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Oxford Latin Course, Part II
Designed for North American students, this special version of the Oxford Latin Course combines the best features of both modern and traditional methods of Latin teaching, providing an exciting, stimulating introduction and approach to Latin based on the reading of original texts.
In this four-volume North American edition, the order of declensions corresponds to customary U.S. usage, and the spelling has been Americanized. In addition, it offers full-color illustrations and photographs throughout Parts I and II and an expanded Teacher's Book with translations for each
part. Parts I-III (now available in hardcover editions) are built around a narrative detailing the life of Horace, now based more closely on historical sources, which helps students to get to know real Romans--with their daily activities, concerns, and habits--and to develop an understanding of
Roman civilization during the time of Cicero and Augustus. Part IV (paperback) is a reader consisting of extracts from Caesar, Cicero, Catullus, Virgil, Livy, and Ovid.
The second edition of the Oxford Latin Course has been carefully designed to maximize student interest, understanding, and competence. It features a clearer presentation of grammar, revised narrative passages, new background sections, more emphasis on daily life and on the role of women, a
greater number and variety of exercises, and review chapters and tests. Each chapter opens with a set of cartoons with Latin captions that illustrate new grammar points. A Latin reading follows, with new vocabulary highlighted in the margins and follow-up exercises that focus on reading
comprehension and grammatical analysis. A background essay in English concludes each chapter. Covering a variety of topics--from history to food, from slavery to travel, these engaging essays present a well-rounded picture of Augustan Rome.
The Oxford Latin Course, Second Edition offers today's students and teachers an exceptionally engaging and attractive introduction to the language, literature, and culture of Rome--one that builds skills effectively and is exciting to use.
In this four-volume North American edition, the order of declensions corresponds to customary U.S. usage, and the spelling has been Americanized. In addition, it offers full-color illustrations and photographs throughout Parts I and II and an expanded Teacher's Book with translations for each
part. Parts I-III (now available in hardcover editions) are built around a narrative detailing the life of Horace, now based more closely on historical sources, which helps students to get to know real Romans--with their daily activities, concerns, and habits--and to develop an understanding of
Roman civilization during the time of Cicero and Augustus. Part IV (paperback) is a reader consisting of extracts from Caesar, Cicero, Catullus, Virgil, Livy, and Ovid.
The second edition of the Oxford Latin Course has been carefully designed to maximize student interest, understanding, and competence. It features a clearer presentation of grammar, revised narrative passages, new background sections, more emphasis on daily life and on the role of women, a
greater number and variety of exercises, and review chapters and tests. Each chapter opens with a set of cartoons with Latin captions that illustrate new grammar points. A Latin reading follows, with new vocabulary highlighted in the margins and follow-up exercises that focus on reading
comprehension and grammatical analysis. A background essay in English concludes each chapter. Covering a variety of topics--from history to food, from slavery to travel, these engaging essays present a well-rounded picture of Augustan Rome.
The Oxford Latin Course, Second Edition offers today's students and teachers an exceptionally engaging and attractive introduction to the language, literature, and culture of Rome--one that builds skills effectively and is exciting to use.
176 pages, Paperback
First published October 30, 1996
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May 7, 2008
Continuing from the first book in this series, this book introduces several verb tenses (including passive voice tenses), participles, comparatives and superlatives, and extended uses of the ablative case. Thus, with a year of studying these two books, one can read basic Latin decently well with the help of a dictionary, although there is much more grammar to learn.
The great thing about these books is that each lesson provides Latin passages tailored to the grammar and vocabulary covered thus far, so that the student practices reading and understanding by context. The Appendix in this particular book is an adapted version of a section of Petronius' Satyricon and gives the student a healthy challenge at the end of the course.
The downside to these books (at least the first two) is that the vocabulary taught is probably more useful for reading Latin stories rather than for reading academic texts from medieval philosophy and whatnot. I will have to do a good deal of personal study of vocabulary and rhetoric to get up to that level.
But these books do teach much about Roman culture and history, and so they serve well for classical studies.
The great thing about these books is that each lesson provides Latin passages tailored to the grammar and vocabulary covered thus far, so that the student practices reading and understanding by context. The Appendix in this particular book is an adapted version of a section of Petronius' Satyricon and gives the student a healthy challenge at the end of the course.
The downside to these books (at least the first two) is that the vocabulary taught is probably more useful for reading Latin stories rather than for reading academic texts from medieval philosophy and whatnot. I will have to do a good deal of personal study of vocabulary and rhetoric to get up to that level.
But these books do teach much about Roman culture and history, and so they serve well for classical studies.
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