ARLT Summer School 2010 leaflet doc

INSET FOR CLASSICS TEACHERS

87th Summer School

ARLT Registered Charity no. 275052

Thursday 22nd – Sunday 25th July 2010

The Ridge, Ranmoor Village
Sheffield University

Run by practising teachers for practising teachers
Supported by JACT

OPTION GROUPS
· Focus on hands-on approach to set texts, Ancient History, grammar.
· Experienced teachers deliver practical, pedagogical seminars on teaching Classics at every level.

· AS & A2 Latin and Greek texts (Cicero, Tacitus, Hippolytus)
· GCSE Latin (new specification GCSE – verse and prose)
· GCSE Classical Civilisation (life in Athens and Rome)
· IB Latin set texts (Horace and Catullus)
· Source materials for Classical Civilisation topics (Greek Tragedy and Virgil)
· Advanced Latin Grammar refresher course
· Greek & Latin pronunciation
· Brush up your Latin
· The Communicative Approach to Teaching Latin
· The Cambridge Latin Course (Books II and IV)
· Junior & Prep School Latin
· Classroom games

Tuition can be arranged for teachers who would like help with basic translation of set texts. Please ask for more information.

 

SPEAKERS include

Steven Green, Leeds University
Peter Heslin, Durham University
Peter Jones, author and classical campaigner
Clare Kelly-Blazeby, Leeds University
Robin Osborne, King’s College, Cambridge
Costas Panayiotakis, Glasgow University
Robert Patrick, USA specialist on the communicative approach
Jeremy Patterson, Newcastle University
Lorna Robinson, Iris Project
Kathryn Tempest, Roehampton University
David West, Newcastle University

 

PROGRAMME
Thursday 22nd July (arrival after 4pm – drinks 6:30 – dinner 7:00pm)

8pm: Robin Osborne on Empire

Friday 23rd July
Robin Osborne - Ancient History seminar: The Athenian Empire
Peter Jones: Aeneid I
Peter Heslin: Virgil and Pompeian frescoes
Robert Patrick on The Communicative Approach
Costas Panayiotakis on Roman Comedy

Option Groups

Saturday 24th July
David West on Horace
Jeremy Patterson: Tacitus on the Nature of Power
Clare Kelly-Blazeby on Greek Symposia
Steven Green on Roman Religion
Hellenic Bookservice – all day

Option Groups

Classical Quiz

 

Sunday 25th July
Lorna Robinson on the Iris Project
Kathryn Tempest on Cicero

Option groups

 

Departure: 14:30 approx.

Any additions or unavoidable changes to the programme will be posted at www.arlt.co.uk

Accommodation: the Ridge, Ranmmoor Village, Shore Lane, Sheffield S10 3AY
· Modern, comfortable, newly opened facilities.
· From the city centre: The Number 40 & 120 buses stop on Fulwood Road (a 2 minute walk from the accommodation) and run into the city centre every 5-10 minutes.
· 10 minutes from M1; car parking available.
· Direct trains from London, Birmingham, Nottingham, Reading, Edinburgh, Newcastle & Manchester.

 

Further information from the Director:
Dr Tasos Aidonis, Fettes College, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, EH4 1QX.
a.aidonis@fettes.com or the ARLT website

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