LTN 460 Fall
2008
Dr. Edwin Carawan
Office Hours: 1pm
MWF....2pm TTh
390A Craig Hall, phone 836-4831
ECarawan@missouristate.edu
Texts and Materials: Livy Book 1, Gaissner and McClain (eds., Bryn Mawr Commentary);
or Livius Ab Urbe Condita, Libri i-v, edd. Conway et Walters (OUP)
Elementary Latin Dictionary, Lewis (or equivalent)
You should also have access to a good reference grammar (Goodwin, Gildersleeve, or equivalent)
Online text and commentary: Livy Book 1 and Perseus
Bookmark and refer here regularly for updates
Objectives and Requirements:
The aim
of this course is to build reasonable facility and confidence in reading Latin
prose of
the Augustan era.
Livy is our guide. We will try to cover major sections of books 1 and 2.
Along
the way we will review and introduce more advanced grammar as needed or as
suits the material (beginning
with review of basic verbs and infinitive constructions, week 1)
Try
to master the reading passages for clear and accurate translation, but also practice reading
aloud: much is lost if we miss that
dimension of style and the way the phrasing 'flows'.
You
should be prepared to give the assignments a good, focused 3-4 hours
preparation per meeting
(more if needed).
In
our regular meetings you will not be allowed to use a prepared translation as a
'crutch'.
Of
course when you prepare the assigned passage you may want to write out a
translation,
but in class you will not be allowed to consult it. Instead, you should keep and consult notes of
new vocabulary, problematic grammar and phrasing. This rule is to discourage
the insidious practice of memorizing a translation: Be prepared to read the
Latin that is there.
The
course grade will be the average of 2-3 quizzes (50-60%), homework and in-class
exercises (15-20%); and final exam (25-30%).
LTN
460 works toward addressing the following departmental B.S.Ed. criteria:
Ability to read, understand, and interpret written documents and
works of literature in Latin where relevant, as well as in translation.
See Policy on Academic Integrity, Make-ups,
special needs and non-discrimination.
Thorough preparation and active participation day-by-day is absolutely
essential.
