Summer 2007/Pasadena
LG567
Albritton

LG567: THEOLOGICAL LATIN. Joel Albritton.


DESCRIPTION: This interactive course will submerge the student in the Latin language through daily readings in classical, medieval, and modern Latin texts. Due to its intensive nature, this course will demand a more substantial time investment than students may anticipate for a four-unit course.

LEARNING OUTCOMES: Students who successfully complete this course can expect to have

  1. navigated, with the aid of a dictionary, passages from Latin theological, historical, and literary texts;

  2. developed strategies to identify quickly the lexical form of any word they encounter in a text;

  3. employed their individual learning styles as they assimilate large amounts of new information;

  4. gained a more immediate understanding of theological terminology and a deeper appreciation for the English language's indebtedness to Latin; and

  5. most importantly, become active readers of Latin, not merely memorizers of innumerable grammar paradigms.

RELEVANCE FOR MINISTRY: A basic knowledge of Latin is essential for the advanced student of church history and Christian theology. Leaders in the church today enhance their role as servant-scholars through a solid facility with the language that is linked inextricably with the idiom of our faith.

COURSE FORMAT: This course will meet twice a week for two-hour sessions. At least eight hours of study outside of class per week are typically required for adequate class preparation.

REQUIRED READING:
Collins, John F. A Primer of Ecclesiastical Latin. Washington, DC: The Catholic University of America Press, 1985.

Prior, Richard E., and Joseph Wohlberg. 501 Latin Verbs. Barrons Educational Series, Inc., 1995.

Simpson, Donald P., ed. Cassells Latin Dictionary: Latin-English, English-Latin. New York: Macmillan, 1977.

Course Reader.

RECOMMENDED READING for students with little or no formal study of a second language:
Goldman, Norma. English Grammar for Students of Latin: The Study Guide for Those Learning Latin. 3rd ed. Ann Arbor, MI: The Olivia and Hill Press, 2004.

ASSIGNMENTS:

PREREQUISITES: None. Audits permitted only with transcript evidence of prior study.

RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Elective.

FINAL EXAMINATION: Yes.