This book for teachers provides both practical, up-to-date guidance and
a theoretical overview on a number of key topics in Latin teaching.
Updated throughout, this new edition includes information about and
analysis of recent Latin textbook publications and curriculum
developments across the globe.
Using a wealth of interviews, observations and pupil transcripts, Steven
Hunt utilizes case-study evidence of excellent practice in teaching and
learning from a wide variety of institutions: from outreach programmes,
community schools and academies in the UK and USA.
Offering practical advice on topics such as essay writing, teaching
controversial topics including women, slavery, ethnicity and social
hierarchy, making use of primary sources and using ICT to advance
language skills, this book also engages with broader questions of
approach and theory. These include a survey of the three main approaches
to Latin teaching: grammar-translation, communicative and reading
approaches; explanation of cognitive and social approaches to learning;
and analysis of the differences between intrinsic and extrinsic
motivation. Moreover, traditional arguments about the value and purpose
of learning Latin at school level are re-examined in the light of
current educational thinking and government policy-making.
This book is invaluable for trainees, newly qualified teachers and more
experienced practitioners looking for practical ideas and strategies to
motivate and engage learners of Latin.
