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Teacher Workshops
Conventiculum Dickinsoniense
July 6-12,
2012
The Conventiculum
Dickinsoniense is a total immersion seminar in active Latin. It is
specifically designed for all cultivators of Latin who wish to gain some
ability to express themselves ex-tempore in correct Latin. A wide range of
people can benefit from the seminar: professors in universities, teachers in
secondary schools, graduate students, undergraduates, and other lovers of
Latin, provided that anyone who considers applying has a solid understanding of
the grammatical essentials of the Latin language. A minimum requirement for
participation is knowledge of Latin grammar and the ability to read a Latin
text of average complexity, even if using a dictionary often. But no
previous experience in speaking Latin is necessary. Sessions will be aimed at
helping participants to increase their ability to use Latin effectively in
spoken discourse and to understand others speaking in Latin. After the first
evening reception (in which any language may be spoken), Latin will be
the exclusive language used throughout the seminar. Participants will be
involved in intensive activity each day from morning until early evening (with
breaks for lunch and mid-afternoon pauses). They will experience Latin
conversations on topics ranging from themes in literature and art all the way
to the routines and activities of daily life, and will enjoy the benefits of
reading and discussing texts in the target language. Activities will involve
both written and spoken discourse, both of which engage the active faculties of
expression, and each of which is complementary to the other. The seminar will
not merely illustrate how active Latin can be a useful tool for teachers, it
will show how developing an active facility in Latin can directly and
personally benefit any cultivator of Latin who wishes to acquire a more
instinctive command of the language and a more intimate relationship with Latin
writings.
Moderators:
Prof. Milena Minkova,
University of Kentucky
Prof. Terence
Tunberg, University of Kentucky
We can accept a
maximum number of 40 participants. Deadline for applications is May 1, 2012.
The participation fee for each participant will $300. The fee includes lodging
in a single room in campus housing (and please note that lodging will be in a
student residence near the site of the sessions), two meals (breakfast and
lunch) per day, as well as the opening dinner, and a special cookout at the
Dickinson farm for one night. That also covers the facilities fee, which allows
access to the gym, fitness center, and the library, as well as internet access.
The $300 fee does not include the cost of dinners (except for the opening
dinner and the cookout at the Dickinson farm), and does not include the cost of
travel to and from the seminar. Dinners can easily be had at restaurants within
walking distance from campus. Please keep in mind that the participation
fee of $300, once it has been received by the seminar’s organizers, is not
refundable. This is an administrative necessity.
For more information
and application instructions write to:
Professor Terence
Tunberg / email: terence.tunberg@gmail.com
Act 48: The Dickinson Department of Classical Studies is an
approved provider of professional development opportunities under Pennsylvania
Act 48. Those who complete this workshop will receive approximately 60
hours of Act 48 credit.
Dickinson Summer Latin Workshop
July 13-17, 2012
The Dickinson Summer Latin Workshop is intended
for teachers of Latin, as a way to refresh the mind through study of an
extended Latin text, and to share experiences and ideas with Latinists and
teachers. Sometimes those who are not currently engaged in teaching have
participated as well, including retired teachers and those working towards
teacher certification.
In 2012 we will read Book 3 of Propertius' Elegies
in its entirety.
Moderators:
Prof. Meghan Reedy (Dickinson College)
Prof. Christopher Francese (Dickinson
College)
Participants must have a firm grasp of the
basics of Latin grammar and a solid working vocabulary. But we aim at a mixture
of levels and experience.
Deadline for applications is May 1, 2012.
The participation fee for each participant will $300. The fee includes lodging,
two meals per day (breakfast and lunch), as well as the opening and final
dinners. That also covers the cost of the textbook, which will be provided, the
facilities fee, which allows access to the gym, fitness center, and the
library, as well as wireless and wired internet access while on campus. The
$300 fee does not cover the costs of dinners apart from the opening and final
ones, or the cost of travel to and from the seminar. Dinners can easily be had
at restaurants within walking distance from campus. Please keep in mind that
the participation fee of $300, once it has been received by the seminar’s
organizers, is not refundable. This is an administrative necessity.
Lodging: accommodations will be in a
student residence hall near the site of the sessions. The building features
suite-style configurations of two double rooms sharing a private bathroom, or
one double and one single room sharing a private bathroom.
TO APPLY: please contact Mrs. Terri
Blumenthal, blumentt@dickinson.edu
by the application deadline May 1, 2012. The
fee for 2012 is $300, due in a check made out to Dickinson College, by the fee
deadline June 1, 2012. The fee includes housing (single accommodations in
college-owned housing), all meals, and access to Dickinson facilities,
including library, gym, and internet access. Participants are responsible for
their own travel and book expenses.
Act 48: The Dickinson Department of
Classical Studies is an approved provider of professional development
opportunities under Pennsylvania Act 48. Those who complete the workshop will
receive approximately 35 hours of Act 48 credit.
For more information please contact Prof.
Meghan Reedy (reedym@dickinson.edu).