CiRCE Scholae Aestivae – Fundamentals of Language Instruction
Summer Mentorship for Latin Instructors
Kannapolis,
NC
CiRCE Institute
This five-day workshop is for Latin teachers in the home, elementary, middle, or high school setting who wish to improve their own Latin fluency and expand their use of Latin in the classroom. The workshop will focus on simple steps every teacher can apply to build fluency, raise confidence, and generate wonder through active language learning practices. Following the morning training sessions on instruction, participants will apply the skills and tools for language acquisition to a selection of Latin stories, fables, and songs.
Resources
- Lingua Latina Pars I: Familia Romana (main text)
- Legentibus App (recommended)
- Handouts (provided by the workshop)
- Latin textbooks (participants may bring their own course books to work with)
Lodging: Participants can acquire lodging along highway 85. CiRCE’s new facility is located off exit 63.
Meals: Lunch is provided (breakfast and dinner not included)
Registration Fee
Individual: $397
Early-bird: $367 (register by May 1st)
Confirmed Speakers
Schedule
EST time
June 9
Monday
Fundamental of Language Learning
- Mimetic Instruction
- Language Learning Methods
- Elements of Language Acquisition
- Grammar and Translation
- Fluency
June 10
Tuesday
Make It Comprehensible
- Crosstalk
- Key Question Words
- Circling
- Leveled Assessment
June 11
Wednesday
Build Vocabulary
- Words-in-context
- Association and Demonstration
- Note taking
- Dic Aliter
June 12
Thursday
Listening and Reading
- Free Voluntary Reading
- Extensive and Intensive Reading
- Highlighting
- Four Square
June 13
Friday
Speaking and Writing
- Narratio
- Colloquia
- Dictatio
- Summarium and Amplificatio