Program Objective:
The aim of the program is to learn the Latin language with grammar and syntax rules, acquire basic knowledge about letters, words, and sentence structures, and use this knowledge to translate simplified sentences and texts.
Program Goal:
By the end of the program, certificate candidates will be able to identify and analyze the basic components of a sentence (nouns, verbs, and auxiliary elements) and translate simplified texts from Latin to Turkish, even in different terminologies.
Total Lessons and Hours: 12 Lessons / 36 Hours
Weekly Schedule: 2 days per week / 6 hours per week
Participation Method: In-person (IAU Florya Campus)
Program Method: Class Attendance + Weekly Assignments + Exam
Language of Instruction: Turkish
Program Fee: 3,000 TL (VAT included)
Program Coordinator: Coordinated by the IAU Department of History
Instructor: Figen Şahin
APPLICATION AND PROGRAM CONDITIONS
• External Participation: Available
• Undergraduate, Associate Degree, and Graduate Students: Eligible
• Administrative and Academic Staff: Eligible
• Attendance Requirement: Mandatory (%70)
• Class Schedule: Weekday daytime/evening (2 days/week)
• Course Materials: Provided digitally by the instructor; students are expected to provide additional resources (e.g., dictionaries)
• Passing Requirement: Exam (60 points)
• Program Start Requirement: Minimum 15 students
• Certificate: Can be verified via e-Government
WEEKLY COURSE SCHEDULE
Week 1
• Day 1
1st Hour – General Information about Latin
2nd Hour – Alphabet, Letter and Word Pronunciation
3rd Hour – General Grammar Overview and Introduction to Verbs
• Day 2
4th Hour – Indicative Mood, Active Voice, and Verb Tenses
5th Hour – First Conjugation Verbs: Present Tense (Praesens)
6th Hour – Conjugation Practice with Example Verbs
Week 2
• Day 1
7th Hour – First Conjugation: Imperfect (Imperfectum) & Future (Futurum)
8th Hour – Conjugation Practice with Example Verbs
9th Hour – Translation Exercises: Latin ↔ Turkish (First Conjugation Verbs)
• Day 2
10th Hour – First Conjugation: Past Stem Tenses: Perfectum
11th Hour – Plusquam Perfectum
12th Hour – Futurum Perfectum
Week 3
• Day 1
13th Hour – Practice with Verbs in All Tenses
14th Hour – Nouns and Their Features in Latin
15th Hour – First Declension Nouns and Noun Phrases
• Day 2
16th Hour – Simple Sentence Structure (Subject-Object-Predicate)
17th Hour – Practice with Noun Examples
18th Hour – Simplified Text Translation
Week 4
• Day 1
19th Hour – Second Conjugation Verbs
20th Hour – Present Stem Tenses: Praesens, Imperfectum, Futurum Simplex
21st Hour – Past Stem Tenses: Perfectum, Plusquam Perfectum, Futurum Perfectum
• Day 2
22nd Hour – Practice with First and Second Conjugation Verbs in All Tenses
23rd Hour – Second Declension Nouns
24th Hour – Masculine Noun Conjugations
Week 5
• Day 1
25th Hour – Second Declension Nouns: Neuter Nouns
26th Hour – Conjugation and Translation Practice
27th Hour – Text Reading
• Day 2
28th Hour – Third and Fourth Conjugation Verbs
29th Hour – Comparative Conjugation Practice for All Verb Groups
30th Hour – The Verb sum (to be)
Week 6
• Day 1
31st Hour – Adjectives and Conjugations
32nd Hour – Adjective Phrases and Sentence/Text Practice
33rd Hour – Prepositions and Conjunctions
• Day 2
34th Hour – Personal Pronouns: First and Second Person
35th Hour – Third Person
36th Hour – Text Reading and Translation Practice
For Program Details:
Phone: 0532 334 53 79
Email: [email protected] / [email protected]
Payment Options:
• Online Payment: http://op.aydin.edu.tr/sem/uzapp/
• Cash or Credit Card at Campus
• Bank Transfer / EFT
Bank Account Information:
T.C. İSTANBUL AYDIN ÜNİVERSİTESİ
YAPI KREDİ BANK, SEFAKÖY BEŞYOL BRANCH
Branch Code: 815
Account No: 70356668
IBAN: TR46 0006 7010 0000 0070 3566 68