1. Housekeeping, introductions, aims, resources, and some Latin!
Week 1
Housekeeping, introductions, aims, resources, and some Latin!

2. Housekeeping Fire safety: would anyone need assistance?
Fire exits: not the lifts – use external spiral staircase – door in ‘kitchen area’
Fire assembly point
1 class secretary, 2 tables and chairs monitors, 1 laptop monitor and 1 Visualizer monitor please?
Actual timing: 75 mins per session, – ?
I will be available for chats etc, in social area after each class

3. Expectations Up to one hour of prep between classes?
Please flag up expected absences in advance
No additional costs beyond CRC II, a grammar book and a dictionary
Additional external resources on line or in Cambridge Libraries

4. Introductions: Latin and you
Your name
Your previous experience of Latin
What do you hope to get from the class?
What do you think of the Cambridge Latin Course?
“I learn best when...”
? Internet access? Able to print off handouts?
Any other points worth mentioning?

5. Introductions: Mike Fay
A Romance linguist, mainly French and Spanish
Latin O Level plus 3 years of Latin at U3AC
Previously a comprehensive school teacher, lecturer at ARU, translation tutor at Imperial College and UCL
Winding down as a professional translator
My aims: enjoy teaching and learning, become a better Latinist, cooperate with other Latinists, ....

6. Aims: sound reasonable?
Complete CRC II by end of term 3 (mainly involving, reading, translating into English, grammar learning and exercises)
Gain some familiarity with Classical Latin pronunciation
Work on some more formal grammar patterns, explanations, memorization, practice etc.
Work on some authentic readings e.g. inscriptions
Some exposure to everyday Latin, ‘Latin as a world language’, Latin for local and family history, Latin in science
Provide some pointers to further study of Roman Britain and Alexandria
Provide opportunities to contribute to class and work with other class members

7. Core materials – please obtain
Cambridge Latin Course fourth edition Book II
Grammar reference: Benjamin Hall Kennedy, (1962) Kennedy’s Revised Latin Primer, Longman or James Morwood (1999) A Latin Grammar, Oxford, or R M Griffin (1991, 2013) Cambridge Latin Grammar, CUP.
Dictionary: Cassell’s Latin Dictionary; Chambers Latin Dictionary.

8. Additional Resources CRC II audio CDs: no need to buy!
Visualizer: for ‘show and tell’ etc
See U3AC website for additional resources list, useful websites, bibliography, weekly handouts and Powerpoints, etc.