Ave Maria University

Summer Language Programs

SUMMER COURSES IN ANCIENT LANGUAGES GREEK, LATIN, HEBREW, AND LATIN LITERATURE FROM THE GOLDEN AGE

Summer Courses will be taught May 13 through July 3, 2008.

Acquire a working knowledge of classical Latin, ancient Greek or Hebrew, or improve your knowledge of classical Latin. Summer is the ideal time to focus on language acquisition and reading the classical texts.

Four eight-week courses taught by regular AMU Classics faculty
Mature, effective, and rewarding method of teaching and learning
Completion of a course earns eight credit-hours

Classes meet five days per week, with a minimum of three hours of classroom instruction. Supplemental drills and group study sessions help participants master the material. Students enjoy access to AMU library and recreational facilities as well as all the amenities of Naples area including the resort beaches on the Gulf of Mexico. On-campus housing and food services are available.

INTENSIVE CLASSICAL GREEK

Presents the grammar and structure of Attic Greek and teaches a basic vocabulary for reading the monuments of Ancient Greek literature first-hand. The Attic dialect was the main vehicle of Golden Age Greek philosophy, drama and history and is the foundation of biblical Greek. Plato and Saint Paul are featured readings.

INTENSIVE CLASSICAL LATIN

Introduces the student to the grammar and structure of Latin and presents an essential vocabulary; covers all necessary sentence structures for reading classical and ecclesiastical texts. We will read from Caesar, Cicero, Catullus, St. Augustine, and the Bible.

INTENSIVE BIBLICAL HEBREW

The student will master the writing system, pronunciation, and morphology of Classical Biblical Hebrew and will acquire the vocabulary and knowledge of syntax necessary for reading prose narrative texts. At least the final two weeks of the eight-week course will be devoted to translating passages from Genesis and Kings.
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LATIN OF THE GOLDEN AGE

Designed for students with at least a year of college Latin. Students learn to read Latin texts in prose and poetry, from Republican Rome and beyond, including Terence, Caesar, Cicero, and Vergil. Latin as the language of European culture and the Church is also presented.

For more information or to register for these courses, please contact:

Dr. Daniel Nodes
Ave Maria University
Phone: (239) 280-1622
Email : daniel.nodes@avemaria.edu

Summer Courses will be taught May 13 through July 3, 2008.

Our faculty will include:

	Andrew Dinan, Ph.D. Catholic Univ. Special Interests: Greek, Hellenistic Philosophy, Latin philology
	Daniel Nodes, Ph.D. Univ. of Toronto Special Interests: Classical Tradition, Epic Poetry, Patristics, Renaissance Humanism
	Bradley Ritter, Ph.D. Univ. Calif. Berkeley Special Interests: Roman Republic, Hellenistic Judaism, Classical Literary Culture
	Gregory Vall, Ph.D. Catholic Univ. Special Interests: Biblical Studies, Hebrew Bible, Doctrine