We use the teaching method of Reginald Foster OCD directly from his book Ossa Latinitatis Sola. This is also reflected in the new series by Laura Pooley, Ossa Ostensa: Book 1. We offer instruction in Latin from the first lesson to the advanced Master’s level programme.

Online only courses: 22 July – 2 August 2024, weekdays. Precise schedule to be determined depending on the time-zones of participants.

In Person only classes 12 – 23 August 2024, weekdays.

Summer Programme

Beginning Latin (LA411)

Online course: 22 July – 2 August 2024, weekdays
In Person course: 12 – 23 August 2024, weekdays
Hours: 3 hours with a break
Not for credit – no exams.
Cost: £380

No knowledge of the language is presumed. From the first day you will tackle real Latin from across the centuries and begin to express yourself in Latin. We shall cover:

• All verb times in the indicative
• The active and passive voice
• Command forms
• All noun and adjective groups and most of their usages

Beginning Latin covers the material of the Reggie Foster’s First Latin Experience in Ossa Latinitatis Sola (read more here) and Ossa Ostensa Book 1.

Intermediate Latin (LA611)

Online course: 22 July – 2 August 2024, weekdays
In Person course: 12 – 23 August 2024, weekdays
Hours: 3 hours with a break
Not for credit – no exams.
Cost: £380

• The meaning and usages of the subjunctive mood
• The forms and natural meanings of the four participles
• Various uses if participles including the ablative absolute

This course covers the material of the Third Latin Experience in Ossa Latinitatis Sola (read more here) also presented in the forthcoming book Ossa Ostensa Book 2.

The material presumed for this course is covered in Beginning Latin given above.

Advanced Latin not for credit: (LA711)

Online course: 22 July – 2 August 2024, weekdays
In Person course: 12 – 23 August 2024, weekdays
Hours: 3 hours with a break
Not for credit – no exams.
Cost: £380

Students will encounter Latin literature written by many authors authors from every age. You will learn:

• The accusative with the infinitive used in indirect discourse and object sentences
• The gerund and gerundive and the participle of passive necessity
• conditional sentences: if … , then …
• The 3% use of the sequence of tenses and modal attraction
• Verbs of doubting, fearing and prohibiting
• Oblique complements of verbs and their passive construction
• Specific usages of the dative, genitive, ablative
• Overviews of:
  • 14 ways to express purpose
  • 10 usages of the relative pronoun
  • Positive and negative commands

Students registering will need to have knowledge of both Beginners and Intermediate contents.

This course covers the material of the Fourth Latin Experience in Ossa Latinitatis Sola (read more here) also presented in the forthcoming book Ossa Ostensa Book 3.

Students wishing more instruction are encouraged to enrol also in Reading Cicero’s Letters, LA811.

Advanced Latin not for credit is taught online weekdays 22 July to 2 August 2024.

Advanced Latin for credit: Proficient Latin for Liturgists: L711
KU Leuven: B-KUL-A07E3A 4 study points

In Person only: 12 – 23 August 2024, weekdays
Hours: 3 hours with a break

Students will encounter Latin literature written by many authors authors from every age with a focus on: biblica, patristica, liturgica, scholastica, magisteria, musica, canonica. During this course students will learn and develop a facility with the following elements of the Latin langauge:

• The accusative with the infinitive used in indirect discourse and object sentences
• The gerund and gerundive and the participle of passive necessity
• Conditional sentences: if … , then …
• The 3% use of the sequence of tenses and modal attraction
• Verbs of doubting, fearing and prohibiting
• Oblique complements of verbs and their passive construction
• Specific usages of the dative, genitive, ablative
• Overviews of:
  • 14 ways to express purpose
  • 10 usages of the relative pronoun
  • Positive and negative commands

Students registering will need to have knowledge of both Beginners and Intermediate contents.

This course covers the material of the Fourth Latin Experience in Ossa Latinitatis Sola (read more here) also presented in the forthcoming book Ossa Ostensa Book 3.

Students wishing more instruction are encouraged to enrol also in Reading Cicero’s Letters, LA811.

Canon Law Students at KU Leuven may take these summer courses or study Latin online throughout the academic term to prepare for two proficiency exams at KU Leuven.

Reading Cicero’s Letters (LA811)

In Person course: 12 – 23 August 2024, weekdays
Hours: 1 hour & 45 minutes with a break
Time set to align with Advanced /Proficient course.
Not for credit – no exams.
Cost: £200 (discount available if paying for Adanced / Proficient Latin course)

Reading Cicero’s Letters offers a patient, detailed reading of letters that Cicero wrote to his friends, to Roman leaders and to members of his family. Unlike his orations, Cicero’s letters have a spontaneous, flowing style and, at times, a touching intimacy. Yet they provide an ideal encounter with Latin in its full and natural glory.

Participants should have a well-developed grip on Latin, including the subjunctive. The Intermediate Latin (Third Experience) course would be a good prerequisite.

Ideally, we will read between 12 and 20 letters over the two weeks. But we will adapt the programme to each participant’s interests and needs, going as quickly or slowly as people prefer. [The schedule will be set so that students can take the Advanced Latin (Fourth Experience) course in parallel with Reading Cicero’s Letters]

It will be useful but not essential for participants to have a copy of Reginald Foster’s and Daniel McCarthy’s edition of Cicero’s letters, Ossium Carnes Multae: The Bones’ Meats Abundant.

Contact:

Ms Clare Cogswell, Registrar
Schedule a visit or write to me at: 
Benedictine Institute (at Ealing Abbey)
74 Castlebar Road, Ealing, London W5 2DD, UK
Telephone: +44 (0)20 8862 2156
Contact Clare, the Registrar at this linked email address.
Location on Google Maps is found here.