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Classics 21201 English Words From Classical Elements
1:10-2:00, MWF 121 Satterfield Hall

Instructor: Mr. Robert Larson
*** Satterfield Hall.
Ph. 672-**** (no longer at KSU)
e-mail: rlarson@kent.edu
Office Hours: 12-1 MW, 10-11 TR, or by appt.

You will need the following:
1. Donald Ayers, English Words From Latin and Greek Elements, 2nd Ed.
2. Course packet of supplemental materials.
3. A dictionary that includes word etymologies. Suitable dictionaries are listed in Ayers (p. 16).

Test Schedule:
Test 1 -- February 5 (Fri.)
Test 2 -- February 26 (Fri.)
Test 3 -- March 22 (Mon.)
Test 4 -- April 19 (Mon.)

Each of the four unit tests and the final exam are worth 20% of your grade. The grading scale is a ten-point scale: 100-90=A, 89-80=B, 79-70=C, 69-60=D, 59 and below, F. There will be no "extra credit" projects.

The final exam is on May 11, 10:15-12:30 p.m. It will be a cumulative exam.

Make-up policy: Permission in all cases must be obtained from the instructor PRIOR to the scheduled test time. Illness or family emergency are the only acceptable reasons for missing a test, both of which will require documentation before permission to take the make-up test is granted. I expect that you phone me, not e-mail me.

If you miss a test or make-up test without notifying me before the time of the test, the grade will be entered as a zero.

Study strategies: In the LER requirements this course is considered equivalent to College Algebra or Introductory Logic. It requires more memorization than most courses, and is roughly comparable to a foreign language course. The content consists primarily, although not entirely, of knowing:
--Latin and Greek prefixes and their meanings;
--Latin and Greek bases and their meanings;
-- the meaning, etymology and spelling of words.

The two cardinal rules for success are:
(1) Do not fall behind, and
(2) Use flashcards and/or other active methods of learning the material.

 

Last updated 1/26/99.