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LATN 4770 (UGA)
Methods and Materials for Teaching Latin (3 semester hours)

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Prerequisite: Undergraduates - Six hours of 4000-level LATN.

Principles, methods, materials, and activities for teaching Latin at the P-12 and college levels.

Requirements: Twelve lessons, two examinations.

Instructor: Richard A. LaFleur, Ph.D., Professor, The University of Georgia.

Required Materials:

*Gruber-Miller, John, ed. When Dead Tongues Speak. New York NY: Oxford University Press, 2006.
*LaFleur, Richard A. Latin for the 21st Century: From Concept to Classroom. Glenview, IL: Scott Foresman-Addison Wesley, 1998.
*McCarthy, Thomas. TPR Latin.
*Traupman, John. Conversational Latin for Oral Proficiency. 4 th ed. Wauconda IL: Bolchazy-Carducci, 2007.
*ANY introductory Latin text, in a recent edition, used in teaching high-school Latin I-II; if you are already a teacher, this should be the Latin I-II textbook(s) you teach from; otherwise, for purposes of this class I recommend Wheelock's Latin(6 th ed. revised), Ecce Romani, or the Cambridge Latin Course, all available from amazon.com.
*Miner, Mark. Readings from Wheelock's Latin. 4-CD audio package. Wauconda IL: Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, 2006.

Recommended Materials:

The following are highly recommended for review of basic grammar and pronunciation:

*Cassell's Latin-English English-Latin Dictionary. New York: MacMillan Publishers, 1987.
*Comeau, Paul, and Richard A. LaFleur. Workbook for Wheelock's Latin (3d ed., rev.). New York: HarperCollins, 2000.
*Hoyos, B.D. Latin: How to Read It Fluently. Amherst MA: CANE Instructional Materials, 1997. *LaFleur, Richard A., and Brad Tillery. Wheelock's Latin GrammarQuick Cards. Wauconda IL: Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, 2007. *Wheelock, Frederic M., Wheelock's Latin (6th ed. revised). R. A. LaFleur, ed. New York: HarperCollins, 2005.

Recommended CD:

*Traupman, John., and Mark Miner. Conversational Latin for Oral Proficiency. 2-CD audiopackage. Wauconda IL: Bolchazy-Carducci, 2007. (To accompany the required text by Traupman).