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.

This course is the study of more complex grammatical and syntactical constructions. The course will increase the student's Latin vocabulary and understanding of etymology. Students will analyze Latin roots and English words, parse and translate more difficult passages from actual works of Latin literature, and continue to recognize derivatives found in the Romance Languages. Writing assignments, as appropriate to the discipline, are part of the course.