LIVING LATIN LANGUAGE – LITERATURE OF EVERY AGE
Summer Latin Institute
In Summer 2023 the Academia Latinitatis Aestiva will cover five different experiences over two weeks.
Latin Summer School
Online: 31 July – 11 August 2023
In Person: 14 – 26 August 2023
Tutors for Summer Latin Institute (Schola latinitatis aestiva):
Daniel McCarthy
Laura Pooley
Daniel Vowles
Jonathan Day
Lydia Roberts
Latin Language Courses (Undergraduate/Graduate Studies)
Beginners – times of verbs in the indicative mood, the functions of nouns and adjectives
Intermediate – forms and functions of verbs in the subjunctive mood, participles, ablatives absolute
Advanced – indirect speech, temporal and causal clauses
Latin for Liturgists (Masters’ Level)
Proficient Latin for Liturgists (L711) (same course as Advanced)
Required Books
♦ SIMPSON, D.P. Cassell’s latin Dictionary, Macmillan, New York 1959 or equivalent, including a small English to Latin section. A pocket dictionary is not sufficient.
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.
♦ FOSTER, R.T., – D.P. MCCARTHY, Ossa Latinitatis Sola ad mentem Reginaldi rationemque: The Mere Bones of Latin according to the thought and system of Reginald, (Latinitatis Corpus 1), Catholic University of America Press, Washington DC 2016. Available from the publisher or from Amazon.co.uk or from Amazon.com.
♦ POOLEY, L., Ossa Ostensa: A proven system for demystifying Latin, Book 1, (Latinitatis Corpus 1), Catholic University of America Press, Washington DC 2021. Available in print or electronic version from the publisher or from Amazon.co.uk or from Amazon.com.
(Accommodation may be available at Ealing Abbey House for Guests or nearby.)
For further information re any of afore-mentioned courses please call:
Tel: +44 (0)208 194 2320 or E-mail: clare AT benedictine-institute DOT org