Charleston Latin Workshop

Professor Frank Morris of the College of Charleston will offer his next two-day Charleston Latin workshop July 14 and 15, 2008 at the College of Charleston. For more information, visit the website.

College Board Cancels AP Latin Literature

The College Board has decided to cancel the Latin Literature syllabus after the 2009 examination. Their excuse? They want to "significantly scale up [their] support for AP world language and culture teachers, and [they] cannot continue to offer two separate AP Latin courses and exams." They plan to "enhance" the AP Vergil syllabus instead. This will eliminate all Catullus syllabi (Catullus-Horace, Ovid, and Cicero).
If you would like to protest this decision, please write to the College Board, 45 Columbus Avenue, New York, NY 10023-6992. I suggest putting something about Latin Literature on the envelope so that the letter does not go astray. You can also add your name to the petition on Andrew Reinhard's eLatin site.

SPOKEN LATIN MONTHLY MEETINGS

The May meeting was cancelled. The next meeting is TBA. We will be discussing Plautus, Miles Gloriosus, ll. 275-344. All interested people are welcome. For more information and some handouts, email Tracy Seiler.

National Board for Latin Update

Latin is still not available as of 3/12/08.
Last update: Nov. 2007. Dan McCaffrey of Randolph-Macon College posted on LatinTeach recently about Marty Abbott's comments regarding National Board certification in Latin. Latin had been discontinued because there were too few applicants; but apparently the NB people are considering a "general certification for all language teachers." Prof. McCaffery urges Latin teachers to "participate vigorously in the process to make sure that the National Board does not write the criteria exclusively for modern, spoken languages" and to "keep in contact with your state, local and national foreign language associations in addition to your classical associations and be prepared to participate in the development process if asked and otherwise to follow it and to express your opinions at any and every opportunity."

Conventiculum Bostoniense

The Classics dept. at UMass, Boston will put on their Conventiculum August 2-10, 2008 on the Dartmouth campus. Included will be training and practice in Second Language Acquisition Theory, sessions just for newcomers to spoken Latin, the possibility of graduate academic credit, and experienced faculty. For more information, email Jacqueline Carlon of the Classics dept.

South Carolina Junior Classical League

The SC JCL has returned to the website it used long ago. Please click here to visit. You can use the website to find out their most recent news and to download forms for their events. The Spring Forum was held at Hammond School March 15. For more information, email Matt Ramsby.

Vergilian Society Summer 2008 Tours

Include Graecia Romana, June 23-July 7; Ancient Greeks and Romans on the Bay of Naples and Sicily, July 7-19; Gladiators and Roman Spectacle: Rome, Pompeii, Cumae, and Beyond, July 16-27; In the Footsteps of Poets and Painters, Proletarians and Princes, July 28-August 9. For more information, visit their website.

UGA Summer Classics Institute

A variety of courses are being offered by the University of Georgia's Classics Dept., including Intensive Beginning Latin, Roman Epic Poetry (Vergil), Archaeology of Roman Daily Life, the Catilinarian Conspiracy, Classical Mythology, and Methods and Materials for Teaching Latin. The institute will also feature workshops and guest lectures by visiting master teachers and scholars. Designed for Latin teachers who wish to earn the MA on a summers-only basis. Scholarships are available. For more information, contact Sandra Phillips or Professor Rick LaFleur.

University of Dallas Summer Institute and AP Latin Literature

The University of Dallas is offering an Advanced-Placement summer institute in Latin Literature, July 7-11 2008. For more information, visit their website. The summer institute in Classical Languages is offered in two sessions: June 11-July 13 includes elementary Greek and Latin and Roman Historians; July 16-August 17 includes elementary Greek and intermediate Latin. For more information visit their website.

USC OPENS UNDERGRADUATE FL TEACHING CERTIFICATION PROGRAM (Including Classics)

This a four-year degree program offered by the Dept. of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures with a major in Classics. For more information about the program, visit the website, call 803-777-4881, or email Catherine Smith, program adviser.

8-WEEK INTENSIVE LATIN AND GREEK SUMMER SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK, IRELAND

June 30th – August 21st 2008

The Department of Classics offers an intensive 8-week summer school for beginners with parallel courses in Latin and Greek. The courses are primarily aimed at postgraduate students in diverse disciplines who need to acquire a knowledge of either of the languages for further study and research, and at teachers whose schools would like to reintroduce Latin and Greek into their curriculum. In each language 6 weeks will be spent completing the basic grammar and a further 2 weeks will be spent reading simple, unadapted texts.
For further information and an application form see our website or contact Vicky Janssens, Department of Classics, University College Cork, Ireland, tel.: +353 21 4903618/2359, fax: +353 21 4903277.
N.B. UCC also offers a one-year diploma in Latin. For more information, visit their webpage.

Summer Catullus Workshop

Summer Latin Workshop at Dickinson College, July 13-19, 2008. Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, USA. Application Deadline: May 1, 2007. Tuition: $300 (due June 4, 2007).
Daily schedule will involve group translation and discussion of the entire extant works of Catullus. Tuition includes housing (single or double accommodations in college-owned houses), all meals, and access to Dickinson facilities, including library and gym. Participants are responsible for their own travel and book expenses.
Faculty: Christopher Francese, Associate Professor of Classics, Dickinson College; Meghan Reedy, Visiting Assistant Professor of Classical Studies, Dickinson College.
Act 48: The Dickinson Department of Classical Studies is an approved provider of professional development opportunities under Pennsylvania Act 48. Those who complete the workshop will receive approximately 35 hours of Act 48 credit.

