Description

Living Latin is an intensive program that brings students into contact with Rome's layers of history on a daily basis. Classroom instruction is expertly conducted by Ph.D. professors who are familiar with the city and it's history. Instructors teach Latin grammar, syntax, and vocabulary through related readings (poetry and prose) from various periods in Rome's history. They also help students make Latin their own by using the best of modern-language teaching techniques.

Morning classroom teaching is followed with afternoon walks through the city reading ancient authors in the locations where history happened, as well as reading inscriptions in their original locations.

Each Saturday will include a day trip outside the city with related readings. Locations may include: Sperlonga (Museum, Grotto of Tiberius), Hadrian's Villa (imperial residence, Tivoli), Lago di Bracciano (volcanic lake north of Rome), and "Horace's" Sabine Villa (Licenza, Sabine Hills).

Highlights

Study at AIRC and you'll get an academic and cultural experience that's not possible at any other institute or organization in Rome. We offer an unmatched institutional track record, proven instructor excellence, exclusive access to cultural heritage sites in cooperation with the Italian Ministry of Culture, and dedication to students' success during their stay in Rome. Come study with us and you'll take away much more from the experience than you ever thought possible.

Instructor biography:

AIRC's "Living Latin, Living History" program was developed and is headed by Dr. Nancy E. Llewellyn, Associate Professor of Latin at Wyoming Catholic College(. Dr. Llewellyn has taught Latin conversation to teachers and students for 14 years. A native of California, she earned her bachelor's degree at Bryn Mawr College and went on to Rome to study with noted Vatican Latinist Fr. Reginald Foster. She earned a Licenza (MA) in Christian and Classical Letters at the Pontifical Salesian University of Rome under the directorship of Msgr. Cletus Pavanetto, then President of the Vatican's Latinitas Foundation. She completed her Ph.D. at UCLA in 2006 under the direction of Prof. Bernard Frischer. While still a doctoral student, Dr. Llewellyn created SALVI, a non-profit educational corporation dedicated to promoting the speaking of Latin, and was honored by UCLA with a Luckman Fellowship for Distinguished Teaching. Dr. Llewellyn has taught Latin and Classics at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles and conducted research in digital library resources at the University of Virginia's Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities. She was part of the founding faculty of Wyoming Catholic College at its inception in 2007, and created the College's Latin program, in which Latin is the language of instruction. Under the aegis of SALVI, she conducts Rusticatio Virginiana, an annual spoken-Latin workshop in the greater Washington DC area which attracts teachers and students from around the country.

Also included in the program cost:

Opening reception at the American Academy, all class-related museum and site entrances and special guest lectures, welcome and farewell dinners, and ground transportation to and from Rome's international airport.

Degree Level

Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Subject Areas

• Archaeology
• Foreign Language
• History
• Languages / Linguistics

Cost in US$:

2-week session USD 1,250; 4-week session USD 2,500

Program Fees Include:

Tuition and fees. Housing not included but available at additional cost upon request.

Experience Required

yes

Prerequisites: At least an intermediate level knowledge of Latin grammar, i.e., at least one year of university-level Latin or two years of high-school Latin.

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Apartment/Flat

Participants Travel

Independently

Application Process Involves

• Letters of Reference
• Online Application plus Application Assessment

Post Services Include

• Alumni Network

The American Institute for Roman Culture's Mission Statement

To promote and defend Rome's cultural heritage through educational programs, projects, and public outreach in archaeology and Mediterranean culture, conservation, video, and social media.

Year Founded

2001