adventures in 24 7 latin
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AAAAddddvvvveeeennnnttttuuuurrrreeeessss iiiinnnn 22224444////7777 LLLLaaaattttiiiinnnnI. VLE MARKING & FEEDBACK SYSTEMS
1. how to make it work- have an agreed dictionary- use the first dictionary entry- follow the Latin- reproduce the punctuation- preserve the masculine bias
• options to ditch:- contracted verb forms- aspect variations: present continuous,
past perfect
2. workflow for Moodle- prepare answers in an outliner- convert to GIFT format*- upload into Moodle- preview the test & tweak/repeat if needed
*http://docs.moodle.org/23/en/GIFT_format
Example self-marking sentence exercise
1. Aquam ferventem in poculo porto.{I am carrying|I carry|I’m carrying} {boiling|intensely hot|boiling hot|hot} water in {a|the|my}{cup|drinking-vessel|drinking vessel}.
2. Da mihi poculum aquae ferventis.Give {|to} me {the|a} {cup|drinking-vessel|drinking vessel} of {boiling|intensely hot|boilinghot|hot} water.
3. Puerum dormientem excito.I {wake|rouse|am waking|am rousing} {up|} {the|a} sleeping boy.
4. Hostes Caesarem venientem vident.The {enemy|enemies} see Caesar coming.
5. Parentibus nostris honorem damus.We {give|are giving} honour to our {parents|fathers}.
6. Video hominem librum scribentem.I see {a|the} {man|person} writing {a|the} book.
7. Ciceronem dicentem audimus.We {hear|listen to|are hearing|are listening to} Cicero speaking.
8. Oratio eius decens est.His speech is {fitting|becoming|decent|good}.
9. Ex praesentibus bonis voluptatem capimus, mala imminentia timemus.{From|Out of} {|the} {present|immediate} {good things|goods|wealth|benefits} we take{delight|pleasure}, {and|but|} {we|} fear {impending|imminent|threatening|overhanging}{evils|bad things|calamities|misfortunes}.We take {delight|pleasure} {from|out of} {|the} {present|immediate} {goodthings|goods|wealth|benefits}, {and|but|} {we|} fear{impending|imminent|threatening|overhanging} {evils|bad things|calamities|misfortunes}.
10. Scribit Ovidius in primo libro Amorum:{Ovid writes|Writes Ovid} in {the|his} first book of {|his|the}{Amores|Loves|'Amores'|'Loves'|"Amores"|"Loves"}:
11. 'Militat omnis amans, et habet sua castra Cupido.''{Every|Each} lover {serves as|is} a soldier, and {Cupid|Desire} has his {|own} {|military} camp.''{Every|Each} lover {serves as|is} a soldier, and {Cupid|Desire} has his {|own} {|military}camps.'!<B>castra</B> is plural in form, but singular in meaning, so "camp" rather than"camps".
12. In illo carmine multas similitudines monstrat inter militem et amantem.In that {poem|song} he {points out|reveals|shows} many{likenesses|resemblances|similarities|comparisons} between {a|the|} soldier and {a|the|} lover.
