You may take two unexcused absences without penalty (except that you will na If you do not obtain approval from me your absence will be counted as UNEXCUSED. R any other compelling reason, talk to me beforehand or no later than 48 hours after the absence. If you must be absent from the class for illness o For this reason attendance is not only recommended but REQUIRED. I have no authority to make such arrangements.Īttendance Policy: Since learning a lanugage is a communal experience, your presence and participation in the class is essential. Special arrangements for the final exam, if necessary, will have to be arranged through the College. Make-ups for the midterm exam will be granted only underĭire and verifiable circumstances. The quizzes under any circumstances (note that you can drop two of the Rms and translation of long paragraphs from English to Latin. Midterm Exam and Final Exam: will have the same basic format, and will include the following elements: Translation of short sentences from Latin to English, translation of even shorter sentences from English to Latin, exercises on grammatical fo You will also be given occasional small assignments in addition, such as supplementary exercises, short compositions
At least two of these must be responses to other students' messages.Įxercises and assignments: Exercises from the textbook and other assignments will be collected occasionally, but not every time. R tutorial without a very good reason, frequent tardiness, obvious lack of preparation not participating in discussions, not participating in e-mail discussions (see below), frequently sleeping in class (particularly if you snore), eating noisy food in clĮ-mail discussion: to promote the use of this avenue of communication, each student is required to send at least four (4) PERTINENT messages to the class e-mail list. Your grade for class participation will be adversely affected by the following (this is not an exhaustive list): Missing class o NOTE: Your grade will be calculated on a strictly numerical basis and converted to letter grades on the following scale: 93-100 = A 89-92 = A- 85-88=B+ 81-84 = B 77-80 = B- 74-76 = C+ 71-73 = C 68-70 = C- 64-67 = D+ 60-63 = D 55-59= D- BelowĬlass participation: Includes attendance, preparation, participation in discussion, cooperative attitude. For each UNEXCUSED absence over the two absences allowed (see "Attendance Policy" below) you will lose one percentage point from your final grade average, and if you have more that five (5) unexcuseĭ absences, you will be given an "F" for the course! NOTE WELL: Attendance is also required in this class. Your grade will be calculated as follows: Goldman & Szymansky, English Grammar for Students of Latin May, Thirty-Eight Latin Stories (FIFTH EDITION, Bolchazy-Carducci, 1995)Ī. (SIXTH EDITION, HarperCollins, 1995).Ī.H. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, Revised by R.A. Even for those students, attendance at tutorial is highly recommended.į.M. Pt for those who earn a grade of "A" (93% or better) on TWO consecutive quizzes.
This will also be a time for you to ask for more help on things that you are having trouble with. Ls and exercises and read from the Thirty-Eight Stories book for practice reading extended passages in Latin. In these sessions we will do additional dril The time and place for this tutorial will be determined after the first week of classes, once we all know what our schedules look like. Tin that gradually get closer and closer to real Latin.Ībout the Tutorial Section: All students must sign up concurrentlyįor Latin 101L01, which is a tutorial session that meets once per week. We will also get plenty of practice reading continuous paragraphs of La In the first semester we will cover the first 21 chapters of the main textbook, Wheelock's Latin, focusing on the fundamentals of grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. Mportant people who wrote in Latin include the famous politicians Julius Caesar and Cicero, poets Vergil, Ovid and Catullus, the historians Livy and Tacitus and early Christian writers such as Sts. Latin was the language of Rome and the Roman Empire and an international language of learning, law, religion and culture up until recent times. This course will introduce you to one of the most important languages in the history of the world. Instructor's e-mail address: Description: Tutorial (Lat 101L 01) time and place: TBAĬlass e-mail list: (click HERE to find out how to subscribe) About the Tutorial Section (Latin 101L 01)Į-mail: hours: MWF 11-12 a.m.