
Teacher: Marijana Vukovic (Batumi / Online)
Learn Latin
(Latin language)
ეს ათგაკვეთილიანი კურსი საშუალო სკოლის მოსწავლეებს აცნობს ლათინური ენის საფუძვლებს გრამატიკის, კითხვისა და კულტურის მეშვეობით. მოსწავლეები სწავლობენ არსებით სახელებს, ბრუნვებს, ზმნებსა და წინადადების სტრუქტურას, ეცნობიან რომაელთა ყოველდღიურ ცხოვრებას და ხელმძღვანელობითი ტექსტებისა და აქტივობების საშ
This ten-class course introduces high school students to basic Latin through grammar, reading, and culture. Students learn nouns, cases, verbs, and sentence structure, explore Roman daily life, and discover Latin’s influence on modern languages through guided texts and activities.
Ovaj kurs od deset časova uvodi učenike srednje škole u osnove latinskog jezika kroz gramatiku, čitanje i kulturu. Učenici uče imenice, padeže, glagole i strukturu rečenice, upoznaju se sa svakodnevnim životom Rimljana i kroz vođene tekstove i aktivnosti otkrivaju uticaj latinskog jezika na savremen
My teaching approach is student-centered and reading-based, inspired by the Cambridge Latin Course. I emphasize understanding meaning before memorizing rules, introducing grammar inductively through texts and guided practice. Lessons integrate language, culture, and historical context, with clear structure, repetition, and varied activities to support different learning styles and encourage confidence in reading Latin.
Introductory Latin Syllabus (10 Classes)
Class 1: What Is Latin?**
* Latin and the Indo-European languages
* Why Latin matters (history, science, modern languages)
* Pronunciation and alphabet
* Basic greetings
*Vocabulary:* salve, vale, Roma
Class 2: Nouns and Gender
* Nouns and grammatical gender (masculine, feminine, neuter)
* The concept of cases
* 1st declension nouns (singular)
*Vocabulary:* puella, terra, via
**Class 3: Cases and Functions**
* Nominative and accusative cases
* Subject vs. object
* Simple sentences
*Grammar:* 1st declension (singular and plural)
*Reading:* puella rosam amat
**Class 4: Verbs I – The Present Tense**
* What verbs are in Latin
* Present tense of *amare*
* Subject endings
*Vocabulary:* amo, amas, amat
*Practice:* translating short sentences
**Class 5: Word Order and Meaning**
* Latin word order vs. English
* How endings carry meaning
* Introduction to adjectives (agreement)
*Vocabulary:* bonus, magnus, parvus
A public place you suggest
(Batumi)
Online
(Virtual classroom, Messenger, Zoom)
Hourly rates per student:
| USD $25.00 | |
| USD $18.00 | |
| USD $12.00 |
* Plus USD $5.00 administration fee per class (per student)
* Single-class purchase fee: USD $5.00 (per student)
Class duration options:
Online: 60, 90, 120 minutes
In person: 60, 90, 120, 180 minutes
Teacher:
Country of origin: Serbia
Mother language: Serbo-Croatian
Spoken languages: English, Bosnian, Croatian
Zovem se Marijana Vuković. Dolazim iz Srbije. Po obrazovanju sam filolog i istraživač, sa dugogodišnjim iskustvom rada sa jezicima, tekstovima i različitim kulturnim kontekstima.
U nastavi volim jasan, strpljiv i strukturiran pristup, sa fokusom na savremeni jezik i njegovu praktičnu upotrebu u svakodnevnim situacijama. Posebno me raduje rad sa studentima različitih profila i nivoa znanja.
Moja lična interesovanja uključuju jezike, književnost, putovanja, kulturu i razgovore koji pomažu da se jezik uči prirodno i sa samopouzdanjem.
PhD in Medieval studies, Central European University, 2015
PhD in History of Ideas, University of Oslo, 2018
MA in Medieval studies, Central European University, 2007
BA in Classics, University of Belgrade, 2001
Latin, Greek, Serbian, History, Early Christianity, Hagiography, Manuscript studies