & Affordable Course Materials
Associated Sections
None