fɔːɹ ˈiːtʃ sˈɪlæbəs, stˈuːdənts wɜːɹ ɛkspˈɛktᵻd təbi ˈeɪbəl tə ɹˈiːd, tɹænslˈeɪt, ɪntˈɜːpɹɪt, ænd ˈænɐlˌaɪz sᵻlˈɛktᵻd pˈoʊᵻmz baɪ kˈæɾʌləs æz wˈɛl æz sᵻlˈɛktᵻd ɹˈaɪɾɪŋz ʌvðə sˈɛkəndɚɹi ˈɔːθɚ.
For each syllabus, students were expected to be able to read, translate, interpret, and analyze selected poems by Catullus as well as selected writings of the secondary author.