For more information, or to apply, please contact Mrs. Barbara McDonald.

Latin Sample Units Are Up on State Dept. Site

The South Carolina Department of Education Modern and Classical Languages website is now posting sample Latin level one and level two units. These include rubrics.
Scroll down to "Classical Language Sample Units".

Nota bene: The new template for Classical languages is posted on the site. Be sure to use it rather than the template for the modern languages!

Idem nota: Email Ruta Couet for information about Jeanne Neumann or Bonnie Adair-Hauck's presentations about the new Latin IPA unit assessment. Both presentations were taped by ETV.

SCCA/SCFLTA/SCOLT ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2008

The South Carolina Classical Association will meet in conjunction with the South Carolina Foreign Language Teachers Association (SCFLTA) and the Southern Conference on Language Teaching (SCOLT) APRIL 3-5, 2008 in Myrtle Beach. There will be a full slate of Latin offerings, including an informal dinner organized by Tracy Seiler at which only Latin will be spoken -- all levels and abilities welcome! If you are interested in coming, please email me!
Latin sessions include
1. FLEX Latin in the Elementary School Curriculum -- Frank Morris, Ann Spangler, Rachel Vail;
2. Which Language for Which Nation? Marseille in the Late Fifth Century -- Tracy Seiler
3. SCCA/SC JCL Business Meeting -- Tracy Seiler
4. Teaching Advanced-Placement Latin -- Diane Kuhn
5. Teach Latin as a Second Language--Use Modern Language Theories -- Caroline Kelly
6. Charleston Latin -- Frank Morris, Trudy Morris
Several other sessions pertinent to Latin teachers will be offered. Visit the SCOLT page for the full offerings.

Faculty and Student Accomplishments at College of Charleston

For student accomplishments, visit the student page.

Matthew Canepa published several articles and was awarded the Deutsches Archäologishes Institut summer research fellowship for North American scholars to support research for his next book, Iran between Alexander and Islam: the Art and Archaeology of the Middle Iranian Era and the Global Idea of Iranian Kingship (331 BCE - 9th Century CE).

James Newhard published with his colleagues (Hugh Elton, Mark Jackson, Gabrielle Mietke, Lale Özgenel, and Emma Twigger) "A new Late-Roman urban centre in Isauria," Journal of Roman Archaeology 19: 300-311 and "Appendix D. The Chipped Stone," Pp. 483-508 in Midea: the Megaron Complex and Shrine Area. Excavations on the Lower Terraces 1994-1997. Walberg, Gisela, ed. Prehistory Monographs 20. Philadelphia: INSTAP Academic Press.

Robert Smith received the Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Award in Classics for the 2006-2007 school year.

FIELD WORK IN TURKEY 2008

In collaboration with Princeton University, the University of Birmingham (UK), Trent University (Canada), Koç University (Istanbul), the University of Fribourg (Switzerland), and the University of Arkansas, the College of Charleston will begin fieldwork in the region of Avkat, Turkey. A preliminary season is scheduled for summer 2007, with full investigations beginning in summer 2008. The project, under the directorship of John Haldon (Dept. of History, Princeton), is a regional study focused around the ancient city of Euchaita, known as being a town of some importance in the Roman and Byzantine periods. Investigations will consist of geophysical and intensive and extensive archaeological survey. James Newhard will serve as director of the intensive survey component of the project.

PUBLICATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR CLASSICISTS

• The Classical Outlook, published by the American Classical League, invites submissions of articles, poetry, and books for review. Contact: Mary C. English, Dept. of Classics, Dickson Hall, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ 07043.
• The editors of the Newsletter of the American Classical League welcome submission of news or essays. Submission deadlines: 1 December (Winter Issue), 1 March (Spring), and 1 August (Fall).
• Pro Bono, newsletter of the National Committee for Latin and Greek, seeks submissions of news, announcements, or articles from your classical organizations. Send to Virginia Barrett, 11371 Matinicus Ct, Cypress, CA 90630-5458. Submission deadline: March 1.
  
• The Classical Association of the Middle West and South accepts manuscripts for The Classical Journal. See the submission guidelines and editor contact information on the CAMWS site.
• Prima: Excellence Through Classics (elementary and middle school levels) invites submission of articles (300-500 words in Microsoft Word) from teachers of Latin and Greek. Submit to Jacque Myers via email (include Prima in the subject line). Current deadline: March 15.
  
• The American Philological Association welcomes scholarly contributions for its Transactions. Submissions will be refereed anonymously. Click here to see the guidelines.

CARISTIA GRANTS FROM CAMWS

CAMWS' Committee for the Promotion of Latin is giving out Caristia grants of $200-400 for projects of your choice. For more information, contact Carin Green of the University of Iowa or visit the CAMWS website.

FIELD WORK OPPORTUNITIES

The Archaeological Institute of America lists many field work opportunities all over the world, including many of interest to Classicists. Visit their site and check it out.

AP Course Audit

Beginning in January 2007, teachers of Advanced-Placement courses in all subjects will be required to submit syllabi to the College Board in order to have their courses authorized and labeled "AP". To obtain more information and to see the current timeline for completion of requirements, see the Audit page at the AP Central site.