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Course Content:

Theme 1 – Corpus Humanum The parts of the human body; the language of health and disease; Conversation about someone else’s health. Grammar: Reported speech and the infinitive clause; The neuter of 3rd declension nouns in consonant

Theme 2 – Miles Romanus Roman military language; Roman measurements. Grammar: The false imparisyllabic of the 3rd declension; the nouns of the 4th declension. The biform adjectives of the 3rd declension and the comparative of superiority

Theme 3 – Annus et Menses The Roman calendar: the name of the months, the phases of the moon and the signs of the Zodiac. The weather and the division of the day and the night. Grammar: The Fifth Declension; the superlative of the adjective

Theme 4 – Novus Dies Themes and vocabulary for the morning of a new day. Description of activities in the house in the morning period. Grammar: The present Participle

Theme 5 – Magister et Discipuli Themes and vocabulary of life in the school and classroom; conversation including the subject and the interlocutor. Grammar: the 1st and 2nd persons Singular/Plural persons of the verb for all for conjugation + the verb sum ‘to be’ and possum ‘to be able’

Learning Outcomes:

• The use of all five Latin declensions together
• The capacity of grading and comparing qualities of things
• The capacity of describing in Latin particular aspects of Roman everyday life
• The inclusion of oneself and the interlocutor in the conversation
• Increment the basic vocabulary with words related to more specific themes

Details:

Instructor:	Roberto Ceolin PhD
Date:	20 April 2026 to 15 June 2026 (04 and 25 May 2026 excluded)
Time:	Mon, Wed 19:00 – 21:00
Duration:	30 Hours (15 Sessions)
Location:	University of Saint Joseph – IIha Verde Campus
Language:	Latin supplemented with English
Delivery of Mode:	Face-to-face Lecture
Tuition Fee:	MOP2,000
Targeted Participants:	Interested parties

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. 2020-2023 Continuing Education Development Subsidy Scheme; the Lifelong Learning Public Programmes Tuition Fee Discount Policy (LLO-529) is NOT available for applying for this course.