macros used (these are mostly just GREP expressions in the Nisus Classic dialect)
1. // syntax unpacker:Find Replace\({.:+\)\|\([^\|{}]:+\)\|}\s \1\s\|\2\s\|}:<[{\|]\([^\s\|]:+\)\|\([^\s\|{}]:+\)\s\| \1\s\|\2\s\|\|}\s \s\|}\s{\([^\|]+\|}[.\?]\)$ {\s\1start:
^\([~%-100%\-]\s\s.*{\)\(.*\)\|\(.:*\)\(}.:*\)$ \1\2\4\r\1\3\4If(Error) Exit{\([^\|]:*\)} \1If(Error) ExitGoto start
If(Error) Exit
2. // converter to GIFT format:\s:>[;\:,\.]\r•\s\s\(.:+\)$ \r}\r\r\:\:\1\:\:\1 {^\-\s\s\(.+\)$ =\1^:s\(.+\)\r} $CATEGORY\:\s\1\r:e }\r[‘’] ':<[^~%-100%]\s:>[\s?\.;,]~%-100%\s\s =%0%\t \s#\s\:\:\: \:\:
II. RESOURCES FOR SPACED-REPETITION LEARNING
Frequency lists of vocabulary:
James H. Dee, “The First Downloadable Word-Frequency Database for Classical and Medieval Latin”,CJ 98 (2002) 59-67 (5500 words, sortable; online in various places as latinfrequencydb.xls)
Dickinson College Commentaries Latin Core Vocabulary, http://dcc.dickinson.edu/latin-vocabulary-list (2013; 1000 words; also for Greek, 500 words)
Paul Hudson, Latin Frequency Dictionary (Kindle, 2013; 5000 words)
Wilfred E. Major, “It’s Not the Size, It’s the Frequency: The Value of Using a Core Vocabulary inBeginning and Intermediate Greek”, CPL Online Winter 2008:www.camws.org/cpl/cplonline/files/Majorcplonline.pdf (1100 Greek words, alphabetical only)
Jerry Toner, Latin Key Words (Oleander, 2002; 2000 words in 20s; print only; also for Greek)
Key spaced-repetition apps
Anki http://ankisrs.net cross-platform, cloud syncing, free except for iOS
Mnemosyne http://mnemosyne-proj.org free, desktop & Android only
Supermemo www.supermemo.com commercial, abandonware except on Windows
StickyStudy App Store commercial, iOS
III. CATCH UP WITH THE GOVE GENERATION
LiveCode community edition: http://livecode.com
Wallace Wang, Beginning Programming for Dummies All-in-One Desk Reference (2008)
Five challenges•contact gaps •feedback latency •minimal fun •broken tools •zero resources
SPQR verb quiz
AAAAddddvvvveeeennnnttttuuuurrrreeeessss iiiinnnn 22224444////7777 LLLLaaaattttiiiinnnnI. VLE MARKING & FEEDBACK SYSTEMS
1. how to make it work- have an agreed dictionary- use the first dictionary entry- follow the Latin- reproduce the punctuation- preserve the masculine bias
• options to ditch:- contracted verb forms- aspect variations: present continuous,
past perfect
2. workflow for Moodle- prepare answers in an outliner- convert to GIFT format*- upload into Moodle- preview the test & tweak/repeat if needed
*http://docs.moodle.org/23/en/GIFT_format
Example self-marking sentence exercise
1. Aquam ferventem in poculo porto.{I am carrying|I carry|I’m carrying} {boiling|intensely hot|boiling hot|hot} water in {a|the|my}{cup|drinking-vessel|drinking vessel}.
2. Da mihi poculum aquae ferventis.Give {|to} me {the|a} {cup|drinking-vessel|drinking vessel} of {boiling|intensely hot|boilinghot|hot} water.
3. Puerum dormientem excito.I {wake|rouse|am waking|am rousing} {up|} {the|a} sleeping boy.
4. Hostes Caesarem venientem vident.The {enemy|enemies} see Caesar coming.
5. Parentibus nostris honorem damus.We {give|are giving} honour to our {parents|fathers}.
6. Video hominem librum scribentem.I see {a|the} {man|person} writing {a|the} book.
7. Ciceronem dicentem audimus.We {hear|listen to|are hearing|are listening to} Cicero speaking.
8. Oratio eius decens est.His speech is {fitting|becoming|decent|good}.
9. Ex praesentibus bonis voluptatem capimus, mala imminentia timemus.{From|Out of} {|the} {present|immediate} {good things|goods|wealth|benefits} we take{delight|pleasure}, {and|but|} {we|} fear {impending|imminent|threatening|overhanging}{evils|bad things|calamities|misfortunes}.We take {delight|pleasure} {from|out of} {|the} {present|immediate} {goodthings|goods|wealth|benefits}, {and|but|} {we|} fear{impending|imminent|threatening|overhanging} {evils|bad things|calamities|misfortunes}.
10. Scribit Ovidius in primo libro Amorum:{Ovid writes|Writes Ovid} in {the|his} first book of {|his|the}{Amores|Loves|'Amores'|'Loves'|"Amores"|"Loves"}:
11. 'Militat omnis amans, et habet sua castra Cupido.''{Every|Each} lover {serves as|is} a soldier, and {Cupid|Desire} has his {|own} {|military} camp.''{Every|Each} lover {serves as|is} a soldier, and {Cupid|Desire} has his {|own} {|military}camps.'!<B>castra</B> is plural in form, but singular in meaning, so "camp" rather than"camps".
12. In illo carmine multas similitudines monstrat inter militem et amantem.In that {poem|song} he {points out|reveals|shows} many{likenesses|resemblances|similarities|comparisons} between {a|the|} soldier and {a|the|} lover.
