Richard A. LaFleur
Auteur de Wheelock's Latin Reader: Selections from Latin Literature
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Œuvres de Richard A. LaFleur
Scribblers, Sculptors, and Scribes: A Companion to Wheelock's Latin and Other Introductory Textbooks (2010) 193 exemplaires
Elementary Latin II LATN 1002 1 exemplaire
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Workbook for Wheelock's Latin (1980) — Directeur de publication, quelques éditions — 1,155 exemplaires
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- 1945-09-22
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As a Cambridge Latin student in my youth, I developed a healthy scepticism of Wheelock's. But in recent years I have come to appreciate its approach to teaching the language in a first-year course. This volume is a healthy supplement, keyed to each of the chapters in that volume, and with the same learned but goofy tone. Here, however, the focus is on brief excerpts, inscriptions, and graffiti.
What I enjoy about this is its well-researched flair, the range of emotions and jokes from all of this authentic Latin material, and the way this introduces more cultural elements to a course than perhaps the main body of Wheelock's allows. And, rather than stopping there, it includes a healthy dose of commentary and elaboration to make this a rewarding book in its own right.
Perhaps for students taking Latin at the end of highschool or in first-year university, this could be a textbook associated with the course. However my recommendation is for the teacher to use this as a source of information - alongside the answer key one can obtain from the publisher - for in-class lessons and homework. It can be a benefit for the teacher to provide "fun" things the students haven't previously seen, and allow them to cherrypick rather than take the whole volume. The style allows for this very easily.
A satisfying addition to my Latin collection.… (plus d'informations)