From campania@one.net Sat Apr 14 20:10:55 2001 Received: from mxu1.u.washington.edu (mxu1.u.washington.edu [140.142.32.8]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.11.2+UW01.01/8.11.2+UW01.03) with ESMTP id f3F3As9111106 for ; Sat, 14 Apr 2001 20:10:54 -0700 Received: from mail2.one.net (mail2.one.net [206.112.192.100]) by mxu1.u.washington.edu (8.11.2+UW01.01/8.11.2+UW01.03) with ESMTP id f3F3AsU17302 for ; Sat, 14 Apr 2001 20:10:54 -0700 Received: from port-cvx1-65.access.one.net ([216.23.19.65] EHLO one.net ident: IDENT-NOT-QUERIED [port 24326]) by mail2.one.net with ESMTP id <279816-28639>; Sat, 14 Apr 2001 23:10:25 -0400 Message-ID: <3AD9204A.5172E4BE@one.net> Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2001 23:15:38 -0500 From: Campanian Society Reply-To: campania@one.net X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.04C-NECCK (Macintosh; I; PPC) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "classics@u.washington.edu =?ISO-8859-1?Q?*=A1"?= Subject: Fluent Latin Proghram - Washington, DC- July, 2001 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; x-mac-type="54455854"; x-mac-creator="4D4F5353" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit FLUENT LATIN PROGRAM ...... There are several places available in this program. The DEADLINE has been extended until May 28th, 2001. If you would like to receive the Registration Form for this program, please contact us. E-mail: campania@one.net Website: http://www.campanian.org/edu-vacation.html FLUENT LATIN: A Teacher Institute Program Dates: July 15-21, 2001 Location: Georgetown University Conference Center, Washington DC. Director: Professor Dexter Hoyos, Department of Classics, The University of Sydney — Australia Latin’s difficulty is proverbial. As an inflected language it is more complicated than English; even after acquiring a sound knowledge of its grammar and vocabulary, many people find it a slow and often painful task to read the language. Word-order is a constant problem; the structure of lengthier sentences baffles. Often the experience is so painful that students prefer to enjoy the bulk of Latin literature via translation. BUT — this will all change if you adopt the Fluent Latin approach. Learn to read like a Roman read rather than decode or decipher the Latin. Comprehend the text as it is being read. Speed read and increase your comprehension at the same time. The techniques are simple; the advantages are obvious: more Latin can be read more easily and with greater comprehension. Generally Latin is taught either by focusing strictly on the study of forms and constructions or by the translation of texts. The result of such methods is that students may have the ability to explain the constructions and offer a translation but they are unable to read a page of Latin easily and fluently. An entire term is often spent struggling over a few hundred lines of Vergil or Ovid and thirty pages of Cicero and an equal number of Caesar. Modern language students (in Spanish, French, Italian and German), on the other hand, are able to read complete plays and novels and exhibit considerable oral fluency. By using the Fluent Latin approach the circularity of students having to translate a text into English in order to find out what the Latin means, and then using the translation as a basis for comprehending and appreciating the author’s implications, allusions and nuance, is avoided. These aims, which can be used with both beginning Latin students in high school and continued with college Latin majors, can moreover be attained without overlooking the proper claims of grammatical study. This Institute Program has been designed to introduce and explore this highly successful, commonsensical and workable method for teaching Latin developed by Professor Hoyos in his own classes. During this five day intensive and interactive program, Professor Hoyos will explore with participants the following topics: (1) Basic Reading Rules for Fluent Latin (2) Problems of Latin vs. English word-order (3) Word-groups and why they matter (4) Sentence structures (5) Principles of narrative Latin (6) Descriptive Structures: places, peoples, characters (7) Analytical sentences and paragraphs (8) Teaching and testing fluent reading skills without translation. During the program there will be one afternoon excursion to The U.S. Capitol and The National Mall (July 18th). Program details: This Institute Program in Washington DC is designed for Latin teachers: elementary, middle and high school as well as university faculty and anyone who is interested in the Latin Language.. Classroom lectures, groups discussions and working sessions will offer exceptional opportunities for hands-on experiences for Fluent Latin Institute participants. The Institute Program includes: * Lodging (double accommodations) at the Marriot Hotel Conference Center at Georgetown University (6 nights: 7/15-7/20); departures on July 21st. * All breakfasts and lunches. THE CAMPANIAN SOCIETY, INC. PO Box 167 Oxford, Ohio 45056 Telephone: (513) 524-4846 Fax: (513) 523-0276 E-mail: campania@one.net Website: http://www.campanian.org .