2005 Press Releases
UCC hosts the annual International Latin and Greek Summer School
UCC's Latin and Greek 8-week Summer School takes place again this
summer from 4 July-25 August. Organised by UCC's Department of
Classics, the School, since its inception, has attracted participants
from all over the world including Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Finland,
France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Korea, Sri
Lanka, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, UK, USA across a wide
range of disciplines: Classics, Archaeology, History, English, German,
History and Philosophy of Science, Philosophy and Theology.
Latin and Greek were the mainstay of education in Ireland and the UK
until as recently as 30 years ago when it was decided to drop Latin as
a University entrance requirement. As a result, the teaching of the
languages in second level schools declined and beginners' courses were
introduced at University level. Few students, therefore, outside and
sometimes even within the discipline of Classics itself, have the time
to acquire more than a passing knowledge of the languages.
The UCC Summer School was established in 1999 in order to alleviate
this situation. According to the School's Administrator, Vicky Janssens
"The course is highly intensive, offering nearly two years of
instruction over an 8 week period. Aimed primarily at postgraduates in
any discipline who require knowledge of either language for further
study, the course is also aimed at schoolteachers whose schools wish to
reintroduce Latin and Greek into their curriculum." "The
popularity of the school is reflected in the demand for places with the
school fully booked", she added.
The Summer School was awarded the European Label for Innovative and
Creative Language Teaching and Learning in 2004 by the Linguistics
Institute of Ireland on behalf of the European Commission.
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