OVERVIEW

Through an active and participatory approach, students will practise many didactic tools and develop an effective teaching strategy of Latin language and literature; they will also reflect on the meaning and the outcomes of the teaching of Classics.

Didactic tools and teaching strategies will be put into practice by planning didactic units and activities cooperatively; ICT will also be taken into account. The course will focus on Latin, but references and comparisons with Ancient Greek will be frequent.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Students will practise many didactic tools and develop an effective teaching strategy of Latin language and literature; they will also reflect on the meaning and the outcomes of the teaching of Classics.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of this course, students will be able to:

• Analyse the teaching context
• Set the learning outcomes, by rebalancing the aims if necessary
• Plan didactic units and activities
• Identify and use the best technological tools
• Improve their knowledge about assessment, monitoring and evaluation processes

PREREQUISITES

The issue about “how” and “why” Latin should be taught is closely related to “what” has to be taught. Therefore, a deep knowledge of Latin literature as well as full proficiency in Latin are mandatories.

Students with scarce skills in Latin are invited to attend the translation Workshop organized in the first semester.

TEACHING METHODS

The course will have an active and participatory approach (workshop).  Didactic tools and teaching strategies will be put into practice by planning didactic units and activities cooperatively; ICT will also taken into account. The course will focus on Latin, but references and comparisons with Ancient Greek will be frequent.

The lessons will be held in person.

Participation in class is mandatory (at least 80%). Students are encouraged to sign up to the AulaWeb webpage of the course, where all material and information will be shared throughout the term.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

- Latin: how and why? On the meaning of learning Classics

- From knowledge to skills: Classics teaching nowadays

- Latin and linguistic models

- Didactic translation procedures

- Approaches in teaching literature

- Theatre workshop as didactic tool

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Didactics of Latin - Recommended textbook

Andrea Balbo, Insegnare latino. Sentieri di ricerca per una didattica ragionevole, UTET Università, 2007

L. Canfora, U. Cardinale (a cura di),  Disegnare il futuro con intelligenza antica, L’insegnamento del latino e del greco antico in Italia e nel mondo, Bologna 2012

E. Andreoni Fontecedro, Il modello Tesnière-Sabatini e la sua applicazione al latino, «Atene & Roma» 31 (1986), pp. 49-60 [cf. M. Agosti, E. Andreoni Fontecedro, Guida alla decodifica del testo latino, http://forum.indire.it/repository/working/export/4714/pages/2-premessa-modello-descrizione4.html]

History of Latin literature - Recommended textbook

Gian Biagio Conte, Profilo storico della Letteratura Latina dalle origini alla tarda età imperiale, Le Monnier / Mondadori Education.

Latin grammar - Recommended textbook

Marco Fucecchi, Luca Graverini, La lingua latina. Fondamenti di morfologia e sintassi, Le Monnier / Mondadori Education.

Further bibliography on specific aspects of the myths and their reception will be provided during the semester

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

ALICE BONANDINI (President)

LARA NICOLINI

BIAGIO SANTORELLI (Substitute)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

Lectures will start on the 15th of February.

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Evaluation of attendance (at least 80%) and active participation.