Starting Off Right in Latin: Tips

Salve!

Welcome to the Latin course! As you begin, please look over the following information that will help you successfully navigate and complete this course.

Tips for success

Read every word of everything. Often times confusion stems from not having read the content or activities carefully.
Take hand-written notes. Studies show that students who take hand-written notes learn more thoroughly.
Complete all of the embedded activities. The embedded activities found throughout this course are important for checking your comprehension of the content.
Listen to the audio files embedded throughout the course content. Listen carefully to the audio files embedded in the course content to train your ear.
Repeat what you hear. Repeating what you hear is a great way for you to learn a language.
Review the extra learning resources. Throughout the course your instructor may provide extra resources. The expectation is that you review these resources, too.

Modules and Naming Conventions

The course is made up of a series of modules (think chapters in a text book). Each module has a name and an abbreviation, which will be used in the title of lessons and assignments. So, for example, you will see:

Decimus (DEC) = Module Title with abbreviation in parenthesis
- Lesson naming:
  - DEC: Lesson - Lesson Name
- Assignment naming:
  - DEC - Discussion: Discussion Name
  - DEC - Assignment: Assignment Name
  - DEC - Quiz: Quiz Name

Note: there are three ways to submit work in this course, discussion, quiz and assignment. Regardless of what type of work it is, follow your schedule to submit work on or before the due date!

Discussion
- communicate online with classmates to complete work
- return frequently to check back on responses
- check for important feedback after grading
Assignment
- can be completed offline
- must be submitted (work uploaded) online
- check for important feedback after grading
Quiz
- timed
- must be completed online
- check for important feedback after grading

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