FL100L Classical Latin

MWF 2:00-2:50, Roosevelt Hall 204
Office: Plumb 411R Office hours: MW 8:00-8:50, MWF 12:00-12:50, or by appointment
Phone: x5579 E-mail: gerishde@emporia.edu

Required Book
Moreland & Fleischer, Latin: An Intensive Course (University of California Press, 0-520-03183-0)

Introduction
Latin is one of the most fascinating and influential languages known to humanity. Although many consider it a dead language, it still lives in our everyday world-in the Romance languages of Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Romanian; in the Vatican, as the universal language of the Roman Catholic Church; in thousands of words and grammatical constructions of modern English. Once you know Latin, you will better appreciate English. Once you know Latin, you can more easily learn other Romance languages.

Keep in mind that when I refer to "knowing" Latin, I really mean that you can read it. This course, unlike courses in modern languages, will focus on reading and writing. You will not learn how to buy a loaf of bread or find the bathroom. You wi//learn grammatical constructions and vocabulary so that you can break down and translate texts written in Classical Latin, the language of the Roman Empire. By the end of the semester, you should be able to

• recognize different parts of speech in Latin on sight, even if you do not know what the word means (for instance, you can tell that a word is a noun and not a verb by its ending).
• identify and translate various constructions, paying attention to declension and case, number, tense, mood, etc.
• translate brief texts accurately in terms of overall meaning and grammatical constructions.
• appreciate cultural variations in the language depending on when and where it was written.

Grading 15%
Attendance & participation
Homework 10%
Translations 25%
Midterm 25%
Final exam 25%

Accommodations
ESU will make reasonable accommodations for persons with documented disabilities. Students need to contact the Director of Disability Services and the professor as early in the semester as possible to ensure that classroom and academic accommodations are implemented in a timely fashion. All communication between students, the Office of Disability Services, and the professor will be strictly confidential.

Academic Honesty
Emporia State University, the Department of Social Sciences, and your instructor have strong views about academic honesty. I will penalize any crimes of academic dishonesty to the fullest extent possible. Your student handbook (p. 37) defines academic dishonesty as follows:

Academic dishonesty, a basis for disciplinary action, includes but is not limited to activities such as cheating and plagiarism (presenting as one's own the intellectual or creative accomplishments 'of another without giving credit to the source or sources).

The handbook then explains how students and professors can treat incidents of academic dishonesty. Your best bet, of course, is to avoid cheating or committing plagiarism. If you aren't sure what these categories include, come see me as soon as possible.

Other important ESU dates and policies are available online at http://www.emporia.edu/regist/enroll.syll.htm.