Oxford Latin Course, Part 3

M. G. Balme, James Morwood

Oxford University Press, 1997 - Foreign Language Study - 102 pages

This second edition of the Oxford Latin Course combines features of both modern and traditional methods of Latin teaching from first stages to GCSE. Completely revised and restructured in the light of a nationwide survey of Classics teachers, it provides an approach to Latin based on the reading of original texts. Parts I-III are built around a narrative detailing the life of Horace, based closely on historical sources, which helps students to develop an understanding of the times of Cicero and Augustus. Part III is accompanied by a Reader consisting of extracts from Caesar, Cicero, Catullus, Virgil, Livy and Ovid.

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The Oxford Latin Course is fairly well-regarded, and for the most part it served me well. It does, however, rely heavily on the presence of an experienced teacher to guide the student, as it does not ...

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Clear, easy to understand, good vocab, and interesting to read.

About the author

Maurice Balme is retired from the Harrow School. James Morwood, formerly Head of Classics at Harrow School in England, is now a Fellow at Wadham College, Oxford and Grocyn Lecturer for the Literae Humaniores Faculty.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Oxford Latin Course, Part 3; Oxford Latin Course, James Morwood; Oxford Latin Course: Teacher's Book, James Morwood
• Authors: M. G. Balme, James Morwood
• Contributor: James Morwood
• Edition: 2, illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1997
• ISBN: 0199122326, 9780199122325
• Length: 102 pages
• Subjects: Foreign Language Study / Latin