LATN 271-001: Introduction to Reading Latin Fall Semester 2023

Our work will pursue four main aims or Learning Outcomes (as well as aiming to enjoy them):

• to increase familiarity with vocabulary commonly used in ancient Latin, including both the words and how they change form to reflect different grammatical functions
• to increase facility with Latin's principles for putting words together to convey ideas
• to exercise knowledge of Latin words, their forms, and their combinations dynamically in the synthesis of reading, increasing fluency with practice
• to learn, from reading Latin texts, about Roman culture and thought

Textbooks and required resources (tied to this class)

• Andrew Keller and Stephanie Russell, Learn to Read Latin, 2nd edn., textbook + workbook Part II (Yale UP 2015)
• John A. Stevens, ed., Ciceronis Somnium Scipionis, Bryn Mawn Commentaries (Hackett Publishing Company for Bryn Mawr College 2002)
• Latin Core Vocabulary, ed. Christopher Francese, Dickinson College Commentaries (see further Core Vocabulary Introduction, 2021)
• Substantive Grid, J. Long
• Verb Grid, J. Long
• Guide to pronouncing Classical Latin, J. Long
• Concepts for the Study of Latin (follow the links), J. Long

• Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short, eds., A Latin Dictionary, Oxford University Press 1879 & rpt. J. B. Greenough et al., eds.,
• Allen & Greenough's New Latin Grammar, Boston: Ginn & Company 1903; alternatively through Dickinson College Commentaries
• Classical Latin Texts, a resource prepared by the Packard Humanities Institute
• selected Latin texts and translations, also some Greek, are available from Lacus Curtius
• The Latin Library is a repository of public-source texts by several major Roman authors
• The Greek and Roman Materials of the Perseus Digital Library include texts, commentaries, translations, and other resources such as Lewis & Short and Allen & Greenough cited above

• Diotima, materials for studying women, gender, sex, sexualities, race, ethnicity, class, status, masculinity, enslavement, disability, and the intersections among them in the ancient Mediterranean world
• Lacus Curtius, on-line resources for Roman archaeology and topography (especially); compiled by Bill Thayer
• The Perseus Digital Library, an evolving digital library that originated with an extensive and still-growing center of resources for the study of the Classical world
• Loyola Libraries' Subject Guide to Classical Studies, maintained by Classical Studies Bibliographer Margaret Heller: a research guide to help identify and access core research resources relating to Classical Civilization, ancient Greek, or Latin
• Oxford Bibliographies Online - Classics: annotated bibliographies compiled by leading scholars in the relevant fields, including literary, historical, and cultural topics
• Loyola Writing Program's description of Standards of Good Writing: a useful articulation of widely-held standards for undergraduate essay-writing including research papers

