Resources, Projects and ProgramsSummer Latin Workshop
The Department of Greek and Latin will offer an intensive latin workshop during summer quarter 2009 for 20 credits. This Workshop will meet daily from 9:30-12:00 and from 1:00-3:30. We will cover all the Latin Grammar you will need to read major authors in the first five weeks; the second five weeks will be spent reading major classical authors (Vergil, Cicero and Ovid). Other authors will be selected according to student interest.
This course will require a full-time commitment from both the teachers and the students. Typically there will be two to four hours of homework every day, a quiz every morning and a three hour exam every Monday. During the first term, June 22 to July 24 , the emphasis will fall on the memorization of forms and on learning and applying the basic rules of Latin syntax and grammar. Morning classes will begin with a quiz and then go over the exercises for the previous evening; afternoon classes will introduce forms and basic concepts in a lecture. Staff will be available for office hours before, during and after the workshop and students will be able to call instructors at home if there are difficulties with any of the evening s assignment. The Computer Center will be open for students who wish to explore and use the Latin Home Page, which includes resources developed specifically for the Latin Workshop as well as interactive pages for help in memorization of forms and rules. We are committed to helping students learn to read and use Latin in a very short time and will do what we can to make this possible. It is NOT recommended that students hold down jobs or have other significant commitments during the Workshop.
During the second term, July 27 to August 27, the class will read sections from major writers of the Classical and Medieval periods. We will definitely offer Vergil and Ovid and will try to meet the interests and needs of students in our other selections (e.g. Augustine, Medieval or Renaissance Latin).
- Overview of the workshop
- Registration and costs
- Information Sheet (download in .doc/word format).
