Pub Date : 2023-06-12DOI: 10.1017/s2058631023000442
Peter Swallow
Every textbook has its strengths, and each its own quirks and idiosyncrasies. Apart from any pedagogical concerns about the old Cambridge Latin Course textbook series, for example, was the question of how it represented problematic aspects of the ancient world, such as the role of women and the institution of slavery (see Hunt, 2016). The de Romanis Latin course (Radice et al., 2020a and 2020b), which we use at my school at Key Stage 3, takes a much more detached approach to the teaching of Roman culture, presenting its reading exercises as individual stories grouped around each chapter's centralised theme rather than as a narrative told from the perspective of one group of fictionalised characters. But difficult subjects still arise and need to be handled sensitively by the teacher – particularly given the age group (11–14) the textbook is aimed at. This paper shows one way in which this might be achieved.
每本教科书都有自己的长处,也都有自己的怪癖和特质。例如,除了对旧剑桥拉丁语课程教科书系列的任何教学问题外,还有它如何表现古代世界的问题方面的问题,例如妇女的角色和奴隶制(见Hunt, 2016)。de Romanis Latin课程(Radice et al., 2020a和2020b)是我们学校在关键阶段3使用的课程,它采用了一种更加超然的方法来教授罗马文化,将阅读练习作为围绕每一章的中心主题分组的单个故事,而不是从一组虚构人物的角度讲述故事。但是仍然会出现一些困难的题目,需要老师谨慎地处理,尤其是考虑到教材的目标受众是11-14岁的学生。本文展示了实现这一目标的一种方法。
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Pub Date : 2023-06-09DOI: 10.1017/s2058631023000351
Matthew Mordue
{"title":"Man of High Empire (R.K.) Gibson Pp. 320. Oxford University Press, 2022. Paper, £16.99. ISBN: 9780197654834.","authors":"Matthew Mordue","doi":"10.1017/s2058631023000351","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/s2058631023000351","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53809,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Classics Teaching","volume":"33 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78062158","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-06-06DOI: 10.1017/s2058631023000429
Diego Chapinal-Heras, Carlos Díaz-Sánchez, Sergio España-Chamorro, Natalia Gómez-García, Lucía Pagola-Sánchez, Manuel Parada López de Corselas, Manuel Elías Rey-Álvarez Zafiria
The aim of this contribution is to provide a new methodology regarding the use of photogrammetry and 3D modelling in the classroom. By means of a practicum taught at Complutense University of Madrid and a survey conducted afterwards, we show the different steps of the activity, as well as the reception of the students, who learnt to elaborate 3D figures.
{"title":"Photogrammetry and 3D modelling in university teaching. A case study applied to the history degree","authors":"Diego Chapinal-Heras, Carlos Díaz-Sánchez, Sergio España-Chamorro, Natalia Gómez-García, Lucía Pagola-Sánchez, Manuel Parada López de Corselas, Manuel Elías Rey-Álvarez Zafiria","doi":"10.1017/s2058631023000429","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/s2058631023000429","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 The aim of this contribution is to provide a new methodology regarding the use of photogrammetry and 3D modelling in the classroom. By means of a practicum taught at Complutense University of Madrid and a survey conducted afterwards, we show the different steps of the activity, as well as the reception of the students, who learnt to elaborate 3D figures.","PeriodicalId":53809,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Classics Teaching","volume":"28 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78357901","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-06-05DOI: 10.1017/s2058631023000363
Clare Harvey
{"title":"Circus Maximus: Race to the Death (A.) Gray Pp. xiv + 347, ills. London: Zephyr, 2021. Cased, £6.99. ISBN: 9781800240575.","authors":"Clare Harvey","doi":"10.1017/s2058631023000363","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/s2058631023000363","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53809,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Classics Teaching","volume":"76 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86323583","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-06-05DOI: 10.1017/s2058631023000430
E. Ross
In November 2022, ChatGPT 3.5 was released on a public research preview, gaining notoriety for its ability to pull from a vast body of information to create coherent and digestible bodies of text that accurately respond to queries (OpenAI, 2022). It is able to recognise the grammar and vocabulary of ancient languages, translate passages, and compose texts at an alarmingly accurate and rapid rate. For teachers, this AI has had mixed reviews. Some fear its ability to produce well-written work effortlessly, while others are excited by its abilities to push the boundaries of current teaching practices. This paper explores how well ChatGPT explains grammatical concepts, parses inflected forms, and translates Classical Latin, Ancient Greek, and Classical Sanskrit. Overall, ChatGPT is rather good at working with Classical Latin and Sanskrit, but its abilities with Ancient Greek are deeply problematic. Although it is quite flawed at this time, ChatGPT, when used properly, could become a useful a tool for ancient language study. With proper guiding phrases, students could use this AI to practise vocabulary, check their translations, and rephrase grammatical concepts.
{"title":"A New Frontier: AI and Ancient Language Pedagogy","authors":"E. Ross","doi":"10.1017/s2058631023000430","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/s2058631023000430","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 In November 2022, ChatGPT 3.5 was released on a public research preview, gaining notoriety for its ability to pull from a vast body of information to create coherent and digestible bodies of text that accurately respond to queries (OpenAI, 2022). It is able to recognise the grammar and vocabulary of ancient languages, translate passages, and compose texts at an alarmingly accurate and rapid rate. For teachers, this AI has had mixed reviews. Some fear its ability to produce well-written work effortlessly, while others are excited by its abilities to push the boundaries of current teaching practices. This paper explores how well ChatGPT explains grammatical concepts, parses inflected forms, and translates Classical Latin, Ancient Greek, and Classical Sanskrit. Overall, ChatGPT is rather good at working with Classical Latin and Sanskrit, but its abilities with Ancient Greek are deeply problematic. Although it is quite flawed at this time, ChatGPT, when used properly, could become a useful a tool for ancient language study. With proper guiding phrases, students could use this AI to practise vocabulary, check their translations, and rephrase grammatical concepts.","PeriodicalId":53809,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Classics Teaching","volume":"8 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75869581","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-06-05DOI: 10.1017/s2058631023000375
Clare Harvey
{"title":"The Wolf Den (E.) Harper Pp. 454. London: Head of Zeus, 2021. Cased, £7.99. ISBN: 9781838933531.","authors":"Clare Harvey","doi":"10.1017/s2058631023000375","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/s2058631023000375","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53809,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Classics Teaching","volume":"60 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87011534","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-05-30DOI: 10.1017/s2058631023000417
J. Godwin
{"title":"Exposed: the Greek and Roman Body (C.) Vout Pp. 423, b/w & colour ills. London: Profile Books, 2022. Cased, £25. ISBN: 9781788162906.","authors":"J. Godwin","doi":"10.1017/s2058631023000417","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/s2058631023000417","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53809,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Classics Teaching","volume":"33 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74621598","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-05-24DOI: 10.1017/s205863102300034x
Jodie Reynolds
{"title":"Memento Mori: A Crime Novel of the Roman Empire (R.) Downie Pp. 473, Grampus Press, 2018. Paper, £11.99. ISBN: 978-1-9164694-7-1","authors":"Jodie Reynolds","doi":"10.1017/s205863102300034x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/s205863102300034x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53809,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Classics Teaching","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-05-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78453031","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}