Summer 2017/Pasadena
LG567
Albritton
LG567: THEOLOGICAL LATIN (4 Units: 160 Hours). Joel Albritton.
DESCRIPTION: This course will submerge the student in the Latin language through daily readings in patristic and Reformation Latin texts.
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) become active readers of Latin from day one, not memorizers of endless grammar paradigms.
COURSE FORMAT: This class meets twice weekly for two hour sessions for a total of 40 instructional hours in the classroom for lecture and discussion.
REQUIRED READING: 470 pp. required.
Collins, John F. A Primer of Ecclesiastical Latin. The Catholic University of America Press, 1988. ISBN: 978-0813206677, Pub. Price $24.95 [450 pages assigned].
Prior, Richard E., and Joseph Wohlberg. 501 Latin Verbs. Barron’s Educational Series, Inc., 2007. ISBN: 978-0764137426, Pub. Price $18.99.
Simpson, Donald P., ed. Cassell’s Latin Dictionary: Latin-English, English-Latin. Webster’s New World, 1977. ISBN: 978-0025225800, Pub. Price $24.95.
Course Reader [20 unedited pages Latin text assigned].
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. The Olivia and Hill Press, 2007. ISBN: 978-0934034340, Pub. Price $19.95.
ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT:
470 pp. of required reading. [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1, #3, and #5] [80 hours].
Translation of one approximately 500-word Latin passage of the student’s choice (40% of grade). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1 and #5] [20 hours].
Brief daily quizzes on the prior week’s material (30% of grade). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #2, #3, and #4] [5 hours].
Final open-book translation exam (30% of grade). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1 and #5] [15 hours].
PREREQUISITES: None. Audits permitted only with transcript evidence of prior study.
RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Elective.
FINAL EXAMINATION: Yes, take-home.