Description

This class is for complete beginners and will meet on Saturdays, at 14:30-15:30 (GMT). The class is conducted via Zoom and will require approximately 1-2 hours of independent study between each lesson. Students should have access to Latin to GCSE book 1, by Henry Cullen and John Taylor.

In this 10 week term, the class will expect to cover the following grammar: the present and imperfect tenses; the verb Sum, Esse (‘to be’); first and second declension nouns in all cases, and adjectives. Students will learn about Latin sentence structure and the fundamentals of grammar, and they will begin to see how closely related Latin is to English.

Dates for the spring term: Saturday 11th January, (no class on 18th January), 25th January, 1st February, 8th February, 15th February, 22nd February, (no classes on 1st March, 8th March), 15th March, 22nd March, 29th March, and 5th April 2025.

Tutor: Lynn Gordon.

The class will proceed subject to a minimum number of enrolments.

Cancellation policy: students will receive a full refund if the student cancels their registration more than two weeks before the class begins. Students will receive 50% refund if the student cancels their registration 8-14 days before the class begins.