Latin

Course overview

View or print a Latin language brochure (PDF 12 MB)

Stage 5 (Years 9 & 10)

In keeping with latest methodologies in modern teaching practices, the Year 9 and 10 courses have been developed to assist students to achieve the syllabus aims and course outcomes using innovative programs delivered in the e-learning class. The courses are structured to meet the needs of every student in a blended learning environment.

Each student will have the opportunity to engage in a variety of diverse activities and interactive tasks. These self-directed learning practices are aimed at fostering an environment in which students can work at a pace best suited to individual learning needs in developing their language skills. The self-correcting grammar exercises are designed to enhance the acquisition of language structures by providing ample practice and on-going self-evaluation. The exercises in the Canvas online learning platform, allow students to measure success and target areas of weakness.

Latin 200-hour course (2-year course delivered over Years 9 & 10)

The Stage 5 Year 9 and 10 courses in Latin are based on the Oxford Latin Course, a course particularly suited for Distance Education. Students study 32 modules of work for Year 9 and 32 modules of work in Year 10 to be completed on a weekly basis. In Years 9 and 10, students will access the course via the NSW School of Languages (NSL) e-Learning site, Canvas. Students study both the language and the culture of the Roman Civilization.

Students will have a regular weekly speaking lesson with their teacher to practise their pronunciation and to seek further assistance and support from their teacher. Work is submitted via a speaking lesson document issued by the teacher. The same speaking lesson document is also used by the Latin teacher as a virtual whiteboard when conducting lessons in real-time.

Note: A face-to-face lesson day is scheduled once a term onsite at NSL in Petersham or online. Relevant information is distributed to students and their home schools ahead of the lesson day.

Latin 100-hour course (1 year course for Year 10 students) 

The 100-hour course is for Year 10 students who want to study one year of Latin. Students who complete the 100-hour course may enrol in the Stage 6 Continuers course, provided they have met the outcomes of the two-year Stage 5 course.

 

Stage 6 (Years 11 & 12)

Latin Continuers

The Stage 6 Latin Continuers course is produced for distance education by NSL. The Preliminary course consists of 24 modules of work and the HSC course consists of 32 modules of work. It is delivered online via the Canvas learning platform. Students complete the coursework in the modules on a weekly basis which include excerpts from the prescribed texts, one of poetry and one of prose.

The development of students’ translation and interpretation skills is supported by the Prescribed Text Study Assignments. Students complement their online written work with a weekly speaking lesson in which they practise their pronunciation as well as receive immediate feedback and support in their learning from their teacher.

The online course is complemented by a face-to-face lesson day once every term. Students attend NSL to meet each other and their teacher and to learn together via a range of specially designed learning activities.

 

Course materials

All learning materials are provided by NSL via Canvas.

Students must also purchase some textbooks, as indicated below.

Textbooks

Year 9 and 10 (100-hour course)

The following books need to be purchased for Year 9 and Year 10 (100-hours) Latin NSW. Numbers 1 and 2 must be purchased, the others are optional but strongly recommended. Number 3 is a suggestion; any Latin grammar is fine.

You will have to check with your school to see whether your home school or the parents buy the books.

Please note: you need to purchase the British edition and not the American edition of the Oxford Latin Course

1. Oxford Latin Course Part I, ISBN: 0 19 912226 1
2. Oxford Latin Course Part II, ISBN: 0 19 912227 X
3. Cambridge Latin Grammar, R.M. Griffin Cambridge University Press, ISBN: 0 521 38588 1
4. Pocket Oxford Latin Dictionary, James Morwood, ISBN: 978-0-19-861005-2 (or a similar pocket sized Latin dictionary such as the Collins Gem)
5. English Grammar for Latin students, Norma Goldman The Olivia and Hill Press, ISBN: 978-0-934034-340

Year 10

1. Oxford Latin Course Part II, by Maurice Balme & James Morwood, ISBN: 0 19 912227 X
2. Oxford Latin Course Part III, by Maurice Balme & James Morwood, ISBN: 0 19 912228 8
3. A Latin Dictionary, by James Morwood, ISBN: 978-0-19-861005-2 (or a similar pocket sized Latin dictionary such as the Collins Gem)
4. A Latin Grammar, as: Cambridge Latin Grammar, R.M. Griffin, Cambridge University Press, ISBN: 0 521 38588 1
   OR 
   Latin Grammar, James Morwood, Oxford University Press, ISBN: 13: 978-0-19-860199-9

*Please note: The first three textbooks are compulsory, the fourth is optional.

Year 11 Continuers

• Oxford Latin Course Part III, Maurice Balme & James Morwood 2nd edition, ISBN: 13 9780199122288 (those who did Latin with us in Year 10 will already have this book). Please note that we use the British edition of the Oxford Latin Course and not the American edition.
• The Cambridge Latin Anthology, Cambridge University Press, ISBN: 13: 978-0521578776 · 
• The Latin Language: A Handbook for Students, prepared by the Scottish Classics Group, Oliver & Boyd ISBN: 13 9780050042878.
• A Latin-English dictionary

Year 12 Continuers

Course prescriptions for HSC Latin Continuers may be found on the NESA website

 

Dictionaries

All students should have a comprehensive language dictionary. Please consult the Latin faculty for advice regarding dictionaries.

 

Syllabuses (from NESA)

Go to the NESA syllabus downloads page for more information on the syllabus:

Stage 5 Latin Syllabus

Stage 6 Latin Syllabus