First-Year Courses in Latin These pages are no longer maintained. Consult the new Course Guide at: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/lsa/cg_subjectlist/0,2030,8,00.html?show=20&termArray=f_04_1510&cgtype=ug This page was created at 1:09 PM on Wed, May 5, 2004. Fall Academic Term, 2004 (September 7 - December 23) Search Only the First-Year LS&A Course Guide (Advanced Search Page) Search the Full LS&A Course Guide (Advanced Search Page) Two convictions are basic to the Elementary Latin Program of the Department of Classical Studies: (1) it is possible for every able-minded person to master the basic facts of a foreign language and (2) the learning experience leading to such a mastery is a privilege that is very specifically human and ought to be most satisfying. Essential facts of morphology, syntax, semantics, vocabulary, history, and culture are taught, and a knowledge of these facts enables students to understand Latin written by the famous authors of the Golden Age. Since at least 50% of the vocabulary of an educated speaker of English is Latin in origin, English vocabulary improves as Latin stems and derivatives are learned. The program normally takes four terms to complete. A placement test may be taken at the beginning or end of a term, and a student may succeed in placing out of one or more courses in the introductory sequence. In the Elementary Latin Program, the department is offering LATIN 101, 102, 194, 231, and 232. LATIN 101 (see below) is for students with little or no previous Latin. A placement examination will determine the appropriate course for other students who enter the elementary sequence. Students with questions about which course to elect are encouraged to visit Professor Deborah Ross in 2143 Angell Hall, 764-0357. LATIN 101. Elementary Latin. Elementary Courses Instructor(s): Prerequisites & Distribution: (4). (LR). May not be repeated for credit. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in LATIN 103, 193, or 502. Credits: (4). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. All of the assigned tasks/exercises in LATIN 101 are directed toward the reading and translation of Classical Latin and not toward writing or conversation. The course has as its primary objective the acquisition of a fundamental understanding of basic Latin grammar and the development of basic reading skills. The text for the course is Knudsvig, Seligson, and Craig, Latin for Reading. LATIN 101 covers approximately the first half of the text. Supplementary readings in Roman culture will also be assigned. Grading is based on quizzes, class participation, hour examinations, and a final. Check Times, Location, and Availability Cost: No Data Given. Waitlist Code: 1 LATIN 102. Elementary Latin. Elementary Courses Instructor(s): Prerequisites & Distribution: LATIN 101. (4). (LR). May not be repeated for credit. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in LATIN 193 or 502. Credits: (4). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. All of the assigned tasks/exercises in LATIN 102 are directed toward the reading and translation of Classical Latin and not toward writing or conversation. The course continues the presentation of the essentials of the Latin language as it covers the last half of Knudsvig, Seligson, and Craig, Latin for Reading. Supplementary readings in Roman culture will also be assigned. Extended reading selections from Plautus (comedy) and Eutropius (history) are introduced. Grading is based on class participation, quizzes, hour examinations, and a final. Check Times, Location, and Availability Cost: No Data Given. Waitlist Code: 1 LATIN 103. Review Latin. Elementary Courses Section 001. Instructor(s): Deborah Pennell Ross Prerequisites & Distribution: Some background in Latin and assignment by placement test. (4). (LR). May not be repeated for credit. Credit is granted for no more than two courses among LATIN 101, 102 and 103. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in LATIN 193 or 502. Credits: (4). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. All of the assigned tasks and exercises in LATIN 103 are directed toward the reading and translation of Classical Latin and not toward writing or conversation. The text used is the same as that in LATIN 101 and 102, and the course starts at the beginning of the book. A more rapid pace is maintained as LATIN 103 covers the material of LATIN 101 and 102. Grading is based on class participation, quizzes, hour examinations, and a final. Check Times, Location, and Availability Cost: No Data Given. Waitlist Code: 1 LATIN 193. Intensive Elementary Latin I. Elementary Courses Section 001 — Meets with LATIN 502.001. Grad students elect class as LATIN 502. Instructor(s): Joseph D Reed (josephdr@umich.edu) Prerequisites & Distribution: (4). (Excl). May not be repeated for credit. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in LATIN 101, 102, 103 or 502. Credits: (4). