Level: AS and A2 level

Awarding Body: AQA

Student Information Sheet

Download the Latin student information sheet here.

Course Description

Aim

• This course develops a competency in Latin and an appreciation and understanding of its influence on today's languages.
• The students study the literature and culture of the Roman World, gaining a greater knowledge of our ancient heritage.
• Working through the GCSE, students' analytical skills develop and their studies support their learning in English, Modern Foreign Languages and Science.

Relevance

• GCSE Latin helps prepare students for A level studies in Latin and Classical Civilisation.
• The course gives an excellent foundation from which students can embark on studies in the English Language, Linguistics, Documentary History, Archaeology and Modern Foreign Languages.

Assessment

• Students are entered for either Tier F (grades G-C only) or Tier H (grades D-A* only). No coursework is required.
• Informal assessment is continuous throughout the year by assignments set by the tutor.
• There are two written examinations.

Examination Paper l:
Assessment is divided between an unseen momentum test (short comprehension and two unseen passages for translation); questions on a prose set text from Tacitus; and short questions on Society and Work in the Roman World.
The paper lasts for two hours.

Examination Paper 2:
Assessment is divided between questions on verse set texts from Horace, Martial and Ovid; and an unseen passage of Latin prose, to be tested by comprehension questions on the content and linguistic usage of the passage.
The paper lasts for one hour and 45 minutes.

Entry Requirements

An enthusiasm and talent for languages and an interest in Ancient Rome.

Testamonials

Teachers Comments
"We are into our third Year 9 group taking one-year GCSE Latin using Moorhouse Black. The students have consistently found the course speedy, stimulating and efficiently run and they certainly achieve their potential when it comes to the examination. Given close liaison between the school and the tutor, this is a distance learning course that we can highly recommend."
Colin Parker, Lawrence Sheriff School