By Terence Tunberg, Milena Minkova

Description

Latin for the New Millennium Student Text, Level 2

This new complete introductory course to the Latin language consists of two volumes, each accompanied by a teacher's manual and students' workbooks. The strategy employed for teaching and learning incorporates the best of both the reading approach and the more abstract grammatical method. The choice of vocabulary in each chapter reflects ancient authors commonly studied for the AP* Latin examinations. This new series also incorporates exercises designed for oral use, as well as a substantial core of more conventional exercises in each chapter, so that the entire course can be completed with profit by teachers who are less willing to employ spoken Latin. The readings, pictures, and supplementary inserts on cultural information illuminate Roman life, civilization, Roman history, and mythology, as well as the continuing use of Latin after antiquity and its vigorous literary tradition in such periods as the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Each chapter also includes derivatives, the influence of Latin vocabulary on English, and selected proverbs or common Latin sayings.

Level 2 Enrichment Text:
From Rome to Reformation - Early Roman History for the New Millennium
Clay-footed SuperHeroes,The - Mythology Tales for the New Millennium

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Errata - Level 2 Student Textbook

Special Features

• the best of the reading approach and the grammar-translation approach
  
• one Latin passage in each chapter that is adapted from post-antique Latin literature
  
• each chapter contains an unadapted selection of classical Latin from Nepos’ Life of Atticus
  
• text ends with ten additional unadapted selections from the Life of Atticus for students’ transition to authors courses
  
• Nepos selections accompanied by facing notes and vocabulary
  
• clear, concise grammatical explanations
  
• abundant exercises, both Latin to English and English to Latin
  
• optional oral exercises
  
• vocabulary geared to upper level literature and AP* syllabi
  
• review unit for every three chapters
  
• derivative and proverb studies
  
• background essays on daily life and the culture of post-ancient world
  
• essays on the heroes of classical mythology
  
• essays connecting the ancient, post-ancient, and modern worlds written by university scholars
  
• plentiful full-color illustrations, complement the Latin text of each chapter
  
• study tips for students
  
• three maps custom-made for Latin for the New Millennium
  
• timeline of historical and literary events

Sample pages of the Student Textbook Level 2
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Table of Contents
Foreword and Preface
Authors and Contributors
Introduction Essay
Unit 1 - Chapters 1-3 and the Review
Chapter 7
Chapter 13
Additional Atticus Reading 1

Sample pages of the Teacher's Manual Textbook Level 2
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TM Frontmatter
Unit 1
Unit 2
Additional Atticus Reading 1

Author Bios

Milena Minkova has published books on medieval Latin, Latin reference, and Latin composition. She holds a PhD degree in Classics from the University of Sofia, Bulgaria, and a PhD degree in Christian and Classical Studies from the Pontifical Salesian University, Rome. She has studied, taught and done research in Bulgaria, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Vatican City, and the USA. Currently, she holds a full-time position in the Department of Classical Languages at the University of Kentucky. erence Owen Tunberg received his doctorate from the University of Toronto. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Classical Languages and teaches in the Honors Program at the University of Kentucky. He has published widely on medieval and neo-Latin and is founder of the electronic Latin journal Retiarius.

Comments and Reviews

It has been so much fun to teach my students with Latin For The New Millennium Level 2. The basics are all there—uses of the subjunctive, comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs, irregular verbs, extensive vocabulary, etc.—BUT what really sets this book apart is the way Dr. Minkova and Dr. Tunberg have walked the students through the centuries beyond the Roman Empire. The students follow Latin’s survival through the Middle Ages and then its influence on the Renaissance and beyond to the Age of Exploration and Discovery. How exciting to not just tell students that the Latin language has impacted western culture but to be able to let them read and understand for themselves how this really happened! The selections from authors such as Bede, Petrarch, Valla, and others, and the background information at the beginning of each chapter lead the students through the preservation and progression of the language over a thousand year time period. My students especially had a lot of fun with the medieval pubs and the Carmina Burana! The chapter readings and the class discussions these initiated have helped the students in both their world history and U.S. history courses and also in their art and music classes. LNM 2 is a visually engaging book with beautiful artwork and photography. The online support for the teacher is exceptional and I especially like the workbook for reinforcement for the students. This is certainly not your mother’s second year Latin book!

—Teresa Boody
Oak Mountain High School
Birmingham, AL

I am loving the Latin II readings. They are so interesting. I have been very intrigued by many of them. I really didn’t remember much about Heloise, so I went and did some research on her. I also bought a book that has two biographies of Charlemagne, one by Notker the Stammerer, the other by Einhard. My students are enjoying the dialogues between Marcus, Maria, and Helena. I’m not so sure how they feel about Charlemagne. However, since I like them, I’m happy.

—Linda Kennedy
Bishop McGuinness High School
Kernersville, NC

For years, I bounced between textbooks and ancillaries, never finding one that suited my purposes. With the advent of Latin for the New Millennium, however, I finally feel that I have a textbook series that is not only useful and accessible for my students, but is for me as well. From the online message board (Teachers' Lounge) to a wealth of enhancement materials, there were numerous activities for a busy Latin class. My students and I really enjoy the readings at the beginning of each chapter ranging from the first book's Classical canon of authors to medieval, Renaissance, and post-Renaissance authors in the second book.

There are so many resources online and in the teacher's manual that it made reading these authors a lot easier than I expected. We also look forward to the final "conversation" at the end of each chapter, which showcases four modern Latin students talking about their routines, likes and dislikes, and the merits of Latin . . . all in Latin, naturally. By seeing modern terms and conversations, my students said that it felt like they could now communicate as do their modern language peers, and they enjoy acting out the scenarios and naming the items in their modern world.

From a teaching standpoint, there are so many different activities and suggestions for activities, I never felt at a loss when I needed to differentiate instruction or when I would incorporate more complex communication activities. It is very simple to align the text with a variety of curricula and the ACTFL Language Standards as well. Especially in LNM Level 2, I have found that the sequencing and pacing is extremely conducive to preparing students to read authentic Latin literature as Latin III pre-AP students.

Another important element to text selection for me was how well my students would fare in their extracurricular contests. LNM helped my students perform well on the National Latin Exam and in other state and national JCL contests; both textbooks in the series, along with LNM's historical and mythological ancillaries, are challenging and informative, but equally fun and inviting. From meaningful exercises to captivating photos and helpful learning (and teaching!) tips, the Latin for the New Millennium series has it all.

—Sherry Jankowski
The Meadows School
Las Vegas, NV

I am excited about Latin for the New Millennium, Level 2 because it does what no other text I've used does—it gives abundant practice materials on advanced grammatical concepts. In addition to that, the readings are innovative and copious. My students especially like the conversational sections at the end of each chapter, and are captivated by the illustrations that are at once appealing and instructive.

—Kevin Finnigan
Skaneateles High School
Skaneateles, NY