American Classical League Institute 2024

Gone are the days when Latin and Greek textbooks and lessons contained little but grammatical tables and explanation of rules. Exploration of culture is still however, often treated as a separate element rather than part of an integrated whole. It is the bit set for homework or the fun project done at the end of the year. Using a stage of the Cambridge Latin Course as an example (although attendees do not need to be using this textbook to participate) this session will model how to use skills of historical enquiry to build not only cultural competency, but also reading comprehension and a foundation for complex analysis of authentic texts. We will examine how ‘enquiry questions’ can help students to think in meaningful ways about the Roman world; identify appropriate skills to support them in doing so; and suggest interesting and creative ways to assess learning.