The following files are available to download to assist with your course.
- Course Overview
- Course Content
- E-Tutor
- Materials
- Assessment and certification
- Duration/End Date
This course is now closed. If you wish to study Latin independently you can still buy our Independent Learning Manuals and answer keys from the shop.
This course is now closed. If you wish to study Latin independently you can still buy our Independent Learning Manuals and answer keys from the shop.
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Your e-tutor will always be an experienced, enthusiastic Latin teacher, who knows the course well and is familiar with ways to help you with any issues which may arise during the course. He or she is unlikely to be involved in this project for the money! Rather your tutor will want to help you get the most out of your study of Latin and the Roman world.
When you enrol for the course, we will send you, by post, amongst other materials, an Independent Learner's Guide, detailing what work to undertake in each session. For examination courses (Eduqas, AS/A Level), sessions are held online. Almost all sessions have a designated assignment to send to your e-tutor. Your e-tutor will mark your work and return it to you, with ideas on how you might improve and, like any tutor, will try to explain an idea or concept to you if you are not certain about it. You do not have to send work if you do not wish to do so, of course, but we strongly recommend that you do, as this will both inform you of how you are progressing, and help your e-tutor to assist you in your learning.
Most of our e-tutors tell us that they would like to be contacted by their students more frequently, rather than less, and no limit is placed on the amount of times you may contact your e-tutor.
All e-tutors have completed a Criminal Records Bureau disclosure and are competent in sending, receiving and marking work electronically. Should you have any concerns about your e-tutor at any stage, you can contact our office at any time.
The basis of this course is the UK fourth edition of Book I of the Cambridge Latin Course.
Your study of the textbook is supported by a 77 page Book I Independent Learning Manual and a Book I Independent Learning Manual Answer Book, which are specifically designed for students without direct access to a Latin teacher. You will also receive a Book I Independent Learner's Guide, detailing what you should aim to study in each session and highlighting the work to send to your e-tutor.
We are not enroling new students at this time, however if you wish to study Latin independently you can still buy our Independent Learning Manuals and answer keys from the shop.
*** Only students enrolled on the course and the course tutors can access downloadable course materials ***
The Book I course is divided into 12 Stages, or chapters, and certificated assessment is available after Stages 4, 8 and 12. The assessment is certificated by the University of Cambridge.
The assessments at the end of Stages 4 and 8 are based entirely on your understanding of the Latin language - you must translate a passage of Latin which is similar in difficulty to that of the stories in those Stages. The assessment at the end of Stage 12 evaluates your understanding of both the language and the civilisation elements of the course. You are asked to answer comprehension questions on a passage of Latin similar in difficulty to that of the stories in Stage 12 and you are also tested on the cultural topics covered in the course. Knowledge of the content of Book I is sufficient to answer all questions.
The assessment tests are emailed or posted to you by your e-tutor and we trust you to complete them in exam conditions. Your e-tutor will mark your scripts and we will send you a certificate if you pass the assessment.
The Cambridge Latin Course leads to GCSE qualification and Book I takes you about one quarter of the way to GCSE level. For further details, please see the 'Qualifications' area of the website.
Fixed End Date or Fixed Number of Weeks?:
Fixed number of weeks
Fixed weeks duration:
40
