Key to each course is the weekly class session, in which small groups (3-10 people) meet for an hour on Microsoft Teams to read and translate a chapter or passage from the selected text. Courses last between nine and thirteen weeks, with a weeklong break scheduled near the midpoint of each course. In addition to attending the class session, participants are encouraged both to make use of our digital resource library and to engage with our growing community of Latin students throughout the week. The instructor is often available throughout the week to meet one on one with participants.
Most Lyceum members choose to study Latin not to speak the language fluently, but to read Latin writings. As such, our pedagogical approach is based on the so-called “grammar-translation” method—i.e., participants study Latin grammar intensively and translate texts into English not only to demonstrate their comprehension of vocabulary and grammar, but also to help them progress in reading proficiency.