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Latin 101  Syllabus

Goals and Requirements

Goals

The main goal of this class is to get you to the point of being able to read a little Latin.  Here are the paths to  that goal:

·        Get a grasp on the structure of the Latin language – if you have a math brain, you will be good at this.

·        Get an intuitive feel for how Latin works as a language – if you are more oriented toward language arts, this is easier for you.

·        Get a a sense of how Latin reflected the realities of the people who spoke it – for those with historical interest and expertise.

Get a feel for the sound of the language, even though we won’t be conversing in it – it helps to have a sense of Latin as communication even though the main aspect of communication we are pursuing is one way (ancient Romans to us).

 

Secondary goals are:

·        Improve knowledge of the structure and vocabulary roots of English and the romance languages,

·        Get a taste of the uses of Latin in law, medicine, religious studies and history,

·        And explore some of the entertaining ways in which Latin appears in popular culture today.

Requirements:

·        Attendance is mandatory.  I allow three absences without penalty.  After that two points are subtracted from your grade for each class missed.

·        Quizzes and daily work (50%):  I give weekly quizzes and assign homework.  Neither may be made up.  If you are able to tell me in advance about a legitimate reason for an absence (such as a university-sponsored athletic event or field trip) I can arrange for you to take a quiz ahead of time. NOTE: Since this is 50% of your grade, you really need to turn in all your work.  0's factored in can really bring down your grade.

·        Exams (50%): There are 2 tests during the semester (15% each) and a final exam (20%).  While the vocabulary section of the final exam focuses on the later part of the course, the rest is comprehensive.

Schedule of classes

Jan. 6  W 

  Ch. 1: Introduction, Syllabus, Pronunciation, Roman Culture, and some objects

Jan. 8 F 

More objects and a few verbs

Jan. 11 M 

Dictionary form, practice, reading

Jan. 13  W 

 Ch. 2: Nouns: cases, paradigms, subjects and objects, agreement of adjectives

Jan. 15  F 

 Nouns: showing possession, indirect objects, objects of prepositions

Jan. 18  M 

  Martin Luther King Day Holiday

Jan. 20  W 

    Ch. 3: Second declension nouns, word order

Jan. 22  F 

 Reading, practice, and review

Jan. 25  M 

 Ch. 4: “I am” – and second declension adjectives

Jan. 27  W 

   Adjectives as nouns, reading, writing, speaking

Jan. 29  F 

  Ch. 5:Verbs: First and second conjugations, future and imperfect

Feb. 1  M 

   Adjective review, verb practice

Feb. 3  W 

  Chapter 6: “I am” and “I can”

Feb. 5  F  

  "I go"

Feb. 8  M   

   Infinitives, verb review

Feb. 10  W  

  FIRST TEST

Feb. 12  F

   Ch. 7: Third declension nouns

Feb. 15  M

  Bittersweet return to third declension nouns

Feb. 17  W

  Ch. 8: Third conjugation verbs

Feb. 19  F

  Reading and review

Feb. 22  M 

  Ch. 9: This, that and the other

Feb. 24  W

  -ius adjectives, reading, review

Feb. 26  F

  Reading and review

Mar. 1  M

  Ch. 10: Third –io and fourth conjugation

Mar. 3  W

 Verb practice and reading

Mar. 5  F

  Ch. 11: Personal pronouns, noun review
Mar. 6-14   SPRING BREAK

Mar. 15  M

   Ch. 12: Perfect system

Mar. 17  W

  Recovery from learning the perfect system

Mar. 19  F

  Really learning the perfect system

Mar. 22  M

  Reading imperfects and perfects

Mar. 24  W

  SECOND TEST

Mar. 26  F

  Ch. 13: Pronoun bonanza

Mar. 29  M

  Reading and practice

Mar. 31  W

  Ch. 14: All the ablatives in the world

Apr. 2  F

   The i-stems you never knew were there

Apr. 5  M

  Ch. 15: How many

Apr. 7  W

  In what order and when

Apr. 9  F

  Ch. 16: Third declension adjectives

Apr. 12  M

  Third declension adjectives -- they're still here

Apr.   W

  Ch. 17: The relative pronoun

Apr. 16  F

  Son of the relative pronoun

Apr. 19  M

  Revenge of the relative pronoun

Apr. 21  W

  Last day of class  Review, catch-up, etc.

Apr. 28  W

  8:00-11:00  Final Exam (8 AM section)
Apr. 30 F   8:00-11:00  Final Exam (9 AM section)

Your Textbooks:

Manners: Come to class on time.  Turn off your cell phones and other irrelevant media when in class.  Don’t play video games or do email while pretending to take notes.  Listen respectfully to my comments and your classmates’ contributions.  Participate, be kind, volunteer.

Honesty: This class is conducted in accordance with the UNCW Honor code as stated in the Student Handbook.  I encourage group work and helping each other our but regard  copying answers as cheating, so if you are in any doubt about that line, go to the Important Information section of our class web page (see below) for a detailed explanation.

Safety: UNCW has a zero tolerance policy for violence or harrassment of any kind, so please do not violently harrass each other or me.  For emergencies contact UNCW CARE at 962-2273, Campus Police at 962-3184, or Wilmington Police at 911.  For University or community resources visit http://uncw.edu/wrc/crisis.htm.

Your Professor: Dr. Andrea Deagon.  Office: Leutze Hall 273.  Phone: 962-3870.  Office Hours: MW 10:00-1:00, R 11:00-12:30, 2:00-3:00 or by appointment.  Email: deagona@uncw.edu.  Web page: http://people.uncw.edu/deagona and follow the links to your course.  If you leave me messages with a long distance phone number to return a call to, I will probably not do it, as budget cuts have forced restrictions.  Email is the best way to get in touch with me.  Allow a reasonable turnaround time.  If I have not answered in 24 hours assume something went wrong and try again.