This program is provisional and subject to change in accord with the specific needs of the students.

Course overview

Prerequisites:
There are no Prerequisites

Course topics:
Lesson 1: The first day
Lesson 2: Read and write
Lesson 3: : Ego sum Daniel. The verb Sum, the personal pronouns (nominative), the genders, the adjective.
Lesson 4: Veni huc!  The Imperative (Active present), the different kind of verbs, the vocative.
Lesson 5: Nolo venire. The Infinitive (Active present), volo, nolo, possum, licet…, Possesive Adjectives.
Lesson 6: Do librum. The Acusative, is-ea-id, quis. Personal pronouns (II).
Lesson 7: Da mihi salem ! The Dative: nouns and ajectives. Personal pronouns (III)
Lesson 8: Present Indicative, 1st and 2nd Conjugations.
Lesson 9: Complement of the noun. Introduction to the Genitive Case.
Lesson 10: Indicative (Active present): lego, capio, audio
Lesson 11: Introduction to thre Ablative: Instrumental.
Lesson 12: Demonstrative pronouns: Hic/Ille: nominative.
Lesson 13: Acusative and Genitive Plural
Lesson 14: Dative and Ablative Plural
Lesson 15: Day and Night: The hours. The numbers (1-100)
Lesson 16: 1st and 2nd declensions of Nouns.

Goals
Reading simplified texts without dictionary.

Lessons and materials

Class format:
POLIS Method.
Total physical response.
Story Telling
Conversations (by small groups and with the teacher)
Readings

Teaching aids:
Draft of the Forum textbook

Exams and grading system

- Three Exams during the course
- Morphology and Syntax exercises
- Short Essay

Grade:
A: Excellence: 96 - 100%
B: Above the average standard: 86 - 95%
C: Average standard: 76 - 85%
D: Below the average standard: 66 - 75%
E: Minimum criteria to pass: 60 - 65%
E: Fail: 0 - 59%