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"Several thousand students are using Latinum, which is a conversational Latin course. Your easiest route to finding them, would be to ask your question on Schola - where the more advanced ones are - but you'd have to write it in Latin, and…"
Researching the Affects of Conversational Latin on Student Perceptions
I'm currently working as a Fulbright Scholar in Leipzig, Germany researching this question. I've pulled in a lot of literature relating to linguistic anthropology, especially the "Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis" of linguistic relativity, and now I'm looking for input from the classics side of things. If anyone can provide any resources, or personal input on their experiences with teaching or learning conversational latin, I would be greatly indebted. See the attached file for my full, original research…See More
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- Hometown/Institution:
- Roger Williams University / Universität Leipzig
- Role in the Classics Classroom (real or virtual):
- student
- About Me:
- Currently a Fulbright Scholar to Germany, studying the affect of the absence of a conversational latin element in the classroom in students' perceptions of Roman life and understanding of texts.
- Favorite on-line spots for the Classics:
- www.thelatinlibrary.com, perseus project, university of kentucky classics, http://anemi.lib.uoc.gr
- Best/worst computer-related classroom happening:
- skyping with latin classes at my alma mater while studying here in germany. that is a best AND a worst.
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- At 9:45am on February 2, 2009,
Latinum Institute said…
- Several thousand students are using Latinum, which is a conversational Latin course. Your easiest route to finding them, would be to ask your question on Schola - where the more advanced ones are - but you'd have to write it in Latin, and expect responses in Latin.If you want me to ask my listeners to contact you, I will happily make an episode about your research.
http://latinum.mypodcast.com
http://schola.ning.com
You might get a better response if you presented a questionnaire.
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