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Teaching Classics Worldwide

Successes, Challenges and Developments
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Teaching Classics Worldwide is designed for instructors in schools and universities, as well as stakeholders and policy-makers in education everywhere. This book is a systematic guide to contemporary school teaching of classical languages, literature, and civilisation in major countries across the world. It examines the trends... Read More
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An international survey of Classics teaching in schools across the world, written by experts in their field, showcasing contemporary classroom practices in teaching ancient languages, literature and culture.

An international survey of Classics teaching in schools across the world, written by experts in their field, showcasing contemporary classroom practices in teaching ancient languages, literature and culture.

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Teaching Classics Worldwide is designed for instructors in schools and universities, as well as stakeholders and policy-makers in education everywhere. This book is a systematic guide to contemporary school teaching of classical languages, literature, and civilisation in major countries across the world. It examines the trends and assesses the rationale for such diversity in programmes of study and asks the question: What are classical subjects for in today’s schools?

Each chapter is arranged by geographical area and draws on the experiences of teachers and other education experts in each country, commenting on contemporary practices. Themes such as the impact of national education policies, enrolment, assessment, accessibility, and inclusion are discussed. The teaching of Classics has wide variations in practices and purposes from one education system to another: in some, the teaching of Classics continues to be focused on the mastery of language and grammar; in others, active use of the ancient languages is growing in popularity; and yet in others, the focus is shifting towards the study of the languages and civilisations in translation.

Presenting an overview survey and comparison of practices across the world, this book is essential reading for instructors and teaching training courses in the world of classical education.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781350427617

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 February 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic

Illustration: 30 bw illus

Contributors:

  • Edited by Steven Hunt
  • Edited by John Bulwer

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 36.0mm

Width: 168.0mm

Height: 238.0mm

Weight: 626g

Pages: 480

About the Author

Steven Hunt is Associate Teaching Professor in Classics Education at the University of Cambridge, UK. He is Subject Lead for the PGCE in Latin and Classics and is editor of the Journal of Classics Teaching. He works extensively with the charity Classics for All to develop Classics in state schools in the UK. He is author of Starting to Teach Latin (Bloomsbury Academic, 2023) and Teaching Latin: Contexts, Theories and Practices (Bloomsbury Academic, 2022).He is co-editor of Communicative Approaches to Teaching Classical Languages (2021), Teaching Classics with Technology (Bloomsbury Academic, 2019) and Forward with Classics (Bloomsbury Academic, 2018).

John Bulwer is a former teacher of Latin at the European School, Brussels, Belgium, and former President of Euroclassica (2015–2019). He has been active in promoting Classics teaching in Europe over many years. He is editor of Classics Teaching in Europe (Bloomsbury Academic, 2006). He is currently Chief Examiner and Adviser for Latin for the European Baccalaureate and the European Schools.

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