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210 Graduate Catalog 2010-2012 Latin and Classical Humanities on oral expression or prose composition, opportunities for social interaction (particularly at meals and in the dormitories), and excursions to the beach and local attractions, including museums and a brewery or winery. be considered in their historical, social, and literary contexts. Students will evaluate the structure, content, and evolution of the genre. 3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits LATIN 670 Active Learning Methodologies for Teachers of Latin Courses Latin 601 Cicero Latin 625 Literature in the Age of Nero The focus of this course is on Cicero’s orations, with special attention to the Catilinarians and the Pro Caelio. The course will emphasize careful analysis of Cicero’s Latin style and the political, legal, and literary issues that arise from these works. Students will be introduced to relevant scholarly literature. 3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits The Emperor Nero, despite his reputation for viciousness, presided over a literary renaissance in Rome of the first century AD. This course devotes attention to key figures in this renaissance, including Seneca, Petronius, Lucan, and Persius. Through extensive readings in selected Latin texts, students will find that literary, political, and philosophical issues intersect. 3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits Latin 603 Roman Comedy Latin 630 Latin Love Poetry This course focuses on readings in the comedies of Plautus and Terence. It will entail intensive study of one representative play by each playwright; other plays will be read in English translation. Topics to be covered include: the influence of Menander and Greek New Comedy; the rise of a literary culture in second-century-BC Rome; and analysis of character, language, and plot. 3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits This course focuses on readings in the amatory poetry of Catullus, Horace, Virgil, and the Roman elegists. Significant attention is paid to historical, philosophical, and cultural context, literary history and genre distinctions, and the love poets’ use of their poetry to reflect their constructions of self and society. Students will be introduced to relevant secondary literature. 3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits Two phenomena of recent decades – the emergence of a new body of research on second language acquisition and the reemergence of conversational Latin as a pedagogical tool – have dramatic implications for the teaching of Latin. The purpose of this course is twofold: first, to introduce teachers of Latin to theories of second language acquisition, through which they may assess the effectiveness of various methods used in the Latin classroom; and, second, to engage them intensively with two major active methodologies for language learning: oral/aural communication and written composition. The course, designed as the first-year experience for attendees at the summer Conventiculum Bostoniense, provides a seven-day, full-immersion livingLatin experience, with full-time residence required of all participants. With the exception of nine hours of instruction in second language acquisition theory, students are required to communicate 24-7 in Latin. LATIN 675 Living Text Latin 610 Virgil Latin 635 Latin Historians This course focuses on readings in the works of Virgil, with primary emphasis on the Aeneid. Significant attention is paid to historical and cultural context, literary history and epic genre, Virgil’s poetic and patriotic programmes and poetic diction, as well as to secondary, scholarly literature. 3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits This course surveys the Latin historians, focusing primarily on Sallust, Livy, and Tacitus. Earlier writers, such as Cato the Elder, and later ones such as Ammianus Marcellinus are briefly considered. These historians will be read in Latin and studied in their historical, social and literary contexts. 3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits Latin 615 Methods of Teaching the Latin Language This course focuses on the theory and practice of teaching Latin in the schools. Special emphasis is given to assessing the pedagogical approaches that have emerged in recent decades and the textbooks they have produced. There will also be discussion of specific ways to integrate these approaches into the contemporary classroom. 3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits LATIN 660 History of Latin Literature LATIN 620 Latin Letters This course offers a survey of the epistolary genre in Latin literature. Readings will focus on Cicero, Seneca, and Pliny; short examples from Horace, Ovid, Fronto, and Petrarch will also be included. Letters will This course is a survey of Latin literature by genre and chronology from the earliest Latin writing through the reign of Hadrian. Students will read selections of Latin prose and poetry from the works of all major authors and will evaluate the structure and content of each work within its historical and literary contexts. The goals of this course are to give students a strong foundation in the development and evolution of Latin literature and to prepare them for subject area examinations for prospective teachers of Latin such as Praxis and MTEL. Prerequisite: Any 300-level Latin course. 2.5 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits Designed for repeat attendees at the summer Conventiculum Bostoniense, this course engages students in intensive study of a single classical or medieval Latin text, incorporating both traditional pedagogical approaches (grammar-translation method, study of relevant scholarship) and active learning methodologies (especially those that build competence in oral and written production of Latin, such as oral paraphrase, contextual discussion, Socratic questioning, written response and rephrasing). For a significant portion of class time, students work in small groups to compose and perform a play whose content accurately reflects the style, themes, and literary, historical, and cultural contexts of the text studied in the course. This text varies each summer. Each student also completes an individual final paper, due six weeks after the last course session. The course provides a seven-day full-immersion livingLatin experience, with full-time residence required of all participants With the exception of some direct instruction in the text and relevant scholarship, students are required to communicate 24-7 in Latin. LATIN 676 Latin Prose Composition This course provides an intensive introduction to written composition in the Latin language. Stress will be laid on writing as an active methodology, on the premise that

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UMass Boston - Graduate Studies 2011
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Graduate Program Affiliations
UMass Boston at a Glance
Foreword
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Trustees of the University
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Academic Calendar, 2010-2012
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UMass Boston - Graduate Studies 2011