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salve Reader! It was lovely meeting so many of you at this year's Summer School in Monmouth. Laura Beech directed a highly stimulating (and fun!) event, which included cutting-edge research, a trip to one of the best-preserved amphitheatres in the UK, and plenty of opportunity to explore and move forward our subject. The website will soon be updated with teaching and learning resources ready to download. Thank you very much to everyone involved! Here is a small selection of pictures for you to enjoy, including a reading of Frogs, the Latin Speaking Table and the workshops, trip and lectures. If you would like to meet other Classics teachers at an in-person or online event, you will not have to wait long. Here is a summary of what is coming up:
Building upon last year's successful ancient languages teaching conference here in Cambridge, this year’s conference will focus on increasingly popular pedagogical approaches which use comprehensible input.
Designed for teachers of ancient languages across both universities and schools, the event aims to deepen our collective understanding of how methods which use comprehensible input can be applied in the ancient languages classroom.
Participants will discuss diverse pedagogical strategies, share practical tips for integrating comprehensible input into existing schemes of work, and collaborate on new ways to enhance language acquisition and advance ancient languages education.
As the popularity of comprehensible input continues to grow in modern language teaching, this event offers a crucial opportunity to learn how to adapt these practices for ancient languages teaching, promoting more engaging and accessible learning experiences for students of all ages.
Provisional Timetable of the Day
10.00: Tea/Coffee and Welcome
10:45: Introduction: Steven Hunt (Cambridge)
11:00: Keynote: Professor Christian Laes (Manchester)
11:40: Ana Martin (ARLT), Polly Philp (Cambridge), Jude Hedges-Robinson (Cambridge)
12:20: Dr Mair Lloyd (Cambridge, CSCP, and The Open University) and Professor James Robson (The Open University)
13:00: Lunch
14:00: Teacher Panel Session: The Haileybury experience
14:40: Eugenia Manolidou (Elliniki Agogi)
15:20: Academic Panel Session (inc. Dr Rosanna Omitowoju (Cambridge))
16:00: Concluding Remarks
The ARLT annual Refresher Day will take place at Westminster School, London, on Saturday, the 14th of March. There will be workshops delivered by and for teachers, lectures by Bobby Xinyue and James Clackson, as well as book and poster presentations, and the Hellenic Bookservice. We will be opening registration soon, so keep and eye on your inbox! The 2026 Summer school will take place at Giggleswick, and confirmed dates and schedule will also be in your inbox very soon. Finally, we have some news about the organisation. Lynda Goss has now retired from her position as President, and the baton has been passed on to Sian Foster. We also welcomed Isabelle Chasey as secretary, succeeding Sian Foster, and Helen Lowe as Summer School secretary, succeeding Alison Henshaw. Thank you very much to Lynda, Sian and Alison for all you have done as officers! If you would like to see a full list of all committee members, please visit our website. Have a lovely start to the new school year! Ana Martin ARLT Publicity Officer P.S.: Did you know that we have an active Facebook group for teachers? Head over to the community to keep the conversation going. |
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