Objectives for Intermediate-Level Students of Latin
Students at the intermediate level of Latin study are expected to meet all the objectives described above, but with the following advancements:
- intermediate competency in grammar, including subjunctive subordinate clauses, indirect speech (aci), and ablative absolute
- knowledge of the principal parts of the common irregular verbs
- sizeable range of vocabulary (approximately 1500 words)
- ability to read and understand easy original Latin texts (both in prose and verse)
- ability to read Latin texts fluently
- ability to translate complex English sentences into Latin
- ability to answer questions asked in Latin about a text written in Latin