"To study Latin is to encounter face to face the smartest, funniest, most beautiful minds that have ever lived." R. J. Teller Latin is a highly regarded academic discipline and a good grade in the subject will impress universities and future employers. It enables you to acquire a wide range of valued skills. Latin requires students not only to read difficult texts and think about them critically but also to communicate these thoughts persuasively on paper. These skills are highly valued in a wide range of fields including advertising, marketing and journalism, and the highly trained minds that Classicists possess are also valued in banking, accountancy, law, politics, the civil service, medicine and computer programming. In recent years Classics graduates have become, the Prime Minister, the Head of the British Intelligence Service and best-selling authors. The knowledge and skills required have some overlap with English and Modern Foreign Languages and the literature content is likely to be relevant to anyone contemplating a degree in those subjects. History students have also found Latin to be an asset at degree level.
The course is wholly examined so there is no controlled assessment. There are 4 modules: Module 1: 33% of the A Level: Unseen Translation This paper (1hr45min) consists of one passage each of Latin prose and verse for translation. Module 2: 17% of the A Level: Prose Composition or Comprehension This paper (1hr15min) provides a choice between translation of an English prose passage into Latin and comprehension questions on a Latin passage. Module 3: 25% of the A Level: Prose Literature This paper (2hr) consists of a variety of questions on the prose set texts authors which will most likely be Cicero and Tacitus: translation, short questions on the content, stylistic analysis and a broader essay question. Module 4: 25% of the A Level: Verse Literature This paper (2hr) follows the same pattern as module 3 with the set authors most probably being Catullus and Virgil ( Aeneid ).
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| Region | South East |
| Local Authority | Kent |
| Ofsted Rating | Outstanding |
| Gender Type | Boys |
| Address | Brook Street, Tonbridge, TN9 2PN |
"To study Latin is to encounter face to face the smartest, funniest, most beautiful minds that have ever lived." R. J. Teller Latin is a highly regarded academic discipline and a good grade in the subject will impress universities and future employers. It enables you to acquire a wide range of valued skills. Latin requires students not only to read difficult texts and think about them critically but also to communicate these thoughts persuasively on paper. These skills are highly valued in a wide range of fields including advertising, marketing and journalism, and the highly trained minds that Classicists possess are also valued in banking, accountancy, law, politics, the civil service, medicine and computer programming. In recent years Classics graduates have become, the Prime Minister, the Head of the British Intelligence Service and best-selling authors. The knowledge and skills required have some overlap with English and Modern Foreign Languages and the literature content is likely to be relevant to anyone contemplating a degree in those subjects. History students have also found Latin to be an asset at degree level.
The course is wholly examined so there is no controlled assessment. There are 4 modules: Module 1: 33% of the A Level: Unseen Translation This paper (1hr45min) consists of one passage each of Latin prose and verse for translation. Module 2: 17% of the A Level: Prose Composition or Comprehension This paper (1hr15min) provides a choice between translation of an English prose passage into Latin and comprehension questions on a Latin passage. Module 3: 25% of the A Level: Prose Literature This paper (2hr) consists of a variety of questions on the prose set texts authors which will most likely be Cicero and Tacitus: translation, short questions on the content, stylistic analysis and a broader essay question. Module 4: 25% of the A Level: Verse Literature This paper (2hr) follows the same pattern as module 3 with the set authors most probably being Catullus and Virgil ( Aeneid ).