• 2023-24 Academic Catalog: the official listing of courses, programs of study, academic policies and degree requirements for Loyola University Chicago, published every year in advance of the next academic year; incorporates and encompasses the Undergraduate Standards & Regulations (still also posted here).
• Academic Advising & Support Services, Sullivan Center, Suite 260, 6339 Sheridan Rd., LSC; 773-508-7714, FSYAdvising@luc.edu
• Campus Safety: general, 6427 N Sheridan Road and asksafety@luc.edu; on-campus landline x4-4911; Campus Safety Dispatcher, 773-508-SAFE (7233); Campus Safety TTY/TDD Line for Hard of Hearing 773-508-7762; City of Chicago emergency 911
  • Campus Safety satellite station (joint endeavor with the Chicago Police Department and the Chicago Transit Authority) near the Granville Redline Station: can be accessed via valid LUC ID card 24/7, and has emergency phones outside and inside connecting with the Campus Safety dispatch center
• CURA Network [Care - Understanding - Resources - Accountability]: offers support, coordinated case-management, and referrals to appropriate resources for student concerns across the University. The website can direct students and members of faculty and staff to pertinent explanations and resources, including online reporting-forms for first, second, or third parties. Coverage includes severally
  • academic concerns
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  • equity & Title IX concerns
  • personal concerns
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  • general student concerns
  • BUT, in any case of crisis or imminent harm call Campus Safety first, 773-508-SAFE (7233)
• Dean of Students, Division of Student Development, Damen Student Center, South Wing, Suite 300, LSC; 773-508-8840, DeanOfStudents@LUC.edu
• Information Technology Services, 773-508-4487, ITSServiceDesk@luc.edu
• Student Academic Services: supports students' successful transitions throughout their Loyola Experience by providing instruction, coordinated guidance, and personalized support, embodying Loyola's social justice commitment to working with the underserved; programs, services, resources and spaces focus on helping students build their capacities for progress and success in and out of the classroom. Departments include
  • Achieving College Excellence (ACE)
  • First & Second Year Advising
  • New Student Programs
  • Student Accessibility Center
  • Student-Athlete Academic Services
  • Tutoring Center
• Student Accessibility Center, Student Academic Services, Sullivan Center, Suite 117, LSC, and Lewis Towers 414C, WTC (MWTh only); 773-508-3700; sac@luc.edu
• Student Conduct & Conflict Resolution, Damen Student Center, Suite 300, LSC, 773-508-8890, osccr@luc.edu
• Tutoring Center, Sullivan Center Suite 245, LSC, 8:30am-5:00pm M-F; 773-508-7708; tutoringcenter@luc.edu
• University Libraries: Cudahy Library, LSC: IC 773-508-8000, Circulation 773-508-2632, Research & Learning Services 773-508-2654; Lewis Library, 25 E Pearson, WTC, Circulation 312-915-6622, Reference Desk 312-915-6631; Ask a Librarian
• Wellness Center: Granada Center Suite 310, 6439 N Sheridan Rd, LSC, 773-508-2530; Terry Student Center Suite 250, 26 E Pearson, WTC, 312-915-6360; Cuneo Center, 2160 S 1st Ave, Maywood
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  • Students may make medical appointments online at the Wellness Center's Directory Login page or by phoning Dial-a-Nurse at 773-508-8883.
  • Initial phone triage appointments for mental health concerns may be scheduled online at the Wellness Center's Directory Login page or by phoning the Wellness Center's front desk at 773-508-2530.
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• Writing Center: trained team members work alongside students and instructors - from every discipline, at every level, and at any stage in the writing process - on a variety of projects, including graded writing assignments for an academic course, professional documents such as cover letters, resumes, and CVs, application materials, publications in progress, and creative writing endeavors (among others). They are committed to promoting the diversity of voices and perspectives that are the hallmark of our Loyola community. The Center promotes writing as a means of reflecting and learning, and as a means for communicating and participating in the many communities of which we are a part.
  • Face-to-face, online, and for some projects written consultations are available: see the guide, Which Appointment is Right for Me?
  • All appointments may be scheduled at luc.mywconline.com/.
  • In Summer 2023 (5/22-8/11), the Writing Center will operate temporarily in Cudahy Library 139, inside the Donoval Reading Room, LSC; during the academic year, locations are in Crown Center 459 and the Klarcheck Information Commons 221 on LSC, and in the Corboy Law Center Lobby 811, 25 E Pearson, on WTC.
  • For Writing Center inquiries, e-mail Amy Kessel, Writing Center Director, at akessel@luc.edu or phone 773-508-2682
• Writing Program: teaches and administers University writing courses, coordinates Writing Across the Curriculum, offers various writing, academic, and more general supports as an academic unit within the Department of English
  • For Writing Program inquiries, e-mail Melissa Bradshaw, Writing Program Director, at mbradshaw@luc.edu or phone 773-508-2258
  • For Writing Across the Curriculum inquiries, e-mail Julie Fiorelli, WAC Coordinator, at jfiorelli@luc.edu or phone 773-508-2796
  • For Writing Placement Assessment inquiries, e-mail Betsi Burns, Director of Learning & Student Success at bburns4@luc.edu or phone 773-508-3195 or e-mail Student Services at PlacementTest@luc.edu

Academic honesty, a.k.a. the life's blood of the intellect:

• Learning is the core of universities' purpose. Complete academic integrity is the foundation on which learning can be achieved. Breaches of academic integrity interfere with learning or falsify it: they violate the university's purpose for the institution and for all the people in it, from innocent bystanders to the perpetrator. It matters. Consequently, needfully, any practice of academic dishonesty (cheating, plagiarism, any use of AI or other resources not specifically authorized by your instructor, 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 Academic Integrity (click the > sign to get the embedded text) in the Undergraduate Academic Standards and Regulations in the 2023-24 Academic Catalog/Standards & Regulations (also posted here). The College of Arts and Sciences endorses and upholds this policy, as does the Department of Classical Studies.
• The University Libraries offer a Workshop page (titled Avoiding Plagiarism for First-Year Students because first year is where everybody starts, but really it's for everyone) defining plagiarism and offering advice and links to other resources that can help avoid it.
• The Writing Program refers to the Council of Writing Program Administrators' detailed Statement of Best Practices for Defining and Avoiding Plagiarism.
• Grammarly (also referred to by the Writing Program) offers concise tips How to Avoid Plagiarism: they emphasize repeatedly, it's crucial to acknowledge the sources from which you're drawing information or ideas, not only to avoid parroting words.
• Loyola University Chicago 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 27 July 2023 by jlong1@luc.edu
http://www.luc.edu/classicalstudies/