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Course Content:

Theme 1 – Imperium Romanum Introduction to Latin sounds. The nominative case and the verbal form est. The preposition in + Ablative

Theme 2 – Familia Romana Introduction to the theme of family and its vocabulary. The nominative plural of the masculine and feminine nominatives. The verbal form ‘sunt’. The interrogative pronouns quis, quae, quid/quod

Theme 3 – Puer Improbus  Introduction to the Accusative case. The verbs in the 3rd person singular and plural. The Nominative and accusative of the personal pronouns

Theme 4 – Dominus et Servi Introduction to the Vocative case. The imperative and the Indicative modes. The use of the imperative with the vocative.

Theme 5 – Villa et Hortus The use of the Ablative vs. the Accusative with prepositions. Continuation of the use of the imperative with the vocative. Description of the traditional Roman Villa and its parts.

Learning Outcomes:

• Use the nominative, the accusative and the vocative cases
• Agree the adjectives with the nouns
• Use the 3rd person sg. and pl. of the verbs in the present
• Use of preposition with either the accusative or the ablative
• Have acquired a minimal vocabulary (ca. 150 words)

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Biography of Speaker:

Roberto Ceolin, MA (Conim.), MPhil, DPhil (Oxon.) was educated in Coimbra, Salamanca, Salzburg and Oxford. He wrote his doctoral thesis on the Greek verb. He has taught Latin and Greek, as well as courses on historical and synchronic linguistics, in Salamanca, Salzburg and Oxford. At present he teaches ancient languages at the Faculty of Theology-USJ, Macau.

 

Note: This course has been submitted for D.S.E.D.J. 2023-2026 Continuing Education Development Subsidy Scheme; the Lifelong Learning Public Programmes Tuition Fee Discount Policy (LLO-529) is NOT available for applying for this course.