{"id":729,"date":"2014-05-11T17:50:45","date_gmt":"2014-05-11T17:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/dcc\/?p=729"},"modified":"2014-05-12T13:02:01","modified_gmt":"2014-05-12T13:02:01","slug":"medieval-latin-online-summer-2014-malchus-and-brendan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/dcc\/2014\/05\/11\/medieval-latin-online-summer-2014-malchus-and-brendan\/","title":{"rendered":"Medieval Latin Online Summer 2014: Malchus and Brendan"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In the summer of 2014 Professors William Turpin<\/a> (Swarthmore College,
\nClassics) and Bruce Venarde<\/a> (University of Pittsburgh, History) will
\noffer a second free online Latin translation course, meeting as a Google
\nHangout. The class will meet once a week starting on Monday, June 2nd,
\nfrom 8:00PM to 9:15 or 9:30 PM EST, and will continue for perhaps ten
\nweeks. We will be translating and discussing Jerome’s “Life of Malchus”
\nand the anonymous “Voyage of St. Brendan.” Both texts are interesting in
\nthemselves (at times they are downright exciting), and they are
\nimportant documents in the history of Medieval monasticism. The course
\nis intended for students who have completed a year or so of classical
\nLatin at the college level, or the equivalent in high school. It should
\nalso be suitable for those whose Latin may be a little rusty, or for
\nmore accomplished Latinists with an interest in medieval Latin.<\/p>\n

To participate or to receive updates on the course it will necessary to
\nhave a Google account, and to join the Google Plus “Community” called
\n“Medieval Latin (Summer 2014): Malchus and Brendan.\u201d<\/p>\n

Google Hangouts will allow eight active participants (i.e. people who
\nmay wish to translate a particular section of text) and an unlimited
\nnumber of auditors, who will be able to follow on YouTube and submit
\nquestions and comments using the messaging function. The sessions will
\nalso be archived on YouTube (sessions from 2013 can be found if you
\nsearch \u201cGesta Francorum\u201d); this will make it possible for people to
\ncatch up for missed sessions if they wish to, and of course it will make
\nthe sessions easier for people in different time zones.<\/p>\n

Anyone wanting to be an active participant will need a computer with a
\nwebcamera and microphone, and perhaps also a quiet room. We will provide
\na webpage for interested participants to sign up for particular sections
\nof the text; such participants will then be invited to translate and to
\nraise questions or comment as seems appropriate. The “instructors,” and
\nother active participants will offer assistance and comments as
\nnecessary, just as in an ordinary class with participants sitting around
\na table.<\/p>\n

The basic intention of this course is to replicate to the extent
\npossible the experience of a student in (say) a college Latin class at
\nthe early intermediate level, minus the quizzes, tests, and continuing
\nassessment; at present we have no mechanism for awarding credit or
\ncertificates of attendance. The most immediate model, in fact, may be an
\ninformal reading group devoted to a particular ancient or medieval text.
\nThe basic premise, as with those reading groups, is that a small
\ncommunity of interested participants can both encourage and enhance what
\nis essentially a private encounter with a text.<\/p>\n

For texts and signup sheet go to<\/p>\n

https:\/\/sites.google.com\/a\/swarthmore.edu\/medieval-latin-summer-2013-the-gesta-francorum\/<\/p>\n

Questions may be addressed to wturpin1@swarthmore.edu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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