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Free Taster Day in Latin and Classics

The aim of this ‘taster day’ is to give prospective applicants for a Classics Degree at the University of Cambridge the opportunity to experience teaching in a University environment and to decide whether learning Latin is something that they would enjoy. The day includes small-group Latin lessons and a lecture on a Classical Theme. This year’s Taster Day will be on Saturday 18 June 2016. See below for a programme of last year’s event to get a taste of what is on offer.

The day is open to anyone who has never studied Latin at School or 6th Form College.

The day is FREE. At the moment we are placing no limit on numbers. If a limit has to be imposed, we shall accept students in the order in which they book.

Venue: Faculty of Classics, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 9DA. Light refreshments will be provided. For lunch, the nearest shop is about seven minutes walk away; but students are welcome (and encouraged) to bring a packed lunch.

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Latin Taster Day 2015 Programme

10.15–10.45:   Registration and coffee (Room G.21)

10.45–11.40:   Learning Latin I (Rooms 1.16, 2.03, 2.04, 2.08)

11.45–12.00:   Break (Room G.21)

12.00–12.45:   Lecture:  Latin in the field: excavating a Roman town in Central Italy
(Dr Alessandro Launaro, Room G.19)

12.45–1.45:     Lunch

1.45–2.45:       Learning Latin II (Rooms 1.16, 2.03, 2.04, 2.08)

2.45–3.00:       Break

3.00–3.45:       Lecture: How Latin became French. And Italian, Spanish, Romanian …
(Dr Nick Zair, Room G.19)