LINGUA LATINA MMMLXIII
AESTATE, MMLXIV
UNIVERSITAS ARKANSENIENSIS
MAGISTER: DANIELUS LEVINUS, IOSEPHI FILIUS
[Illustration: Bronze Mask of a cavalry trooper from Nola
(2nd cent. CE)]
SALVETE!
Welcome to LATN 3063 — “Super Latin” — designed
to help achieve reading knowledge of the language of the ancient Romans.
Tempus fugit; so we will do
as much reading as possible in the short time we have together. After taking
this course, you should be able to read examples of “real” Latin
prose, such as will be presented in Latin 2003 in Fall, 2004.
The professor assumes that students in Latin 3063 will
have:
1) little or no previous knowledge of the
language;
2) a sincere desire to learn to read Latin
in a short period of time;
3) time to come to every class on time
and do all assignments. (circa 3-6 hours of daily homework)
YOU GOT QUESTIONS? WE GOT ANSWERS!
In order to allow a maximum amount of time in class for
discussion of reading and grammar, the magister will write answers
to the exercises, which he will post on
the course web site, so that the discipuli can check their work after having completed the homework assignments. Students will correct their own papers before coming to class.
Such a method will allow you to ask questions based on
knowledge of what the answer should be. Be sure to circle all your mistakes,
even after they are corrected, so you know where you erred. In addition,
the text has “Optional Self-Tutorial Exercises” for each chapter,
(pages 348-387), with the answers (pages 388-426).
HANDY TIPS FOR SUCCESSFUL LATIN LEARNING
- Consult the Schedule
of Assignments, and be sure that you complete every one on time.
- Be honest with yourself. Set realistic goals and make
enough time to complete your homework
and take-home quizzes.
- There will be a lot of memorization. When asked to learn
something, please learn it right away. The class will move quickly, and
new material will be introduced quite rapidly. Keep up.
- Get enough sleep. Scientific research has shown that
sufficient sleep significantly improves mental retention.
- On homework, leave
two blank lines between each line of your text, in order to leave room
for legible corrections and grammatical notes.
- When you make a mistake and realize it, be sure to know
why you made it. Be able to explain exactly what you did wrong,
and why the right answer is correct.
- Though this is a course in Reading Latin, you will be
asked to pronounce Latin aloud. This is vital, as your text will remind
you. Never do your homework without reading at least half of the Latin
passages out loud.
- Ask specific questions in class. Do not say “I don’t
get sentence number 7 at all.” Rather, say “In sentence 7 the
word durus is hard for me;” or, “In sentence 7, I can’t
construe the verb tense;” or, “In sentence 7, I can’t figure
out what the subject is.”
TEXTS:
WHEELOCK’S LATIN (6th edition),
edited by Richard LaFleur. Do not use an earlier edition, as the 6th edition
is significantly different from earlier versions.
38 LATIN STORIES DESIGNED TO ACCOMPANY WHEELOCK’S LATIN, by A. Groton and J. May (5th, revised edition, 1995). Do not
use an earlier edition, as the 1995 edition has been revised to match the
revised edition of Wheelock.
WEEKLY QUIZZES:
Every Friday (Dies veneris), students will
take home a quiz, which will be due the class after the weekend (Mondays,
except the second quiz, which will be due the Tuesday after Memorial Day,
and the Monday after the midterm). These quizzes will be ‘open book’: students
may use their texts to answer the questions, but may not consult with each
other on the quiz.
MAGISTER
The magister is available before and after each
class, by e-mail and by telephone daily from 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM. Office:
502 Kimpel Hall. Telephone: 575-5937; home: 521-3294. email: dlevine@uark.edu.
Office hours: Monday through Friday 10:30-11:30 AM.
GRADES:
Grades will be based on quizzes (25%), midterm examination
(25%), class preparation/participation (25%) and final examination (25%).
Students will earn class participation grades in every class. Students missing
class will receive a zero for each class missed.
VALETE!
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