ÿþ<html> <head> <title>LATN 132: Elementary Latin II</title> </head> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" link="#070888" vlink="#A70F18"> <font face=Times> <table width=100%> <tr> <td><a href="/"><img src="http://www.luc.edu/images/loyola.gif" alt="[Loyola University Chicago]" border=0 align=left></a></td> <td> <h1 align=center>LATN 131-002: Elementary Latin II </h1> <center><h2>Spring Semester 2005</h2></center> </td> <td> <img src="ArchSS.jpg" alt="'Triumph!': Arch of Septimius Severus, Roman Forum , photo J. Long" align=right> </td></table> <br clear=all><hr noshade> Continue mastering the language that once ruled the Mediterranean! This course continues LATN 131-001 from Fall 2004, but students with comparable expertise will also be able to join. Reading skills in Latin unlock fascinating texts. Because of its structure and relationship to modern languages, Latin is also an especially good language in which to study how language represents ideas and communicates them from one person to another. Our work will also build vocabulary and linguistic skills that apply to much more than Latin alone. <hr> <h4>MWF 9:20-10:10 AM <br><font color=red>Mundelein Skyscraper 501 -- new location!</font> <br>Dr. Jacqueline Long </h4> <hr> <br><b>Office Hours:</b> <br>MWF 1:40-2:30 PM or by appointment <br>Crown Center 553 <br>773-508-3654 <br><a href="mailto:jlong1@orion.it.luc.edu">jlong1@orion.it.luc.edu</a> <hr> <center><h4>Textbook</h4> <ul> <li>Andrew Keller and Stephanie Russell, <i>Learn to Read Latin</i>, text and workbook (Yale UP 2004) </ul></center> <hr> <p><center><h4>Schedule of Assignments</h4></center> <ul><li>Assignments will be determined by the class's progress; normally we will expect to cover 2-4 Sections (§1, §2, etc.) in each class period. Every time we advance to a new Chapter (Chapter I, Chapter II, etc.) there will be a new list of Vocabulary to learn, right up front for the whole Chapter, in addition to our work on the Sections. The Vocabulary Notes highlight important information about Vocabulary: be sure to study them as you're learning the Vocabulary. The Workbook contains drills and exercises tied to clusters of Sections in each Chapter. We will use some of them in class and assign others as homework. At the back, the Workbook also contains handouts that compactly summarize the material (apart from the Vocabulary) each Chapter covers, and model Synopsis Sheets for practicing verbs. It's a good idea to photocopy several extra Synopsis Sheets as we come to the Chapters to which they are keyed, so that you'll have plenty of blanks to work on (or just follow the format). Class-time will include short summary quizzes roughly every two weeks, around the schedule of more formal examinations and breaks. <li>Dates to watch out for:</ul> <center><table border=3 bordercolor="#A70F18"> <tr> <td>W 1/19</td> <td>First day of class. <br><IMG SRC="http://www.math.luc.edu/gifs/ball.orange.gif"> <a href="L131pron.htm">Study aid</a>: guide to pronunciation of Classical Latin</td> <tr> <td bgcolor="orange">F 1/28</td> <td>Short quiz as well as ongoing classwork.</td> <tr> <td bgcolor="orange">F 2/11</td> <td>Short quiz as well as ongoing classwork.</td> <tr> <td bgcolor="orange">F 2/25</td> <td>Short quiz as well as ongoing classwork.</td> <tr bgcolor="orange"> <td>F 3/4</td> <td>Midterm examination.</td> <tr bgcolor="#efcc44"> <td>M 3/7 - Su 3/13</td> <td>Mid-semester break: no classes!</td> <tr> <td bgcolor="orange">W 3/23</td> <td>Short quiz as well as ongoing classwork.</td> <tr bgcolor="#efcc44"> <td>F 3/25 - M 3/28</td> <td>Easter holiday: no classes.</td> <tr> <td bgcolor="orange">F 4/8</td> <td>Short quiz as well as ongoing classwork.</td> <tr> <td bgcolor="orange">F 4/22</td> <td>Short quiz as well as ongoing classwork.</td> <tr> <td bgcolor="orange">F 5/6</td> <td>Last day of class. <br>Short quiz as well as ongoing classwork.</td> <tr bgcolor="#efcc44"> <td>W 5/10</td> <td>Study day.</td> <tr bgcolor="orange"> <td><center>F 5/13 <br>11:00 AM - 1:00 PM</center></td> <td>Final examination. <br>See Loyola's <a href="http://www.luc.edu/calendar/spring2005finals.html#day">Final Exam Schedule</a>.</td> </table></center> <hr> <b>Grades</b> will be based on: <center><table width=70%> <tr> <td>Participation (beyond attendance: includes oral translation and discussion)</td> <td align=right>10%</td> <tr> <td>Written homework (collected periodically)</td> <td align=right>cumulative average = 15%</td> <tr> <td>Short quizzes</td> <td align=right>cumulative average = 25%</td> <tr> <td>Midterm exam</td> <td align=right>20%</td> <tr> <td>Final exam</td> <td align=right>30%</td> <tr> <td>Penalty for excessive absences (see below)</td> <td align=right>-2.5%<br>per absence falling within the definition of excess (see below)</td> </table></center> 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. <p> <hr> <p><b>Attendance and other policies</b> <p>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. In short, 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. <p>Since unregulated self-interest, as set forth