Latin

Course summary

Classical Languages at St Augustine's Priory • Rigorous lessons by teachers who communicate a joy for the subject Small class sizes to develop confidence and independent thought • Opportunities to hear university lecturers speak on chosen texts • Invitation to attend the highly successful JACT summer schools An excellent complement to both arts and sciences A Levels The rarity and kudos of having studied ancient Greek or Latin will give you an unparalleled distinction among your peers. The intellectual rigour necessary for the study of Latin or Greek is highly sought after by employers. Latinists are well represented at senior levels within the media, the civil service, banking, law and also computing. Studying Latin or Greek is well known for cultivating systematic and analytical ways of thinking: to know Latin or Greek is to be a master of your language. In addition to this, the study of literature gives you invaluable insight into a culture that is often tantalisingly close to our own, but still so far away. By thinking through the thoughts of the Ancients, you gain that vital distance from your world that allows you to look back on it and judge it afresh yourself. It is impossible to read Virgil and not be moved, or to read Ovid and not be amused. To study Latin or Greek is to be exposed to some of the greatest literature in its original form; to study this is to become a complete student. Read Latin - it's a Classic!