Details on Derek Cooper's Basics of Latin
Information
If a student has chosen to complete his Latin using Derek Cooper's Basics of Latin, he will follow these basic steps:
1. Purchase the textbook and video series from Logos or Zondervan (links below).
2. Complete the first six required lessons as listed below (Chapters 1-5, 8).
3. Write the mid-term test. See details below.
4. Complete the next six required lessons as listed below (Chapters 9, 10, 14, 17, 22, 27).
5. Write the final test. See details below.
A student should expect to spend approximately 50 hours to complete the required lessons below and write the tests.
Links
The entire Cooper Latin course—including video lectures, grammar, workbook, and key—is available via Logos or Zondervan (see links below). The advantage of the Logos edition is that everything is digital, and it integrates well into a Logos library. Zondervan is a bit cheaper, but the videos are on DVD.
Important note: One does not have to purchase a larger Logos package to use Cooper’s course. It comes with the free Logos engine as part of the purchase.
Logos
Video Series Basics of Latin Video Lectures | Logos Bible Software
Zondervan
Textbook - Basics of Latin | Zondervan Academic
Video Series - Basics of Latin Video Lectures | Zondervan Academic
Required Lessons
Only the following twelve lessons are required:
Chapter 1 - Nouns and Prepositions
Chapter 2 - First-Declension Nouns
Chapter 3 - Second-Declension Nouns
Chapter 4 - Third-Declension Nouns
Chapter 5 - First-, Second- and Third-Declension Adjectives
Chapter 8 - Verbs and Four Principal Parts
Chapter 9 - Present Actives and Present Passives
Chapter 10 - Imperfect Actives, Imperfect Passives and Adverbs
Chapter 14 - Personal Pronouns and Demonstratives
Chapter 17 - Perfect Actives
Chapter 22 - Present Active Participles, Future Passive Participles (Gerundives), and Gerunds
Chapter 27 - Imperatives, Prohibitions, and Vocatives
Test Details
To write the mid-term or final test, a student should contact the Registrar's Office at registrar@crts.ca. The student must arrange a local proctor (approved by the Registrar - for example, the local pastor) to oversee the writing of the test in person. The test will be sent from the Registrar to the local proctor and the completed test will be returned to the Registrar by the local proctor.
While the midterm only includes the first six chapters, the final exam is more cumulative in nature. It mostly focuses on the last six chapters, however it assumes knowledge of the first six as well to allow for it to be more comprehensive.
Since all requirements for admission to the MDiv program must be completed no later than August 15 and to allow sufficient time for marking, a student must write the final exam no later than June 30 for the course to count towards admission in the following academic year. Please note that the Registrar's Office is closed for summer vacation in the month of July.