This is an absolutely essential reference book for all teachers of Latin, Greek and the Classics. Expert teachers and professors demonstrate how current research into second language acquisition can be specifically applied to the Latin and Greek classroom. Each contributor shows how theory can be turned into meaningful and purposeful classroom activities.

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Product Description

When Dead Tongues Speak introduces classicists to the research that linguists, psychologists, and language teachers have conducted over the past thirty years and passes along their most important insights. The essays cover a broad range of topics, including cognitive styles, peer teaching and collaboration, learning disabilities, feminist pedagogy, speaking, and writing. Each contributor addresses a different problem in the learning process based on his or her own teaching experience, and each chapter combines a theoretical overview with practical examples of classroom activities. The book was developed for classroom use in Greek and Latin methodology classes in M.A. and M.A.T. programs. It will also appeal to Latin and Greek language instructors who want to get current with the latest scholarship and pedagogical models.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #132451 in Books
• Published on: 2006-11-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

Review

"This is at heart a book in which intelligent colleagues thoughtfully discuss important issues, and all those involved ought to be applauded for their efforts. Gruber-Miller's collection is absolutely indispensible. The individual articles can give us something to chew on, suggest interesting approaches, share the successful methods of individual instructors, and push us to sharpen our own day-to-day teaching. This volume is by no means the last word on any of the topics covered, but it contributes in a meaningful way to a worthy conversation." --Bryn Mawr Classical Review

About the Author

John Gruber-Miller is Professor of Classics at Cornell College.

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Customer Reviews

Latin revived
This is a thought provoking and valuable contribution to the educational drive in England and America to revive Latin as a core foundation subject and as the key to European culture, classical and Christian.