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Latinum Podcast reaches its Millionth audio file download

Well, the unthinkable has happened, and the Latinum Podcast has just had its one millionth audio file download.

http://Latinum.mypodcast.com



This is all the more remarkable, as the Latinum podcast is not simply teaching Latin, but conversational Classical Latin.



Over time, I have responded to observations from users, and tweaked the presentation format. Users tell me that the current format is 'addictive'.



It is very simple:

Each lesson has three… Continue

Added by Latinum Institute on April 4, 2008 at 8:38pm — No Comments

Open Letter from Ronnie Ancona re: AP Latin Literature Cancellation

The following letter was written by Ronnie Ancona in response to an urgent e-mail from Judy Hallett to the APA Board and some others (like Ronnie) involved in AP. Now posted on Latinteach and Classics list:



Dear colleagues,



Thanks to Judy for calling this matter to your attention. I was truly stunned by this announcement. There seem to be three issues involved, (1) the announced change itself (2) the lack of professional consultation and (3) the lack of lead time for… Continue

Added by Andrew Reinhard on April 4, 2008 at 8:48am — 2 Comments

Catulle Horatique, avete atque valete?

A recent email from the College Board:



Dear Colleague:





The College Board views the support of world language and culture programs as one of our highest priorities. As a not-for-profit organization, we are committed to keeping student exam fees reasonable, so we will continue to bear a considerable financial loss annually to provide schools with AP world language offerings.





During the next several years, we will significantly increase our… Continue

Added by Matthew Moore on April 4, 2008 at 6:58am — No Comments

Trends in teaching Latin

It is always fascinating to hear of people talk about trends in teaching Latin - particularly when this is aimed at the idea of teaching Latin as a modern language would be taught. Adler's huge textbook for conversational spoken Latin was written in the mid 1800's - at over 700 pages of dense text in a small typeface. A more comprehensive book of conversational Classical Latin has yet to be written.



I have before me another remarkable trendy little book by WHS Jones, (1905) called… Continue

Added by Latinum Institute on April 1, 2008 at 6:44pm — No Comments

"hybrid class" that incorporated instructional technology with in-class lectures scored a letter-grade higher on average

The following article caught my eye, as it fits in very much with the ethos of what elatin egreek is trying to achieve - the use of technology in support of lessons.



I teach one Jewish studies class, and obtained very high marks last year, by doing pretty much what is described in the article below: I kept a blog summarising each week's lesson. Student work was posted online on a website, so the students could see each other's work ( after it was due, of course), and I made a… Continue

Added by Latinum Institute on March 29, 2008 at 7:19pm — No Comments

Manifesto

I have written and posted a Manifesto on the Classical Languages

Added by Seumas Macdonald on March 27, 2008 at 5:21pm — No Comments

Frustrations for a High School Classics Teacher

It is the end of the third quarter, and my Latin III classes, having labored since February, have not gotten past the First Catilinarian I.8. Block schedules aside, lack of preparation aside, it gets frusrtrating, because the more I look at that speech, the more apparant it is that it is one of the finest written. Its internal coherence, logical flow, and rhetorical flourish display Cicero's mastery. And due to slow progress, these are things that my students will not see. At least not with… Continue

Added by Matthew Moore on March 20, 2008 at 9:21am — No Comments

Latin Podcasting – An Exercise in Outreach This article outlines the origins of the ‘Latinum’ podcast, and its associated support websites, ‘Schola’ (A safe place to write in Latin), and ‘Imaginum V…

Latin Podcasting – An Exercise in Outreach



This article outlines the origins of the ‘Latinum’ podcast, and its associated support websites, ‘Schola’ (A safe place to write in Latin), and ‘Imaginum Vocabularium Latinum’ (A visual vocabulary).

Latinum originated in March 2007, with a few reading’s from Fenton’s “A Child’s First Latin Book’. At this stage, Google’s first scan of Georger Adler’s ‘lost’ textbook for Spoken Latin had not appeared on Google Books. This comprehensive… Continue

Added by Latinum Institute on March 20, 2008 at 5:56am — No Comments

PMOGing Research Skills

PMOG: the Passively Multiplayer Online Game. This is a game you play while browsing the internet, going about your daily internet related tasks… think webquest with mines, treasure chests, and quests.



