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.
Book II ~ Materials
The basis of this course is the UK edition of Book II of the Cambridge Latin Course.
Your study of the textbook is supported by an 80 page Book II Independent Learning Manual and a Book II Independent Learning Manual Answer Book, which are specifically designed for students without direct access to a Latin teacher. You will also receive a Book II Independent Learner's Guide, detailing what you should aim to study in each session and highlighting the work to be sent 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 ***
*** Only students enrolled on the course and the course tutors can access downloadable course materials ***
The Book II Course is divided into 8 Stages, or chapters, representing Stages 13 to 20 of the Cambridge Latin Course. Certificated assessment is available at the end of Stages 16 and 20. The assessment is certificated by the University of Cambridge.
The assessment in each case 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 Stages 16 or 20, as appropriate, and you are also tested on the cultural topics covered in the course. The Stage 16 test assesses your knowledge of cultural information in Stages 13 to 16 (Roman Britain) and the Stage 20 test assesses your knowledge of the cultural information in Stages 17 to 20 (Roman Egypt).
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 by the end of the Book II Course you will be about half-way to GCSE level. For further details of progression to GCSE, please see the Qualifications area of the website.