The Power of Tradition: Methods for Teaching Latin in the Context of History of Educational Thought

Autor/in	Fomin, Andriy
Titel	The Power of Tradition: Methods for Teaching Latin in the Context of History of Educational Thought
Quelle	In: American Educational History Journal, 32 (2005) 2, S.202-207 (6 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1535-0584
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Latin; Teaching Methods; Educational History; Educational Philosophy; Educational Theories; Intellectual History; Curriculum Development; Curriculum Evaluation; Traditional Grammar; Traditionalism; Diachronic Linguistics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Latein; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie; Educational theory; Theory of education; Bildungstheorie; Geistesgeschichte; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Evaluation; Curriculumevaluation; Rahmenplan; Evaluierung; Traditionelle Grammatik; Traditionalismus; Linguistics; Diachronische Sprachbetrachtung; Historische Linguistik
Abstract	Many authors note that the history of teaching Latin would be a fruitful topic for a comprehensive treatise. Although intense debates about the quality and necessity of teaching Latin date back as early as in the eighteenth century, Latin courses have persisted into the present and, notably, with few changes in content. The author supports the assumption that the methods for teaching Latin stayed the same throughout the centuries, because the grammar, which outlined the philosophical concept of language and ergo the basis of precepts of how to treat it, was not revisited. Latin, its grammar, and the methods for teaching it were not reconsidered because they were artificially attributed to tradition, which had to be preserved rather than criticized. With the exception of classics and history majors, Latin has changed from the tool of proper education to an intellectual curiosity, a hobby, and a source of cultural ornamentation. The authority of tradition at the expense of the struggle of generations of students over the incomprehensible grammar has allowed Latin to come down to individuals in the form Cicero and Caesar knew it. (ERIC).
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Update	2017/4/10