When Dead Tongues Speak: Teaching Beginning Greek and Latin

by John Gruber-Miller (Editor)

Overview

When Dead Tongues Speak introduces classicists to the research that linguists, psychologists, and language teachers have conducted over the past thirty years and passes along their most important insights. The essays cover a broad range of topics, including cognitive styles, peer teaching and collaboration, learning disabilities, feminist pedagogy, speaking, and writing. Each contributor addresses a different problem in the learning process based on his or her own teaching experience, and each chapter combines a theoretical overview with practical examples of classroom activities. The book was developed for classroom use in Greek and Latin methodology classes in M.A. and M.A.T. programs. It will also appeal to Latin and Greek language instructors who want to get current with the latest scholarship and pedagogical models.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780195174953
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	11/02/2006
Series:	Society for Classical Studies Classical Resources , #6
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	9.24(w) x 6.30(h) x 0.56(d)

About the Author

John Gruber-Miller is Professor of Classics at Cornell College.

Table of Contents

ContributorsStandards for Classical Language LearningIntroductionPart I Setting the Scene1. Communication, Context and Community: Integrating the iStandards/i in the Greek and Latin Classroom, John Gruber-MillerPart II Focus on the Learner2. Cognitive Style and Learning Strategies in Latin Instruction, Andrea Deagon3. Latin for Students with Severe Foreign Language Learning Difficulties, Barbara Hill4. Peer Teaching and Cooperative Learning in the First Year of Latin, Kathryn Argetsinger5. Is There a Woman in This Textbook? Feminist Pedagogy and Elementary Latin, Laurie J. ChurchillPART III Focus on the Language6. Reading Latin Efficiently and the Need for Cognitive Strategies, Daniel McCaffrey7. Language Acquisition and Teaching Ancient Greek: Applying Recent Theories and Technology, Kenneth Scott Morrell8. Ancient Greek in Classroom Conversation, Paula Saffire9. Teaching Writing in Beginning Latin and Greek: iLogos/i, iEthos/i, and iPathos/i, John Gruber-MillerSelected Resources for Teaching Greek and Latin: An Annotated Bibliography, John Gruber-MillerIndex

Editorial Reviews

"John Gruber-Miller, Professor of Classics at Cornell College and a much respected pedagogue, has enlisted seven other pedagogy specialists in the production of this must-read volume. All teachers of classical languages, from grade school to graduate school, will benefit considerably from the book's myriad insights—as ultimately, and most importantly, will their students." —Classical Outlook

"This is at heart a book in which intelligent colleagues thoughtfully discuss important issues, and all those involved ought to be applauded for their efforts. Gruber-Miller's collection is absolutely indispensible. The individual articles can give us something to chew on, suggest interesting approaches, share the successful methods of individual instructors, and push us to sharpen our own day-to-day teaching. This volume is by no means the last word on any of the topics covered, but it contributes in a meaningful way to a worthy conversation." —Bryn Mawr Classical Review

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