Signa Latina

ACL Institute 2016

Anna Andresian anna@magistrula.com www.magistrula.com

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A Grammatical Sign Language

Teaching Philosophy Why active Latin? Communicating in Latin requires students to

engage with language concepts in an authentic and intentional way, which paves the way for a rich and genuine experience of literature.

Why signs? How do we teach students to think in Latin?

One way is to teach them to think in concepts before they worry about words. The sign language facilitates this.

Goal: Conceptual Learning Composition (Example #1): Students produce Latin that gives each word a

particular role

Puella = a (The girl is the star of the show) Narcissus = s (Narcissus is receiving the direct

impact of some action)

Love = i E ("love" happens in the present; the star is doing it)

Puella Narcissum amat.

Goal: Conceptual Learning Composition (Example #2): Students produce Latin that gives each word a

particular role

Puella = j (something is originating from the girl)

Narcissus = a (Narcissus is the star of the show)

Love = e R ("love" was happening in the past; it was being done to the star)

Narcissus puell ambtur.

Goal: Conceptual Learning

Translation: Students recognize the conceptual force of

each word

Students understand the way that concepts interact to create meaning

Frater Luci cum Cornli schol ad tabernam glaci edibilis magn celeritte ambulvit.

Goal: Conceptual Learning

Vocabulary: When students encounter a Latin vocabulary

word, they recognize the concepts associated with its usage.

Tibi resistere dbmus. (resistere can only exert h impact)

T iuvre dbmus. (iuvare exerts the standard s impact)

Signa Latina

Signa Latina: How I Use It Help students visualize grammatical concepts by

associating them with physical actions s vs. h h vs. d Primary Sequence & Secondary Sequence

Signs help students start at what is it and build up to what is it called? Pluperfect vs. q

Correct mistakes by pointing out discrepancies between forms and their intended meanings Agricola canis amat. ???

Signa Latina: How I Use It

Have kids express understanding of meaning without leaving the target language

Signing while reading promotes attention to detail

Signing engages students kinesthetically

star nom tag gen sparks dat bam/to/thru acc from/in/with abl hi voc

Signa Latina: How Kids Learn It

Build up...teach a few signs at a time

Reinforceuse the signs when you verbalize grammatical terminology

Karaoke

Practice by signing forms

Practice by signing sentences

Signa Latina: Activities

Substitutions: students take turns signing & speaking variations of a sentence, altering the target word

e.g., Agricola fugiet Translation: students read & sign in Latin

then translate into English Forms Memorization: play karaoke song, flashing

signs in rhythm to the beat; students call out appropriate Latin form

e.g., sum, es, est, sumus, estis, sunt

Signa Latina: Activities Composition: Show a picture & sign a sentence

pattern; students produce a sentence using the signs you gave

Sentence interpretation without translation Distinguish Duration of Time from Time When

Forms interpretation without translation Sign tense of verb

Forms Production

Sentence Production

Garrio: sign the words that other people find

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Signa Latina: More Info

www.magistrula.com YouTube Video Signa Latina Font Online Exercises