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Elementary Courses
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 Knudsvig in 2147 Angell Hall, 764-8297.
101. Elementary Latin.
No credit granted to those who have completed or
are enrolled in 103, 193, or 502. (4). (LR).
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. Grading is based on quizzes, class participation, hour examinations, and a final. Cost:1
WL:3
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102. Elementary Latin.
Latin 101. No credit granted to those who have completed
or are enrolled in 193 or 502. (4). (LR).
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.
Extended reading selections from Plautus (comedy) and Eutropius
(history) are introduced. Grading is based on class participation, quizzes, hour examinations, and a final. Cost:1
WL:3
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194. Intensive Elementary
Latin II. Latin 193. No credit granted to those who
have completed or are enrolled in 221, 222, 231, 232, or 503.
Graduate students should elect 503. (4). (Excl). This course does
not satisfy the language requirement.
This is a continuation of Latin 193, a beginning language
course which will have covered, by the end of the Fall Term, the
essentials of Latin accidence and syntax, with some experience
in reading continuous Latin prose. The second term of this introductory
sequence will continue the reading of prose and will then include
one of the first six books of Vergil's Aeneid. Students
need not have taken Latin 193 to enroll in Latin 194. Initially there will be a systematic review of Latin grammar, and throughout the term attention will be paid to details of grammar to ensure
a command of language necessary for increasing ease in reading.
Therefore, anyone with a knowledge of elementary Latin could profit
from the course. The Aeneid has been chosen as the main
text because of its inherent importance for later European poetry
and literature, and will be considered in class discussion as
such – not simply as an exercise in translation. Cost:1
WL:4 (D.O. Ross)
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231. Introduction to Latin
Prose. Latin 102 or 103. No credit granted to those
who have completed or are enrolled in 194, 222, or 503. (4). (LR).
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. Some course materials require the use of a computer.
Grading is based on class participation, quizzes, hour examinations, and a final. Cost:1
WL:3
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232. Vergil, Aeneid.
Latin 231 or 221. No credit granted to those who
have completed or are enrolled in 194, 222, or 503. (4). (LR).
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.
Cost:2 WL:1
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Intermediate Courses
302. Intermediate Latin
II. Latin 194, 222, or 232. (3). (HU).
The course will provide an introduction to the prose and poetry of the early Roman Empire (First Century B.C.). Class time
will be spent primarily in translation and discussion of Livy's History of Rome and a selection of the poems of Catullus.
Emphasis will be placed on a further mastery of Latin grammar
and translation skills. There will be several hour exams and a
final. Cost:2
WL:3 (Knudsvig)
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402. Imperial Prose. Latin
301 or 302. (3). (HU). May be repeated for a total of 9 credits.
Section 001 – Petronius and Tacitus. The prescribed texts
are Petronius' Cena Trimalchionis and selections from
Tacitus. In the translation of the texts grammar and style will
be emphasized. The interpretation will embrace matters literary, social, and historical. A written assignment will be set on one
of the authors. There will also be quizzes, a midterm, and a final
exam. Cost:3
(Garbrah)
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410. Poetry of the Republic
or Later Empire. Latin 301 or 302. (3). (HU). May
be repeated for a total of 9 credits.
The goal of the course is the acquisition of Latin reading
skills through an exposure to extensive passages taken from the
didactic and satirical tradition of Roman Poetry (Lucretius, Juvenal, and Martial). Along with the mastery of morphology and syntax, the course aims at understanding the social function of the different
genres of poetry in Ancient Rome and the assumptions that the
poets make about their audiences. Grading is based on class participation, quizzes, a midterm, a final exam, and a short paper. Cost:1
(Markus)
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Advanced Courses
421/EducationD 421. Teaching
of Latin. Junior standing in Latin and permission
of instructor. (3). (Excl).
A workshop-type course designed to provide prospective secondary
and college teachers with the skills necessary to analyze structures
and texts and to design instructional materials and class presentations.
The course will also introduce the students to those aspects of
modern linguistic theories that have practical application to
teaching and learning Latin. Cost:1
WL:3 (Knudsvig)
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426. Practicum. Junior
or senior standing, and permission of instructor. (3). (Excl).
Permission of the instructor is required to elect Latin 426.
Students must submit a plan for a project related to the teaching
of Latin. The course is designed for students who wish to continue
work begun in Latin 421. Cost:1
WL:3 (Knudsvig)
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436/MARC 441. Medieval Latin
II, 900-1350 A.D. Two years of college Latin. (3).
(Excl).
A detailed study of an author, period, or genre of later
Medieval Latin literature, to be decided upon in consultation
with students enrolled. Latin 435 (MARC 440) is not a prerequisite.
Midterm, final, and paper. (Witke)
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535. Petronius. Latin
401. (3). (Excl).
This course has two aims: (1) to read as much of Petronius
as possible in the space of the term, and (2) to acquaint students
with some of the best thinking and criticism that has been done
about Petronius, from the British and American Petronian renaissance
inaugurated by Helen Bacon (via T.S. Eliot), William Arrowsmith, and J.P. Sullivan, to some of the main lines in Petronian studies
today; for example, Petronius and Neronian court politics, ancient
rhetorical theory and practice, and the place of the Satyricon
in the evolution of ancient fiction. The emphasis will be on reading, translating, and discussing along the way, with three essays or
exercises during the term and one larger project for the reading
period at the end. The shorter essays or exercises (each one no
more than eight pages) will be on topics developed in the course
of our reading. The final project will be on a topic devised by
each student, in consultation with the instructor. Our text will
be K. Mueller, Petronius: Satyrica. Fourth edition, Munich, 1995. (Tatum)
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