LATIN 101 — First Course Latin
This course is the study of the Latin language that includes mastery of vocabulary and grammar, accidence, syntax, and etymology. The courses focuses on developing skills and strategies for acquiring new vocabulary and the understanding of sentences structure that increases the student's readiness to acquire other languages, related and non-related, and provides techniques that students can apply in many other fields. Students will analyze Latin roots of English words, parse and translate passages from Latin literature, recognize derivatives found in the Romance languages, and discuss the cultural content. (This course transfers to a the four-year state universities as electrie credit.) Writing assignments, as appropriate to the discipline, are part of the course.