Controversies surrounding the teaching of Latin in American schools have had at their core the question of ornament versus utility. The course of this debate is outlined, with emphasis on a few personalities who made significant contributions. (RM)

A criticism is made of traditional means of measuring student performance in classics, based on research which has accumulated on assessment in classics and in related subjects. (RM)

Seventh in a series of catalogues of documents relating to the teaching of foreign languages; covers those items processed into ERIC from November 1970 through April 1971. (DS)

Eighth in a series of catalogues of documents related to the teaching of foreign languages; covers those items processed into ERIC from May 1971 through October 1971. (DS)

Sixth in a series of catalogues of documents relating to the teaching of foreign languages; covers those items processed into ERIC from May to October 1970. (DS)

The instructional context and some formats for the teaching of Greek and Latin are described. Internal policies of an area studies or microhumanities program in classics are outlined. The teaching of languages, literature in translation, and culture is discussed. (SW)

Experiences in using a language laboratory for teaching classics are discussed. The advantages of laboratory and programmed learning are outlined in relation to other learning. The topics covered include tape-assisted translation, recording methods, student presentations, and other methods of using this approach. (MS)

The world of classical Chinese is distant both in time and space from the world of the English-speaking American. The instructor must not, however, use a no-attention-to-meaning approach assuming some words are untranslateable or create confusion in discussing the nature of Chinese script. (CFM)

Presents a syllabus, developed by the Exeter University Department of Classics, for a degree course designed to do justice to both the literary and the historical aspects of the ancient world. The course is called "Latin and Ancient History." (Author/KM)

To reverse the negative attitude toward foreign language study, it is asserted that professional classicists should organize and cooperate with the Modern Language Association/American Council of Learned Societies Task Force II. Emphasis is placed on the importance of the study of Latin and Greco-Roman culture by Americans. (EJS)

Presents an overview of the language teaching situation in Canada's universities, and makes suggestions for its improvement. (AM)

Five topics of interest to persons involved in classical studies are discussed in this report: (1) "A Survey of the Classical Scene" focusses on the future of classical studies in elementary and secondary schools with some mention of the situation in colleges and universities. (2) "ACL: The State of the League" includes…

This survey, conducted by the Modern Language Association of America, of B.S. degree requirements in foreign languages is intended to supplement a survey on requirements for the B.A. degree published in 1953. The compilation of statistics, collected from questionnaires sent to 1,005 registrars of accredited four-year colleges and universities,…

A university Latin instructor demonstrates the use of motivation techniques in teaching Caesar's account of the Gallic wars, the "Bellum Gallicum." Brought into play in order to show the work's sense and balance, its structural analysis, and its literary and historical context, are literary masterpieces of other periods, the essentials of literary…