At a Glance
- Stand Alone Course Bundle Introductory price: $150 (regular price $198)
- Latin 1 + 2 Academic Support Bundle Introductory price: $350 (regular price $398)
- Two self-paced online courses
- Vocabulary and grammar are introduced through period-appropriate illustrations
- Biblical passages are lightly adapted so as to correspond to the student’s current knowledge of grammar
- Note: If you have already purchased Latin 1 separately, please enroll in the Latin 2 standalone course
- Take the course either as a Stand-Alone Course or with the Transcript Service Package. Which one is right for me?
More Details
NSA Latin 1 + 2 are self-paced online courses designed to bring new students to a reading knowledge of Classical, Medieval, and Reformation-era Latin. It is centered on readings from the Latin Bible and exercises in Latin composition; it makes equal use of both grammatical explanation and examples, so as to be effective for a wide range of students (from those who are highly mathematical to those who prefer to learn by imitation). New vocabulary and grammar are introduced through period-appropriate illustrations; Biblical passages are lightly adapted so as to correspond to the student’s current knowledge of grammar.
Which option is right for me?
Stand-Alone Bundle ($150) |
Transcript Service Package ($350) |
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12-month access to Latin 1 + 2 course content | ||
Text-based resources | ||
Audio recordings | ||
Teaching videos | ||
Individual assessment | ||
Vocabulary learning system | ||
Online technical support | ||
Permanent record of course grades & account info | — | |
Grades transferable to cooperating schools | — | |
Eligible for cross-enrollment in partner institutions | — | |
Registrar support | — | |
Accreditable course | — | |
Eligible for BibleMesh Completion Certificate |
Course Description
In Level 1 of NSA Latin, students learn:
- 1st, 2nd, and 3rd noun declensions
- Nominative, accusative, genitive, dative, ablative, and vocative cases
- 3rd person present active indicative verb forms
- 3rd person present passive indicative verb forms
- All forms of all types of adjectives in the positive degree
- Over 200 Latin words
In Level 2 of NSA Latin, students learn:
- demonstratives and relative pronouns
- 4th and 5th noun declensions
- deponents
- infinitives and participles
- over 200 Latin words
- to progress from reading simplified passages from the Vulgate to lightly edited passages
Instructors
Timothy L. Griffith
Tim Griffith is the Fellow of Classical Languages at New Saint Andrews College. He oversees the College’s Latin program, directs the national Phaedrus Latin Composition Contest, and translates 16th-century Latin theological texts for Wenden House. He has dedicated the last 15 years to learning how to teach Latin better, drawing heavily on the work of the great Latin educators of history such as Erasmus, Commenius, and W.H.D. Rouse.