Teaching Latin and Greek

COURSE PRESENTATION

Admssion
Knowledge of Latin and/or Ancient Greek language is required or, alternatively, the attendance of one of the following courses: Latin 1, Latin 1 Online, Latinitas viva 1; Ancient Greek 1, Ancient Greek 1 Online, Ancient Greek 1 Telematic.

Objectives:
– Knowledge of the key moments in the history of teaching classical languages and of the most useful tools to teach Latin and Greek
– Analysis of the theorethical and practical differences between the analytical method based on translation and the inductive-contextual methodology
– Skills in planning and holding a lesson in Latin and/or Greek through the inductive-contextual methodology
– Skills in writing tests and and evaluating the students with the inductive-contextual methodology

Program:
The course is structured into two activities: each lesson consists into a theoretical discussion on the principles and methodological tenets of the IISC methods, followed by teaching practice exemples in Latin and Greek lessons held for a real class.

The first lesson is theoretical, thus including a discussion on the methodoligal tenets and an historical excursus of different teaching practices for Classical languages.

Every lesson will be structured as follows:
4.00-5.00 pm: lesson will critically discuss different features of the so-called direct methods (direct methodology, inductive-contextual methodology, Ørberg method): their historical and theoretical origins, different teaching methods, pros and cons of their use in schools and universities, etc… ;
5.00-7.30 pm: students will assist (for free) to the real lesson matched with the theoretical lesson  (Latin 1; Latin 2, Latin 3, Greek 1, Greek 2);

The course will be held in classroom and online. The IISC will give the students a link to attend the course via live streaming. Lessons in streaming will be recorded and they will stay available for the students to see for a week. Students who missed one or more lessons of Latin or Greek may attend any other lesson of the course (the course schedule is available in the webpages of the courses).

Bibliography:

Extracts given by the instructor.

Recommended readings (the following texts are not required for the exam, but are recommended for those who wish to strengthen their knowledge):

1. S. O. Andrew, Praeceptor, a master’s book, Clarendon Press, Oxford 1913
2. W .H. S. Jones, Via Nova, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1915
3. L. G. Kelly, 25 centuries of Language theaching: 500 b. C. – 1969, Newbury house, Rowley, Massachusetts 1969
4. J. A. Komensky, Novissima Linguarum Methodus (cap. 10)
5. S. D. Krashen, Principles and Practice in Second Language Acquisition, University of Southern California, Los Angeles 1982
6. W. H. D Rouse, The direct method applied to Latin: a handbook for teachers, The Linguaphone Institute, Londra 1934
7. W. H. D. Rouse – R.B. Appleton, Latin on the direct method, University of London Press, Londra 1925

TITLES RELEASED

– Students who have attended at least 75% of class hours may obtain a course completion certificate.
– Those who wish to obtain university certifications (6 CFU/ECTS) should pass the final exam with an evaluation fo at least 18/30.
This certification is issued by both the Italian Institute of Classical Studies (IISC) and the Department of Classic of the Università Pontificia Salesiana (UPS). Because the ECTS issued by the UPS are also acknowledged by the Italian Government, the ECTS may be validated in Italian University (without prejudice to the discretion granted to the universities by the Italian law).
– The course is also recognized by the MIUR – Regional School Office for Lazio as valid for the professional training of teaching staff.

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