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
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!