Latn-110 Reading Latin I

I. Course Objectives:

• Introduction to Latin language.
• Reading and understanding of easy texts with special emphasis on analysis.
• Introduction to Roman culture and literature.

II. Course Description:

• The course will consist basically in a general presentation of all aspects of Latin Grammar.
• The necessary skills for a morpho-syntactical analysis will be provided and put into practice.
• Several readings from selected works of Latin literature will be proposed and the student should prepare a paper on one aspect.

III. Course Outline:

1. Introduction
2. Verbs; First and Second Conjugations (Present Infinitive, Indicative, and Imperative Active)
3. Nouns and Cases; First Declension: Agreement of Adjectives; Syntax
4. Second Declension: Masculine Nouns and Adjectives; Masculine Nouns and Adjectives; Apposition; Word Order
5. Second Declension: Neuters; Adjectives; Present Indicative of Sum; Predicate Nouns and Adjectives; Substantive Adjectives
6. First and Second Conjugations: Future and Imperfect; Adjectives in -er
7. Sum: Future and Imperfect Indicative; Possum: Present, Future, and Imperfect Indicative; Complementary Infinitive
8. Third Declension Nouns
9. Third Conjugation: Present Infinitive, Present, future, and Imperfect Indicative, Imperative
10. Demonstratives Hic, Ille, Iste; Special –īus Adjectives
11. Fourth Conjugation and –iō Verbs of the Third
12. Personal Pronouns Ego, Tū, and Is; Demonstratives Is and Īdem
13. Perfect Active System of All Verbs
14. Reflexive Pronouns and Possessives; Intensive Pronoun
15. I-Stem Nouns of the Third Declension; Ablative of Means, Accompaniment, and Manner
16. Numerals; Genitive of the Whole; genitive and Ablative with Cardinal Numerals; Ablative of Time
17. Third Declension Adjectives
18. The Relative Pronoun
19. First and Second Conjugations: Passive Voice of the Present System; Ablative of Agent
20. Perfect Passive System of All Verbs; Interrogative Pronouns and Adjectives
21. Fourth Declension; Ablative of Place from Which and Separation
22. Third and Fourth Conjugations: Passive Voice of the Present System
23. Fifth Declension; Ablative of Place Where
24. Participles
25. Ablative Absolute; Passive Periphrastic; Dative of Agent
26. Infinitives; Indirect Statement
27. Comparison of Adjectives; Declension of Comparatives; Ablative of Comparison
28. Special and Irregular Comparison of Adjectives
29. Subjuntive Mood; Present Subjuntive; Jussive and Purpose Clauses
30. Imperfect Subjunctive; Present and Imperfect Subjunctive of Sum and Possum; Result Clauses
31. Perfect and Pluperfect Subjunctive; Indirect Questions; Sequence of Tenses
32. Cum Clauses; Ferō
33. Formaion and Comparison of Adverbs; Volō, Mālō, Nōlō; Proviso Clauses
34. Conditions
35. Deponent Verbs; Ablative with Special Deponents
36. Dative with Adjectives; Dative with Special Verbs; Dative with Compounds
37. Jussive Noun Clauses; Fīō
38. Conjugation of Eō
39. Relative Clauses of Characteristic; Dative of Reference; Supines
40. Gerund and Gerundive
41. –Ne, Num, and Nōnne in Direct Questions; Fear Clauses; Genitive and Ablative of Description.

IV. Textbook:

• F. M. Wheelock, revised by R. A. LaFleur, Wheelock’s Latin (6th edition).