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LATN 101-001: Latin I
Fall Semester 2008 |
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From small beginnings, the Romans took over supreme power in their
world. Their language, Latin, was a powerful tool of their rise, their
rule, and their legacy. It can be the beginning of great things for you,
too. As you master the Latin language, you will become
able to read great literature as it was originally written in Roman antiquity
and more recent periods. As you see how
Latin's structures build expression, you will gain insight into how all
languages work to represent ideas and communicate between people.
Our textbook, the Cambridge Latin Course, introduces grammar and syntax through
reading, supported by targeted exercises. Vocabulary will grow with the
topics the text takes on. The Latin
will extend your knowledge of English. Our reading will also introduce Roman
culture, religion, literature, and history.
Our work, therefore, will have four main aims (plus the fifth, of having fun
with them):
- to gain familiarity with basic vocabulary in common use in ancient Latin,
including both the words and how they change form to reflect different grammatical
functions
- to gain familiarity with Latin's basic principles for combining words to describe
ideas and make meaningful statements
- to put your understanding of Latin words, their forms, and their combinations
together into the synthesis of reading
- to learn from your reading about Roman cultural contexts
MWF 9:20-10:10 AM
Dumbach Hall 229
Dr. Jacqueline Long
Office Hours:
TTh 10:00am-11:00am, Crown Center 579
or by appointment |
Telecommunication:
773-508-3654
jlong1@luc.edu |
Textbooks
- Stephanie Pope et al., Cambridge Latin Course, North American Fourth
Edition, Units I & II (2001)
- Edward Phinney and Robin M. Griffin, A Student's Latin Grammar (1992)
- Recommended: Norma Goldman, English Grammar for
Students of Latin, 3rd edn. (2004)
Schedule of Assignments
- Assignments will be determined by the class's progress;
normally we will expect to complete a Stage in one or two
class periods.
- You will become responsible for the Vocabulary Checklist for each Stage
as soon as we enter upon that Stage. Begin memorizing immediately!
- You will become responsible for forms and grammar covered in each Stage
as soon as we discuss the forms and concepts involved. Be sure you understand
concepts discussed in class well enough to be able to apply them on your own.
Practice recognizing and generating forms from as soon as we come to new rules,
and continue practicing old rules on new vocabulary that uses them.
- Drills keyed to each Stage will be available
through Blackboard to
help you master vocabulary and forms. The drills are not graded
within assessment for the course. They can be taken and re-taken
as many times as you like. In and of themselves, they are totally optional,
but the mastery they are designed to help you gain is the objective of the
course: they are worth doing regularly.
- Class-time will include short summary quizzes roughly every two weeks,
around the schedule of more formal examinations and breaks.
Dates to watch out for:
| M 8/25 |
First day of class.
Study aid: guide to pronunciation of
Classical Latin |
| M 9/1 |
Labor Day: no classes
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| F 9/5 |
Short quiz as well as ongoing classwork. |
| F 9/19 |
Short quiz as well as ongoing classwork. |
| F 10/3 |
Midterm examination. |
| M-T 10/6-7 |
Fall Break: no classes.
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| F 10/17 |
Short quiz as well as ongoing classwork. |
| F 10/31 |
Short quiz as well as ongoing classwork. |
| F 11/14 |
Short quiz as well as ongoing classwork. |
| W-F 11/26-28 |
Thanksgiving Break: no classes.
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| M 12/1 |
Short quiz as well as ongoing classwork. |
| F 12/5 |
Last day of class. |
| W 12/10 |
Study Day: no classes or exams till 4:15 PM.
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Sa 12/13
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
Final examination.
See Loyola's
Final
Exam Schedule.
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Grades will be based on:
| Participation (beyond attendance: includes oral translation and discussion) |
10% |
| Written homework (collected periodically) |
cumulative average = 15% |
| Short quizzes |
cumulative average = 25% |
| Midterm exam |
20% |
| Final exam |
30% |
| Penalty for excessive
absences (see below) |
particiation-assessment loses 2.5% for
each absence
falling within the definition of excess
(see below) |
The "midterm grade" will reflect the weighted average, pro-rated,
of the components completed to date: participation, homework and quizzes
to date and the midterm exam.
Attendance and other policies
Language skills grow by practice.
If you miss work, you lose momentum,
and lost momentum blocks your growth.
Class is a forum both for getting help from your colleagues and instructor
and for giving help on problems you have mastered,
as well as for sharing ideas and insights.
Even your questions help us all to find our way through problems
in an alien language.
Be there.
Prepared is better than unprepared,
and prompt is better than late,
but even unprepared attendance or late arrival is better than
missing out completely - just don't disrupt your fellow students.
Since unregulated self-interest, as set forth above, doesn't always
motivate quite enough, a penalty for excessive absences has been
instituted. Absences shall be defined as
excessive, as follows:
- Each unexcused absence beyone a total of three absences,
excused or unexcused. That is, excused absences kill your budget of
unexcused absences.
- Repeated chronic lateness (more than 10 minutes) shall be counted
as partial absences. Nevertheless, it is better to attend even part of
a class, late, than to miss it entirely. Just don't disturb your
colleagues.
- Absences will be totalled over the whole semester.
If despite all this motivation, absolute, non-negotiable necessity
nevertheless intemperately demands that you must miss class,
please let me know as far in advance as possible.
Legitimate absences (serious illness, court appearances)
should be documented in writing (n.b.: appointments with Loyola
faculty and administrators should be scheduled at times
that do not conflict with courses for which you are registered).
Written homework, when it is to be collected in that form,
is due at the beginning of class.
Quizzes and exams can be rescheduled only for truly dire and documented
reasons.
Bring clean, lined paper and pens that don't smear.
Write legibly and spell correctly. Thanks!
Internet resources
Additional University resources
Learning Assistance Services, on the Web
and in the Sullivan Center on the Lakeshore Campus, offers workshops on topics such as study
skills and test taking.
They will also help arrange accommodations for students with disabilities.
Academic honesty
Any practice of academic dishonesty (cheating, plagiarism,
obstructing the work of other students, etc.) perpetrated in this
course will result in failure of the course.
Do not do it.
For basic principles and definitions, see the subsection on "Academic Integrity" in the
General
Academic Standards and Regulations.
Many websites offer fuller information and strategies by which you can keep yourself clear
from plagiarism: for example, from
Oregon State University,
from Indiana University,
and from Purdue University.
Learning is wholly personal: it only happens if you do it yourself.
Your University record should be certifying only what has really happened.
Loyola University requires that all instances of academic dishonesty must be reported to the
chairperson of the department involved and to the academic Dean of the student's College.
Revised 11 September 2008 by
jlong1@luc.edu
http://www.luc.edu/classicalstudies/