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COURSE CONTENT Through taking this course, students will increase their knowledge and
understanding of the classical world, so they can learn to appreciate how Roman
culture and thinking have shaped today’s world, and can consider the similarities
and differences between the Roman world and later times.
For much of Year 10 the focus is on learning the Latin language. Students continue
to learn new grammar and vocabulary, using a course book tailored to the GCSE
syllabus. In the spring term of Year 10, students begin to study literature written by
world-renowned Roman authors while still improving their language skills. This will
include a section of Virgil’s epic poem The Aeneid.
In Year 11, lesson time is split between study of the language and study of literature
and culture through original sources. As part of this process, students develop the
skills needed in the literature exams for answering short, factual questions and for
writing longer answers dealing with, for example, the author’s style of writing and
the reliability of an ancient source.
APPROACH TO TEACHING By studying Latin for GCSE, students develop competence in translating Latin and
AND LEARNING learn to take an analytical approach to languages in general. They improve their
literary skills through studying the Roman texts the course contains, and broaden
their understanding of Roman life and history through the culture topics. Lessons
include a combination of reading and translating, language exercises and
comprehensions, literature and source study, to name a few. A wide range of digital
resources are used, including games and other fun activities.

ASSESSMENT Assessment is entirely by written examinations taken at the end of the course in
Year 11. The language papers (comprehension and translation) constitute 50% of
the available marks, while the other 50% come from the literature papers.

FURTHER INFORMATION Latin is a rigorous subject that sharpens your logical and linguistic powers. This
helps you communicate clearly and persuasively in English, and equips you to learn
other languages quickly and effectively, even in the case of languages that are not
related to Latin. A knowledge of Latin also helps with English vocabulary,
particularly more complex words and those of a technical nature, and grammar. Our
students achieve strong results in Latin at GCSE and beyond, and go on to
prestigious universities. Classics graduates are highly valued for their broad range of
skills, and have a wide choice of interesting careers.

EXAM BOARD AND OCR GCSE Latin J282
SPECIFICATION Full course details can be found at:
www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/gcse/latin-j282-from-2016/
CONTACT Mr M Nash
Head of Languages
nash.ma@millfieldschool.com

24 YEAR 10/11 COURSE GUIDE