You play the game by adding an extension to your Firefox browser. This browser lets you ’sense’ the game world, the activities overlaid on the plain old mundane net. Then, in the words of the game’s creators:



“This unconventional massively multiplayer online game merges your… Continue

Added by Shawn Graham on March 17, 2008 at 3:22pm — No Comments

Fable of the Day (Greek): The Bull and The Lioness

Ταῦρος, λέαινα καὶ σύαγρος

Another fable from Syntipas - check out the GreekAesop wiki for more information about Syntipas and his fables! I've included the text and a segmented version here; for grammar notes and more information, please visit the wiki. You can keep up with the latest Bestiaria posts by using the RSS feed, or you can…

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Added by Laura Gibbs on March 13, 2008 at 8:13pm — No Comments

Fable of the Day (Greek): The Hare and The Fox

Λαγωὸς ἐν φρέατι καὶ ἀλώπηξ

Another fable from Syntipas - check out the GreekAesop wiki for more information about Syntipas and his fables! I've included the text and a segmented version here; for grammar notes and more information, please visit the wiki. You can keep up with the latest Bestiaria posts by using the RSS feed, or you…

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Added by Laura Gibbs on March 11, 2008 at 6:36pm — No Comments

Labyrinthus

Website about the Greco-Roman civilization and its survival up to the present time. Introduction is in English but the webpage is in Catalan.

Added by Ana Ovando on March 10, 2008 at 2:36pm — No Comments

Fable of the Day (Greek): The Raven and The Eagle

Κόραξ ἀετὸν μιμούμενος

Another fable from Syntipas - check out the GreekAesop wiki for more information about Syntipas and his fables! I've included the text and a segmented version here; for grammar notes and more information, please visit the wiki. You can keep up with the latest Bestiaria posts by using the RSS feed, or you can…

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Added by Laura Gibbs on March 9, 2008 at 7:37pm — No Comments

Chiron

A collaborative space for teachers of Classics, made in Spain.

Added by Ana Ovando on March 7, 2008 at 10:58am — No Comments

Fable of the Day (Greek): The Thirsty Pigeon

Περιστερὰ διψῶσα

Another fable from Syntipas - check out the GreekAesop wiki for more information about Syntipas and his fables! I've included the text and a segmented version here; for grammar notes and more information, please visit the wiki. You can keep up with the latest Bestiaria posts by using the RSS feed, or you can…

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Added by Laura Gibbs on March 6, 2008 at 7:33pm — No Comments

Fable of the Day (Greek): The Two Roosters and The Eagle

Ἀλέκτορες δύο καὶ ἀετός

Another fable from Syntipas - check out the GreekAesop wiki for more information about Syntipas and his fables! I've included the text and a segmented version here; for grammar notes and more information, please visit the wiki. You can keep up with the latest Bestiaria posts by using the RSS feed, or you can…

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Added by Laura Gibbs on March 4, 2008 at 6:17pm — No Comments

Fable of the Day (Greek): The Hunter and The Wolf

Θηρευτὴς καὶ λύκος

Another fable from Syntipas - check out the GreekAesop wiki for more information about Syntipas and his fables! I've included the text and a segmented version here; for grammar notes and more information, please visit the wiki. You can keep up with the latest Bestiaria posts by using the RSS feed, or you can…

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Added by Laura Gibbs on March 3, 2008 at 10:55am — No Comments

Fable of the Day (Greek): The Weasel and The File

Γαλῆ καὶ ῥίνη

Another fable from Syntipas - check out the GreekAesop wiki for more information about Syntipas and his fables! I've included the text and a segmented version here; for grammar notes and more information, please visit the wiki. You can keep up with the latest Bestiaria posts by using the RSS feed, or you can…

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Added by Laura Gibbs on February 29, 2008 at 6:13pm — No Comments

Fable of the Day (Greek): The Rivers and The Sea

Ποταμοὶ καὶ θάλασσα

Another fable from Syntipas - check out the GreekAesop wiki for more information about Syntipas and his fables! I've included the text and a segmented version here; for grammar notes and more information, please visit the wiki. You can keep up with the latest Bestiaria posts by using the RSS feed, or you can…

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Added by Laura Gibbs on February 26, 2008 at 6:45pm — No Comments

Conversational Greek

Today I started a small tutorial group of students on Conversational Greek. About 12 people showed up, entirely voluntarily, so that was a good start. All have had between 1-3 years Koine behind them, but the experience of listening to Greek to try and comprehend was quite new for all of them. I began with some simple expressions of greeting, asking names, some objects, etc.. I'm looking forward to continuing to meet with them, tossing up whether to go into some TPR type activities, or use A… Continue

Added by Seumas Macdonald on February 26, 2008 at 3:06am — 2 Comments

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