Summer 2012/Pasadena
LG567
Albritton
LG567: THEOLOGICAL LATIN. Joel Albritton.
DESCRIPTION: This course will submerge the student in the Latin language
through daily readings in patristic and Reformation Latin texts. Due to its
intensive nature, this course will demand a much more substantial time
investment than students anticipate for a four-unit course.
SIGNIFICANCE FOR LIFE AND MINISTRY: 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 inextricably linked with the idiom of our faith.
LEARNING OUTCOMES: Students who successfully complete this course can expect
to have
- navigated, with the aid of a dictionary, passages from Latin theological,
historical, and literary texts;
- developed strategies to identify quickly the lexical form of any word they
encounter in a text;
- employed their individual learning styles as they assimilate large amounts
of new information; and
- gained a more immediate understanding of theological terminology and a
deeper appreciation for the English language's indebtedness to Latin.
- Most important of all, students can expect to become active readers of
Latin from day one, not memorizers of endless grammar paradigms.
COURSE FORMAT: The class will meet twice weekly for two-and-a-half-hour
sessions for eight weeks, with the last class meeting on August 9, 2012. At
least eight hours of study outside of class per week are required for adequate
class preparation.
REQUIRED READING:
- Collins, John F. A Primer of Ecclesiastical Latin.
Washington, DC: The Catholic University of America Press, 1985. ISBN
0813206677. $19.95.
- Prior, Richard E., and Joseph Wohlberg. 501 Latin Verbs. Barrons
Educational Series, Inc., 2007. ISBN 0764137425. $18.95.
- Simpson, Donald P., ed. Cassells Latin Dictionary: Latin-English,
English-Latin. New York: Macmillan, 1977. ISBN 0025225804. $24.95.
- 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. ISBN 0934034346. $19.95.
ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT:
- Translation of one approximately 500-word Latin passage of the student's
choice (40% of grade).
- Brief daily quizzes on the prior week's material (30% of grade).
- Final open-book translation exam (30% of grade).
PREREQUISITES: None. Audits permitted only with transcript evidence of prior
study.
RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Elective.
FINAL EXAMINATION: Yes; the final exam (take-home) will be distributed on
August 9 and is due in the Academic Advising Office Thursday, August 23, 3:00
p.m.
This ECD is a reliable guide to the course design but is subject to modification. (April 2012)