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Forward with Classics

Classical Languages in Schools and Communities
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Despite their removal from England’s National Curriculum in 1988, and claims of elitism, Latin and Greek are increasingly re-entering the ‘mainstream’ educational arena. Since 2012, there have been more students in state-maintained schools in England studying classical subjects than in independent schools, and the number of schools offering Classics continues to rise in the state-maintained sector. The teaching and learning of Latin and Greek is not, however, confined to the classroom: community-based learning for adults and children is facilitated in newly established regional Classics hubs in evenings and at weekends, in universities as part of outreach, and even in parks and in prisons. This book investigates the motivations of teachers and learners behind the rise of Classics in the classroom and in communities, and explores ways in which knowledge of classical languages is considered valuable for diverse learners in the 21st century. The role of classical languages within the English educational policy landscape is examined, as new possibilities exist for introducing Latin and Greek into school curricula. The state of Classics education internationally is also investigated, with case studies presenting the status quo in policy and practice from Australasia, North America, the rest of Europe and worldwide. The priorities for the future of Classics education in these diverse locations are compared and contrasted by the editors, who conjecture what strategies are conducive to success.

Author Biography:

Arlene Holmes-Henderson is Senior Research Fellow in Classics Education in the Faculty of Classics at the University of Oxford, UK. She is the Principal Investigator of the Classics in Communities project. She has a wealth of professional experience from the classroom, having taught Classics in both Scotland and England for more than a decade. She has conducted comparative educational research as a visiting professor in the USA, Australia and New Zealand and now provides expert advice to several international governments and qualification organisations in the fields of languages education, curriculum design and assessment policy. In addition to researching Classics education, she provides teacher training in schools around the world. Steven Hunt is the Subject Lecturer of the PGCE in Classics at the University of Cambridge, UK. He taught Classics for over twenty years in state comprehensive schools and is author of Starting to Teach Latin (Bloomsbury, 2016). Steve contributes to CPD events at national and international levels, is Editor of the Journal of Classics Teaching, President of the Association of Latin Teaching, and lectures on Classics Education on the teacher training courses at Liverpool Hope University and Harris Academies. Mai Musié is a co-founder of the Classics in Communities project and Alumni Relations Manager at Pembroke College, University of Oxford, UK. She has recently completed her PhD thesis on the Representation of Persians in the Ancient Novel. Mai has over fifteen years of experience in access and outreach work with HE institutions and statutory bodies, including running the Outreach Programme for the Faculty of Classics at Oxford, and has organised and coordinated mentoring and literacy programmes, summer schools and employability projects.
Release date NZ
August 9th, 2018
Audience
  • Tertiary Education (US: College)
Contributors
  • Edited by Arlene Holmes-Henderson
  • Edited by Mai Musie
  • Edited by Steven Hunt
Illustrations
26 bw illus
Pages
296
ISBN-13
9781474295956
Product ID
26814612

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