Latin 1-4 Bundle (beta)
NSA Latin 1-4 are a self-paced online courses designed to bring new students to a reading knowledge of Classical, Medieval, and Reformation-era Latin.
At a Glance
- Stand Alone Course Bundle Introductory price: $275 (regular $396)
- Latin 1-4 Academic Support Bundle Introductory price: $675 (regular $796)
- Four self-paced online courses
- Vocabulary and grammar are introduced through period-appropriate illustrations
- Biblical passages are lightly adapted so as to correspond to the student’s current knowledge of grammar
- Note: If you have already purchased a NSA Latin course separately, you will not be able to puchase this bundle
- Take theses course either as a Stand-Alone Bundle or with an Academic Support Bundle. Which one is right for me?
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These courses are available for college credit via the Davenant Latin Institute.
For more info go here.
More Details
NSA Latin 1-4 are self-paced online courses designed to bring new students to a reading knowledge of Classical, Medieval, and Reformation-era Latin. They are centered on readings from the Latin Bible and exercises in Latin composition; it makes equal use of both grammatical explanation and examples, so as to be effective for a wide range of students (from those who are highly mathematical to those who prefer to learn by imitation). New vocabulary and grammar are introduced through period-appropriate illustrations; Biblical passages are lightly adapted so as to correspond to the student’s current knowledge of grammar.
Which option is right for me?
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Stand-Alone Bundle ($275) |
Academic Support Bundle ($675) |
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| 18-month access to Latin 1-4 course content |
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| Teaching videos |
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| Individual assessment |
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| Vocabulary learning system |
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| Online technical support |
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| Permanent record of course grades & account info | — |
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| Grades transferable to academic institutions | — |
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| Administrative toolset for proctoring classes | — |
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| Eligible for BibleMesh Certificate Track |
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Course Description
In Level 1 of NSA Latin, students learn:
- 1st, 2nd, and 3rd noun declensions
- Nominative, accusative, genitive, dative, ablative, and vocative cases
- 3rd person present active indicative verb forms
- 3rd person present passive indicative verb forms
- All forms of all types of adjectives in the positive degree
- Over 200 Latin words
In Level 2 of NSA Latin, students learn:
- demonstratives and relative pronouns
- 4th and 5th noun declensions
- deponents
- infinitives and participles
- over 200 Latin words
- to progress from reading simplified passages from the Vulgate to lightly edited passages
In Level 3 of NSA Latin, students learn:
- the imperfect and future tenses
- adverbs, gerunds, future passive participles, and gerundives
- present subjunctive
- over 200 Latin words
- to read unadapted verses and passages from the Vulgate
In Level 4 of NSA Latin, students learn:
- the perfect verb system
- future active participles and supines
- perfect and future infinitives
- narrative and contrafactual uses of the subjunctive
- over 200 Latin words
- to progress from reading lightly edited passages from the Vulgate to reading unadapted passages from the Vulgate and Reformation-era translations of the Bible
Other Details
- All NSA Latin courses are available for Credit through NSA - please see here.
- NSA has partnered with Davenant Latin Institute who use our Latin curriculum and provide tutors and group classes to take you through the course. Click here for details.
- For High School Juniors and Seniors interested in dual enrolment please go here for details.
Future NSA Latin Courses
The NSA Latin online curriculum will provide four levels, each of which has 8 units. Level 4 is still in development.
- Level 4: covers various remaining grammatical topics and systematically reviews all the grammar. The readings progress from simpler versions of the Bible (i.e., Biblia Vulgata) to more complicated versions composed during the Protestant Reformation.
- Note: You can still purchase this course bundle, and when NSA Latin 4 becomes available, you will be provided access to the course.
Instructors
Timothy L. Griffith
Tim Griffith is the Fellow of Classical Languages at New Saint Andrews College. He oversees the College’s Latin program, directs the national Phaedrus Latin Composition Contest, and translates 16th-century Latin theological texts for Wenden House. He has dedicated the last 15 years to learning how to teach Latin better, drawing heavily on the work of the great Latin educators of history such as Erasmus, Commenius, and W.H.D. Rouse.
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