AAAAddddvvvveeeennnnttttuuuurrrreeeessss iiiinnnn 22224444////7777 LLLLaaaattttiiiinnnnI. VLE MARKING & FEEDBACK SYSTEMS
1. how to make it work- have an agreed dictionary- use the first dictionary entry- follow the Latin- reproduce the punctuation- preserve the masculine bias
• options to ditch:- contracted verb forms- aspect variations: present continuous,
past perfect
2. workflow for Moodle- prepare answers in an outliner- convert to GIFT format*- upload into Moodle- preview the test & tweak/repeat if needed
*http://docs.moodle.org/23/en/GIFT_format
Example self-marking sentence exercise
1. Aquam ferventem in poculo porto.{I am carrying|I carry|I’m carrying} {boiling|intensely hot|boiling hot|hot} water in {a|the|my}{cup|drinking-vessel|drinking vessel}.
2. Da mihi poculum aquae ferventis.Give {|to} me {the|a} {cup|drinking-vessel|drinking vessel} of {boiling|intensely hot|boilinghot|hot} water.
3. Puerum dormientem excito.I {wake|rouse|am waking|am rousing} {up|} {the|a} sleeping boy.
4. Hostes Caesarem venientem vident.The {enemy|enemies} see Caesar coming.
5. Parentibus nostris honorem damus.We {give|are giving} honour to our {parents|fathers}.
6. Video hominem librum scribentem.I see {a|the} {man|person} writing {a|the} book.
7. Ciceronem dicentem audimus.We {hear|listen to|are hearing|are listening to} Cicero speaking.
8. Oratio eius decens est.His speech is {fitting|becoming|decent|good}.
9. Ex praesentibus bonis voluptatem capimus, mala imminentia timemus.{From|Out of} {|the} {present|immediate} {good things|goods|wealth|benefits} we take{delight|pleasure}, {and|but|} {we|} fear {impending|imminent|threatening|overhanging}{evils|bad things|calamities|misfortunes}.We take {delight|pleasure} {from|out of} {|the} {present|immediate} {goodthings|goods|wealth|benefits}, {and|but|} {we|} fear{impending|imminent|threatening|overhanging} {evils|bad things|calamities|misfortunes}.
10. Scribit Ovidius in primo libro Amorum:{Ovid writes|Writes Ovid} in {the|his} first book of {|his|the}{Amores|Loves|'Amores'|'Loves'|"Amores"|"Loves"}:
11. 'Militat omnis amans, et habet sua castra Cupido.''{Every|Each} lover {serves as|is} a soldier, and {Cupid|Desire} has his {|own} {|military} camp.''{Every|Each} lover {serves as|is} a soldier, and {Cupid|Desire} has his {|own} {|military}camps.'!<B>castra</B> is plural in form, but singular in meaning, so "camp" rather than"camps".
12. In illo carmine multas similitudines monstrat inter militem et amantem.In that {poem|song} he {points out|reveals|shows} many{likenesses|resemblances|similarities|comparisons} between {a|the|} soldier and {a|the|} lover.
