Will Lingua Latina & Henle 1 prepare for NLE 1?

[Angela in NC]

Will the combination of both materials prepare for the NLE 1 at completion, or do I need to supplement with more? Thank you, Angela

[latinteach]

Will the combination of both materials prepare for the NLE 1 at completion, or do I need to supplement with more? Thank you, Angela

These books should cover the grammar and syntax part of the syllabus just fine. You can download a copy of the NLE syllabus and sample exams at

http://www.nle.org/

You'll probably need to supplement some history and culture, which you can do with books from the library. A couple of good books to take a look at would be: To Be a Roman: Readings in Roman Culture by Gregory Daugherty and Margaret Brucia and Classical Mythology and More by Marianthe Colakis.

[LisaNY]

Upon completion of LL and Henle 1, a student should be able to take the Latin II exam as well. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong.

[Hoggirl]

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[latinteach]

Upon completion of LL and Henle 1, a student should be able to take the Latin II exam as well. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong.

Looking through Familia Romana, Pars I, of Latina Lingua and Henle I, you'll have covered enough grammar to comfortably do well on the Latin II exam -- indirect statement, infinitives in indirect statement, participles and impersonal verbs are all covered! There are questions about the Punic War (Livy) and Gallic Wars (Caesar) on the Latin II exam, which I think Henle II spends more time on. You'll need to make sure you cover the cultural topics described on the syllabus. Henle II, like most Latin II books of its generation, spends time transitioning into authentic material from Caesar while reviewing advanced grammar topics. Honestly, a lot of Latin programs, even really rigorous Latin programs wouldn't necessarily start Book II just because it's the beginning of the second year of Latin. Some of them would finish off the Latin I book in the first semester of the second year and then read Caesar in the second. They would still be able to go into prose or poetry for third year and epic in fourth year.