Starting to Teach Latin

Description

This handbook for teachers provides both practical, up-to-date guidance and a theoretical overview on a number of key topics in Latin teaching. Using a wealth of interviews, observations and pupil transcripts, Steven Hunt title utilizes case-study evidence of excellent practice in teaching and learning from a wide variety of institutions: from outreach programmes, community schools and academies in the UK, to New York Charter Schools, KIP schools and schools in Eastern Seaboard states in the USA. Offering practical advice on topics such as essay writing, teaching controversial topics including women, slavery, ethnicity and social hierarchy, making use of primary sources and using ICT to advance language skills, the book also engages with broader questions of approach and theory. These include a survey of the three main approaches to Latin teaching: grammar-translation, communicative and reading approaches; explanation of cognitive and social approaches to learning; and analysis of the differences between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. Moreover, traditional arguments about the value and purpose of learning Latin at school level are re-examined in the light of current educational thinking and government policy-making. With a companion website containing links to useful resources and video interviews, this book will be invaluable for trainees, newly qualified teachers and more experienced practitioners looking for practical ideas and strategies to motivate and engage learners of Latin. Cover page Halftitle page Series page Title page Copyright page Contents Acknowledgements Glossary 1 Starting to Teach Latin Starting to teach Latin What is the study of Latin all about? Who is this book for? Challenges in teacher training Latin in the curriculum today: opportunities and challenges Latin for the few or for everyone? Crisis? What crisis? A reawakening of interest in the teaching of Latin in schools The US experience Teaching approaches Latin in diverse communities of students 2 Teaching Language, Civilization and Literature Schemes of work Lesson planning Teaching Latin through stories The importance of cognitive styles Latin aloud Teaching not testing Clues about how students comprehend a Latin story Latin round the class Dialogic teaching and Latin Motivating students to read Reading for a purpose: learning about language and socio-cultural content Addressing gender issues through the story Using information and communication technology to teach Latin Latin vocabulary acquisition and learning Teaching literature in the original Revision Assessment 3 Resources Latin course books Books about teaching Classics Journals and journal articles about Latin teaching and learning General books on language teaching approaches Organizations for Latin teachers Spoken Latin Assessment Teacher training Communication and persuasion Epilogue Bibliography Index