When Dead Tongues Speak

Teaching Beginning Greek and Latin

Edited by John Gruber-Miller

Society for Classical Studies Classical Resources

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.

When Dead Tongues Speak

Teaching Beginning Greek and Latin

Edited by John Gruber-Miller

Society for Classical Studies Classical Resources

Description

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.

When Dead Tongues Speak

Teaching Beginning Greek and Latin

Edited by John Gruber-Miller

Society for Classical Studies Classical Resources

Contributors
Standards for Classical Language Learning
Introduction
Part I Setting the Scene
1. Communication, Context and Community: Integrating the Standards in the Greek and Latin Classroom
John Gruber-Miller
Part II Focus on the Learner
2. Cognitive Style and Learning Strategies in Latin Instruction
Andrea Deagon
3. Latin for Students with Severe Foreign Language Learning Difficulties
Barbara Hill
4. Peer Teaching and Cooperative Learning in the First Year of Latin
Kathryn Argetsinger
5. Is There a Woman in This Textbook? Feminist Pedagogy and Elementary Latin
Laurie J. Churchill
PART III Focus on the Language
6. Reading Latin Efficiently and the Need for Cognitive Strategies
Daniel McCaffrey
7. Language Acquisition and Teaching Ancient Greek: Applying Recent Theories and Technology
Kenneth Scott Morrell
8. Ancient Greek in Classroom Conversation
Paula Saffire
9. Teaching Writing in Beginning Latin and Greek: Logos, Ethos, and Pathos
John Gruber-Miller
Selected Resources for Teaching Greek and Latin: An Annotated Bibliography
John Gruber-Miller
Index

When Dead Tongues Speak

Teaching Beginning Greek and Latin

Edited by John Gruber-Miller

Society for Classical Studies Classical Resources

Reviews and Awards

"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