above, doesn't always motivate quite enough, a small penalty for excessive absences has been instituted. Absences shall be defined as excessive, as follows: <ul><li>Each unexcused absence beyone a <i>total</i> of three absences, excused <i>or</i> unexcused. That is, excused absences kill your budget of unexcused absences. <li>Although it is better to attend even part of a class than to miss it entirely (provided, of course, you avoid disrupting the work of your colleagues), repeated chronic lateness (more than 10 minutes) shall be counted as partial absences. <li>Absences will be totalled over the whole semester. </ul> 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.: it really ought to be possible to schedule appointments with Loyola faculty and administrators at times that do not conflict with courses for which you are registered). <p>Written homework, when it is to be collected in that form, is due at the beginning of class. <p>Quizzes and exams can be rescheduled only for truly dire and documented reasons. Bring clean, lined paper and pens that don't smear. <p>Write <i>legibly</i> and spell <i>correctly</i>. Thanks! <p> <hr> <p><b>Class discussion list</b> <p>Click on this link and go to <a href="http://phaedrus.it.luc.edu/lists/listinfo/latin-131">http://phaedrus.it.luc.edu/lists/listinfo/latin-131</a> to subscribe to latin-131, the discussion list for this class. On the list you will have a chance to take your Latin out of the classroom. Have fun, and share, and we will all learn! <p> <hr> <p><b>Internet resources</b> <ul><li><a href="http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0001">Allen & Greenough</a> is a reference grammar with sections on forms and syntax. Click on "Go to Table of Contents" on the page to which this link takes you, then scroll down to links by topic for each item you wish to consult. Part of the <a href="http://www.perseus.tufts.edu">Perseus Digital Library</a>. <li><a href="http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/resolveform?lang=Latin">Lewis & Short On-Line</a> offers look-up access to a detailed reference dictionary. Type in the character string for which you wish to search (preferably, the dictionary-entry form of the word you want) and "submit query". <font color="#A70F18">Warning!</font> This page was initially set up for people working with Greek, so many of its directions and responses will come to you in terms of Greek words and transliterations. Do not be alarmed! Your instructor will endeavor to help unsnarl any confusions: just ask. Also part of the <a href="http://www.perseus.tufts.edu">Perseus Digital Library</a>. <li><a href="http://www.yleradio1.fi/fbc/latini">Nuntii Latini</a>, current news briefs <i>in Latin</i>. Produced by FYI, the Finnish Broadcasting Company, edited by Professor Emeritus Tuomo Pekkanen and Docent Reijo Pitkäranta of Helsinki University. <li><a href="http://latin.wunderground.com/">Latin Weather Reports</a>, produced by <a href="mailto:info@wunderground.com">The Weather Underground, Inc.</a> </ul> <hr> <p><b>Additional University resources</b> <p>The <a href="http://www.luc.edu/depts/lac/">Learning Assistance Center</a>, on the Web and at Damen Hall 105 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. <p> <hr> <p><b>Academic integrity</b> <p>Any practice of academic dishonesty (cheating, plagiarism, obstructing the work of other students, etc.) perpetrated in this course will result in failure of the coures. Do not do it. <p>For basic principles and definitions, see the subsection on "Academic Integrity" in the section of the Undergraduate Studies Catalogue outlining <a href="http://www.luc.edu/academics/undergrad/catalog/standards.html">General Academic Standards and Regulations</a> (scroll down). There's also a helpful webpage on <a href="http://sja.ucdavis.edu/avoid.htm">Avoiding Plagiarism</a>, provided by UC-Davis, to which Loyola's <a href="http://www.luc.edu/depts/english/writctr.htm">Writing Center</a> refers. <p>Loyola University requires that "all instances of academic dishonesty must be reported to the chairperson of the department involved"; relevant procedures are outlined in the last paragraph of the "Academic Integrity" subsection. <p> <!-- navbar --> <hr noshade><center> <table border=1> <tr> <td align=center width=20%><a href="http://www.luc.edu">Loyola Homepage</a></td> <td align=center width=20%><a href="http://www.luc.edu/depts/classics/">Classical Studies Department</a></td> <td align=center width=20%><a href="http://www.luc.edu/cgi-bin/search">Search Loyola</a></td> <td align=center width=20%><a href="http://www.luc.edu/directories/">Find Loyolans</a></td> <td align=center width=20%><a href="http://www.luc.edu/siteindex/">Loyola Site Index</a></td> </table></center> <hr noshade> <!-- footer --> <a href="/"><img src="http://www.luc.edu/images/sm-logo.gif" border=0 align=right alt="Loyola University Chicago"></a> <p><em><font size=-1> Revised 18 January 2005 by <a href="mailto:jlong1@orion.it.luc.edu">jlong1@orion.it.luc.edu</a> <br>http://www.luc.edu/depts/classics/ </font></em> </font> </body> </html>