{"title":"Steven Hunt","description":"\u003cp\u003eSteven Hunt’s works offer insightful guidance on the teaching and learning of Latin, exploring both practical methods and broader educational contexts. His books blend theoretical perspectives with classroom practices, making them valuable for educators seeking to deepen their understanding of classical language instruction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders interested in the nuances of language pedagogy will find Hunt’s contributions thoughtful and accessible, providing tools and reflections that support effective teaching in the field of Latin studies.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"starting-to-teach-latin-by-steven-hunt-9781350368132","title":"Starting to Teach Latin","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book for teachers provides both practical, up-to-date guidance and a theoretical overview on a number of key topics in Latin teaching. Updated throughout, this new edition includes information about and analysis of recent Latin textbook publications and curriculum developments across the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUsing a wealth of interviews, observations and pupil transcripts, Steven Hunt utilizes case-study evidence of excellent practice in teaching and learning from a wide variety of institutions: from outreach programmes, community schools and academies in the UK and USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOffering practical advice on topics such as essay writing, teaching controversial topics including women, slavery, ethnicity and social hierarchy, making use of primary sources and using ICT to advance language skills, this book also engages with broader questions of approach and theory. These include a survey of the three main approaches to Latin teaching: grammar-translation, communicative and reading approaches; explanation of cognitive and social approaches to learning; and analysis of the differences between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. Moreover, traditional arguments about the value and purpose of learning Latin at school level are re-examined in the light of current educational thinking and government policy-making.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStarting to Teach Latin\u003c\/em\u003e is invaluable for trainees, newly qualified teachers and more experienced practitioners looking for practical ideas and strategies to motivate and engage learners of Latin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47461433213164,"sku":"9781350368132","price":54.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781350368132-starting-to-teach-latin.jpg?v=1774967910"},{"product_id":"teaching-latin-contexts-theories-practices-by-steven-hunt-9781350161375","title":"Teaching Latin: Contexts, Theories, Practices","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuilding on and updating some of the issues addressed in \u003ci\u003eStarting to Teach Latin\u003c\/i\u003e, Steven Hunt provides a guide for novice and more experienced teachers of Latin in schools and colleges, who work with adapted and original Latin prose texts from beginners’ to advanced levels. It draws extensively on up-to-date theories of second language development and on multiple examples of the practices of real teachers and students.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHunt starts with a detailed look at deductive, inductive and active teaching methods, which support teachers in making the best choices for their students’ needs and for their own personal preferences, but goes on to organise the book around the principles of listening, reading, speaking and writing Latin. It is designed to be informative, experimental and occasionally provocative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book closes with two chapters of particular contemporary interest: ‘Access, Diversity and Inclusion’ investigates how the subject community is meeting the challenge of teaching Latin more equitably in today’s schools; and ‘The Future’ offers some thoughts on lessons that have been learnt from the experiences of online teaching practices during the Covid-19 lockdowns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePractical examples, extensive references and a companion website at \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.stevenhuntclassics.com\"\u003ewww.stevenhuntclassics.com\u003c\/a\u003e are included. Teachers of Latin will find this book an invaluable tool inside and outside of the classroom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471677669612,"sku":"9781350161375","price":60.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781350161375-teaching-latin-contexts-theories-practices.jpg?v=1775249440"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/steven-hunt.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}