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. This course is a rapid introduction to Latin for students with little or no prior Latin. It is intended for undergraduates who wish to progress to upper-level reading courses in Latin as soon as possible. It is also for upperclass undergraduates (and graduate students) in such fields as history, medieval or renaissance literature, or linguistics who need to acquire competence in Latin quickly. This first-term course covers basic grammar and syntax; it is followed in Winter Term by LATIN 194. Check Times, Location, and Availability Cost: 1 Waitlist Code: 1 LATIN 195 / RCLANG 195. Intensive Latin I. Elementary Courses Section 001. Instructor(s): Gina Marie Soter (soter@umich.edu) Prerequisites & Distribution: (8). (Excl). May not be repeated for credit. Credits: (8). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. See RCLANG 195.001. Check Times, Location, and Availability Cost: No Data Given. Waitlist Code: No Data Given. LATIN 231. Introduction to Latin Prose. Elementary Courses Instructor(s): Prerequisites & Distribution: LATIN 102 or 103. (4). (LR). May not be repeated for credit. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in LATIN 194 or 503. Credits: (4). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. This course reviews grammar as it introduces students to extended passages of classical Latin prose through selections from several authors of the first centuries B.C. and A.D., but primarily from Pliny the Younger. Class discussions center upon the readings. There will be supplementary readings assigned in Roman social history. Some course materials require the use of a computer. Grading is based on class participation, quizzes, hour examinations, and a final. Check Times, Location, and Availability Cost: No Data Given. Waitlist Code: 1 LATIN 232. Vergil, Aeneid. Elementary Courses Section 001. Instructor(s): Benjamin W Fortson Prerequisites & Distribution: LATIN 231 or 221. (4). (LR). May not be repeated for credit. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in LATIN 194 or 503. Credits: (4). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. The goal of this course is simple: to learn to read extensive passages of the greatest work of Latin literature, Vergil's Aeneid, with comprehension and enjoyment. This course will ask you to bring together and apply the knowledge and skills you have acquired up to this point and to build on these as you learn to read poetry. There will be some grammar review as necessary. You will also study Vergil's epic poem in English translation. By term's end you should have both a good understanding and appreciation of what the Aeneid is all about and an ability to handle a Latin passage of the poem with control and comprehension. Grading is based on class participation, quizzes, hour exams, and a final. Check Times, Location, and Availability Cost: No Data Given. Waitlist Code: 1 LATIN 232. Vergil, Aeneid. Elementary Courses Section 002. Instructor(s): Robert D Wallin (rdwallin@umich.edu) Prerequisites & Distribution: LATIN 231 or 221. (4). (LR). May not be repeated for credit. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in LATIN 194 or 503. Credits: (4). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. The goal of this course is simple: to learn to read extensive passages of the greatest work of Latin literature, Vergil's Aeneid, with comprehension and enjoyment. This course will ask you to bring together and apply the knowledge and skills you have acquired up to this point and to build on these as you learn to read poetry. There will be some grammar review as necessary. You will read approximately one thousand lines of the poem overall, including extensive reading in one book of the epic, this fall book two — the story of the tragic fall of Troy. You will also study Vergil's complete poem in English translation as well as some of the poem's historical, political, philosophical, and literary context. By term's end you should have both a good understanding and appreciation of what the Aeneid is all about and an ability to handle a Latin passage of the poem with control and comprehension. Our texts (available from Shaman Drum Bookshop) will include Carr and Wedeck's Latin Poetry, David West's translation of The Aeneid, A New Prose Translation in the Penguin Classics series, and the Penguin Classics translation of Lucretius' De Rerum Natura. Grading is based on class participation, numerous quizzes, probably three in-class midterms, and a final exam. Check Times, Location, and Availability Cost: No Data Given. Waitlist Code: 1 LATIN 301. Intermediate Latin I. Intermediate Courses Section 001 — Friendship in Ancient Rome. Meets with LATIN 505.001. Instructor(s): Donka D Markus (markusdd@umich.edu) Prerequisites & Distribution: LATIN 194 or 232. (3). (HU). May not be repeated for credit. Credits: (3; 2 in the half-term). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. The purposes of this course are to read selections from the works of Catullus and Cicero with competence and appreciation; to increase mastery of Latin morphology, syntax, and vocabulary; and to develop advanced reading skills and sensitivity to word order, meter, and style. Class sessions will consist of pre-reading, close reading, sight-reading, analysis, and discussion of passages with due attention to cultural context and the authors' social background. Students will be introduced to the major reference tools and resources for the study of Latin available in print and electronic format. The readings are selected and organized on the theme of Friendship in Ancient Rome. Check Times, Location, and Availability Cost: No Data Given. 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