macros used (these are mostly just GREP expressions in the Nisus Classic dialect)
1. // syntax unpacker:Find Replace\({.:+\)\|\([^\|{}]:+\)\|}\s \1\s\|\2\s\|}:<[{\|]\([^\s\|]:+\)\|\([^\s\|{}]:+\)\s\| \1\s\|\2\s\|\|}\s \s\|}\s{\([^\|]+\|}[.\?]\)$ {\s\1start:
^\([~%-100%\-]\s\s.*{\)\(.*\)\|\(.:*\)\(}.:*\)$ \1\2\4\r\1\3\4If(Error) Exit{\([^\|]:*\)} \1If(Error) ExitGoto start
If(Error) Exit
2. // converter to GIFT format:\s:>[;\:,\.]\r•\s\s\(.:+\)$ \r}\r\r\:\:\1\:\:\1 {^\-\s\s\(.+\)$ =\1^:s\(.+\)\r} $CATEGORY\:\s\1\r:e }\r[‘’] ':<[^~%-100%]\s:>[\s?\.;,]~%-100%\s\s =%0%\t \s#\s\:\:\: \:\:
II. RESOURCES FOR SPACED-REPETITION LEARNING
Frequency lists of vocabulary:
James H. Dee, “The First Downloadable Word-Frequency Database for Classical and Medieval Latin”,CJ 98 (2002) 59-67 (5500 words, sortable; online in various places as latinfrequencydb.xls)
Dickinson College Commentaries Latin Core Vocabulary, http://dcc.dickinson.edu/latin-vocabulary-list (2013; 1000 words; also for Greek, 500 words)
Paul Hudson, Latin Frequency Dictionary (Kindle, 2013; 5000 words)
Wilfred E. Major, “It’s Not the Size, It’s the Frequency: The Value of Using a Core Vocabulary inBeginning and Intermediate Greek”, CPL Online Winter 2008:www.camws.org/cpl/cplonline/files/Majorcplonline.pdf (1100 Greek words, alphabetical only)
Jerry Toner, Latin Key Words (Oleander, 2002; 2000 words in 20s; print only; also for Greek)
Key spaced-repetition apps
Anki http://ankisrs.net cross-platform, cloud syncing, free except for iOS
Mnemosyne http://mnemosyne-proj.org free, desktop & Android only
Supermemo www.supermemo.com commercial, abandonware except on Windows
StickyStudy App Store commercial, iOS
III. CATCH UP WITH THE GOVE GENERATION
LiveCode community edition: http://livecode.com
Wallace Wang, Beginning Programming for Dummies All-in-One Desk Reference (2008)
macros used (these are mostly just GREP expressions in the Nisus Classic dialect)
1. // syntax unpacker:Find Replace\({.:+\)\|\([^\|{}]:+\)\|}\s \1\s\|\2\s\|}:<[{\|]\([^\s\|]:+\)\|\([^\s\|{}]:+\)\s\| \1\s\|\2\s\|\|}\s \s\|}\s{\([^\|]+\|}[.\?]\)$ {\s\1start:
^\([~%-100%\-]\s\s.*{\)\(.*\)\|\(.:*\)\(}.:*\)$ \1\2\4\r\1\3\4If(Error) Exit{\([^\|]:*\)} \1If(Error) ExitGoto start
If(Error) Exit
2. // converter to GIFT format:\s:>[;\:,\.]\r•\s\s\(.:+\)$ \r}\r\r\:\:\1\:\:\1 {^\-\s\s\(.+\)$ =\1^:s\(.+\)\r} $CATEGORY\:\s\1\r:e }\r[‘’] ':<[^~%-100%]\s:>[\s?\.;,]~%-100%\s\s =%0%\t \s#\s\:\:\: \:\:
II. RESOURCES FOR SPACED-REPETITION LEARNING
Frequency lists of vocabulary:
James H. Dee, “The First Downloadable Word-Frequency Database for Classical and Medieval Latin”,CJ 98 (2002) 59-67 (5500 words, sortable; online in various places as latinfrequencydb.xls)
Dickinson College Commentaries Latin Core Vocabulary, http://dcc.dickinson.edu/latin-vocabulary-list (2013; 1000 words; also for Greek, 500 words)
Paul Hudson, Latin Frequency Dictionary (Kindle, 2013; 5000 words)
Wilfred E. Major, “It’s Not the Size, It’s the Frequency: The Value of Using a Core Vocabulary inBeginning and Intermediate Greek”, CPL Online Winter 2008:www.camws.org/cpl/cplonline/files/Majorcplonline.pdf (1100 Greek words, alphabetical only)
Jerry Toner, Latin Key Words (Oleander, 2002; 2000 words in 20s; print only; also for Greek)
Key spaced-repetition apps
Anki http://ankisrs.net cross-platform, cloud syncing, free except for iOS
Mnemosyne http://mnemosyne-proj.org free, desktop & Android only
Supermemo www.supermemo.com commercial, abandonware except on Windows
StickyStudy App Store commercial, iOS
III. CATCH UP WITH THE GOVE GENERATION
LiveCode community edition: http://livecode.com
Wallace Wang, Beginning Programming for Dummies All-in-One Desk Reference (2008)
How spaced repetition works
1 memorisation
2 reinforcement
commit test repeat
test repeat
schedule next test
wrong
wrong
right
right
StickyStudy
Rolling your ownLivecode
Community Edition: http://livecode.com
Best general intro to coding (because not
tied to any particular language,
though earlier editions were).
Coming soon to this lecture theatre: COMEDY
No, really, that was the last slide.