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Building Professional Development Programs for Classics Teachers.
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Phinney, Edward – Classical Outlook, 1982
Discusses need for more teacher training in the classics. Believes the future of classicists depends on continued existence of secondary level programs. Believes colleges need to take Latin teacher training programs more seriously. (BK)
Descriptors: Classical Languages, Enrollment Influences, Language Enrollment, Language Teachers
Student Evaluation of Latin Courses
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Bell, Robert – Classical Outlook, 1973
Descriptors: Evaluation, Language Enrollment, Language Role, Latin
Futures of Language Study.
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Wolverton, Robert E. – Classical Outlook, 1979
Examines the situation of language teaching and international studies in the United States, and makes projections for the future. (AM)
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Training, Educational Trends, International Studies, Language Enrollment
Dead Latin or Dead Latin Teachers
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Mangino, James – Classical Outlook, 1975
An enthusiastic Latin teacher responded to the challenge of falling class enrollment and inspired increased numbers of students to study the language and its literature. (CK)
Descriptors: Classical Languages, Language Enrollment, Language Instruction, Latin
Latin Recruitment
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Sharp, Samuel C. – Classical Outlook, 1972
Shortened version of a paper presented on June 25, 1971, at the American Classical League Institute, Western College for Women, Oxford, Ohio. (DS)
Descriptors: Classical Languages, Language Enrollment, Language Instruction, Language Role
High School Foreign Language Study and College Academic Performance.
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Wiley, Patricia Davis – Classical Outlook, 1985
Examines the correlation between high school foreign language study and success in college. Found that those who studied Latin, French, German, or Spanish in high school may be expected to perform better academically in college than students of equal academic ability who do not take a foreign language. (SED)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, French, German
If Small Latin, Why Less Greek?
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Pearcy, Lee T., Jr. – Classical Outlook, 1971
Descriptors: Classical Languages, Classical Literature, Educational Objectives, Grammar
Teaching the Classics in America and England Today and Some Thoughts for the Future
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Lawall, Gilbert – Classical Outlook, 1977
Negative and positive developments in the Latin curriculum in American public schools and developments in England are discussed. Declining enrollment trends, the emplementation of elementary school Latin classes in Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia, and diversification of the secondary school classics curriculum are some of the topics addressed.…
Descriptors: Classical Languages, Classical Literature, Curriculum Development, Declining Enrollment
Let Them Teach the Classics
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Bradshaw, Charles A. – Classical Outlook, 1975
One high school has tripled its Classical Studies enrollment in the last six years; senior high students who teach classics at a junior high school are quoted here on their experiences. (CK)
Descriptors: Classical Languages, Classical Literature, Cross Age Teaching, Greek Literature
The Classics and the Future
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Wolverton, Robert E. – Classical Outlook, 1976
Discusses low reading levels, the drop in SAT scores, and the drop in language enrollments in relation to the study of classics.
Descriptors: Classical Languages, Classical Literature, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment Projections
A Survey of the Classical Scene.
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Lawall, Gilbert – Classical Outlook, 1978
To reverse the negative attitude toward foreign language study, it is asserted that professional classicists should organize and cooperate with the Modern Language Association/American Council of Learned Societies Task Force II. Emphasis is placed on the importance of the study of Latin and Greco-Roman culture by Americans. (EJS)
Descriptors: Classical Languages, Classical Literature, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
The State of Latin Studies in the Schools.
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Lawall, Gilbert – Classical Outlook, 1980
Statistics indicate a growing interest in the study of Latin across the country. In elementary and secondary schools, it is taught as an end in itself and as a means of improving the English language skills and the linguistic background of Hispanic students. The American Classical League supports this revival. (PMJ)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Language Attitudes, Language Enrollment