This study created a medical word list (MWL) to bridge the gap between non-technical and technical vocabulary. The researcher compiled a corpus containing 155 textbooks across 31 medical subject areas from e-book databases (totaling 15 million running words) and examined the range and frequency of words outside the most frequent 3,000-word…

THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY LISTS SEPARATELY, WITH PRICE AND PUBLISHER, GREEK AND LATIN WORKS PUBLISHED IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. WHILE BILINGUAL AND INTERLINEAR TEXTS ARE OMITTED IN FAVOR OF ANNOTATED EDITIONS OF AUTHORS, THE INCLUSION OF A VOCABULARY OR OCCASIONAL TRANSLATION IS INDICATED. THE SECTIONS FOR EACH LANGUAGE ARE--(1) TEXTS OF CLASSICAL…

The curriculum guide for the Latin program of Dade County's secondary schools establishes a uniform sequential program and describes program expectancies for each level and type of course, to serve as a basis for planning appropriate instruction. An introductory section discusses the program definition, goal, offerings, study guide format, and…

Some general planning information for Latin language courses includes tips on (1) coverage in the textbook; (2) supplementing the textbook; and (3) combined or multi-level classes, which includes independent study, special interest courses, rotating levels and split-period approaches. Some specific considerations are given for the text "First Year…

This curriculum guide for Latin classes in grades 6 through 12 is intended to assist the teacher in offering the student the linguistic and cultural aspects of the language and to provide a series of techniques, activities, and approaches which will facilitate the learning of the language. Contents include: (1) general objectives, (2) the…

This mini-text is a set of classroom ready Latin readings, a selection of Martial's epigrams complete with Latin-English vocabularies and reading notes. The readings concern the Roman holiday Saturnalia, at which time the Romans exchanged gifts and favors. The first epigram, Xenia (gifts), gives the reason for the following epigrams, which are…

This mini-text is a series of Martial's epigrams on the slave. The epigrams deal with: slave torture, tenderness to a slave, the slave as a curiosity, flogging, the slave as property, a selling point, the slave as a person, sex and the slave, and slaves as gifts. The epigrams come with complete Latin-English vocabularies and reading notes. The…

Taking the epigrams of Martial and some of the reading notes from the Loeb Classical Library, this document presents classroom-ready readings on foods, including a menu excerpted from Martial and a series of two- to four-line epigrams on a variety of foods:peppers, beans, flour, beets, lettuce, turnips, leeks, cheese, sausage, eggs, bread,…

A Latin teacher suggests classroom techniques in making the study of Latin relevant for today's student. Shortened version of a paper read June 25, 1971 at the American Classical League Institute held at Western College for Women, Oxford, Ohio. (DS)

This guide contains a wide variety of material focused on the improvement of the Latin curriculum in secondary schools. Information on evaluation procedures, the language laboratory, audiovisual materials, and materials for professional development is treated in separate sections. Detailed curriculum guides and description of linguistic and…

Suggests that classifications of French verbs derived uncritically from Latin are not useful and are confusing because verb classes are defined according to their infinitives. It is suggested that verbs be grouped according to other criteria which are more useful to the learner. (SED)

Part II of a continuing series on open scheduling in Latin and Greek classes in secondary schools. Part I appeared in the December 1972 issue of Classical Outlook.'' (DS)

First appeared in the British publication Didaskalos", v2 p141-159 1967. (DS)

This curriculum guide, developed for use in a FLES (foreign language in elementary school) pilot project, embraces an audiolingual approach to the teaching of Latin while providing a source of materials for the teaching of the culture of ancient Rome. The course is organized around nine major units, subdivided into "Lectiones", each requiring 20…