Research Catalog

Title

The teaching of classics.

Author

Assistant Masters' Association.

Publication

Cambridge : University Press, 1954.

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Details

Description

243 pages; 22 cm

Subject

• Classical philology > Study and teaching (Secondary) > Great Britain
• Latin language > Study and teaching (Secondary)
• Greek language > Study and teaching (Secondary)
• Classical education
• classics (discipline)
• Classical education
• Classical philology > Study and teaching (Secondary)
• Classical philology > Study and teaching (Secondary) > Great Britain
• Great Britain

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographies.

Credits (note)

• Prepared by a committee chaired by H.V. Loseby.

Contents

Foreword / A.W.S. Hutchings -- Preface -- Members of the Committee -- Corresponding members -- 1. Introduction. Why we teach the classics -- Classics and the link with other subjects -- Principles and aims in teaching the classics -- 2. Junior and middle-school Latin. Age of starting Latin -- Course for the first two years -- Middle-school Latin -- 3. Greek : the early years. Position of Greek in the schools -- Selection of pupils -- Aims and content of the course -- 4. Teaching methods. The traditional or literary method -- The direct method -- The word order method -- Some dos and don'ts in learning, marking and testing -- 5. Classics in the sixth form. Types of sixth-form course -- Special topics in sixth-form teaching -- Translation in the sixth form -- Sixth-form Latin prose composition -- The teaching of verse composition -- The project method -- The use of translations -- The use of private study -- 6. Ancient history, life and literature. Ancient history -- Life -- Literature -- 7. Classics in the secondary modern school. The scope of classics in the modern school. The equipment of the teacher -- Suggestions for possible lessons -- 8. Examinations. The junior and middle school -- Ordinary level examination in Latin -- Alternative papers in Latin at the ordinary level -- Ordinary level papers in Greek -- Literature in translation -- Advanced and scholarship levels : Greek and Latin -- Scholarship examinations -- Standardization of marks in the examination for the G.C.E. -- 9. Aids to the teaching of classics. Archaeology -- Visual aids -- School performances of classical plays -- Broadcasting -- The school library -- Appendices. The pronunciation of Latin -- The pronunciation of Greek -- Examination requirements for entry to universities and professions -- Short bibliography on the teaching of classics -- Classical societies and courses.

LCCN

54003178

OCLC

• ocm01017667
• 1017667
• SCSB-697876

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library