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November 2022 Modules
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Beginning Greek 2
Continuing Series
Meeting Tuesdays & Thursdays @9:00 PM for eight 1-hour sessions (Eastern Time), beginning Nov 1 and ending on Nov 28 (with no class on Nov 24).
Want to read the NT in the original Greek? The Greek translation of the Old Testament? This module’s for you! We continue our study introducing learners to the basics of ancient Greek: the alphabet, introduction to the verb system (tenses and moods) and the noun system (the very helpful article, first and second declension). Over several modules, the students will learn the foundations of the language and then students will be able to read texts.
Precepted by
Dr.
Larry Swain
Beginning Japanese 5
Continuing Series
Meeting Mondays & Wednesdays @9:00 PM for eight 1-hour sessions (Eastern Time), beginning Nov 2 and ending on Nov 30 (with no class on Nov 23).
Continuing from where we ended in Japanese 4, we will advance our knowledge of Japanese grammar, vocabulary, speaking, listening, and kanji as we work our way through the Genki textbook.
Precepted by
Dr.
Robert Steed
Creative Writing: One Month Story
Meeting Mondays & Thursdays @8:00 PM for eight 1-hour sessions (Eastern Time), beginning Oct 31 and ending on Nov 28 (with no class on Nov 24).
We will walk through a complete project from pre-writing through writing, revising, editing, (revising, revising, revising), proofreading, and talking about publication options. Are you interested in finally getting down that memoir of your childhood? making a storybook for your grands? turning that daydream into a novelette? This adventure is for you! Whether your story is a draft, an outline, or a daydream, your project is welcome here in a place where we are aiming to finish it!
Note: For more information about the Collaborative Feedback Method in SPACE, please check out our video here.
Note: For more information about the Collaborative Feedback Method in SPACE, please check out our video here.
Precepted by
Sparrow F. Alden
Introduction to Ancient Magic:
The Earliest Magic
Meeting Tuesdays & Wednesdays @8:00 PM for eight 1-hour sessions (Eastern Time), beginning Nov 1 and ending on Nov 29 (with no class on Nov 23).
An introduction to magic in the ancient world provides a short survey of the earliest known magical texts and objects, including the Pyramid texts, Sumerian exorcism spells, and objects used in different apotropaic rituals. Divination and other forms of magic will be included as well. What was the earliest magic? What did it do and how did it work? Who practiced magic? How was magic related to religion?
Note: This module was formerly called Ancient Magic 1.
Note: This module was formerly called Ancient Magic 1.
Precepted by
Shawn Gaffney
Latin for Beginners 9
Continuing Series
Meeting Mondays & Wednesdays @10:00 AM for eight consecutive 1-hour sessions (Eastern Time), beginning Oct 31 and ending on Nov 23 (day before Thanksgiving).
Building on a general knowledge of all major noun and verb forms, students will be ready, in the ninth month of Latin in a Year, to explore some grammatical constructions that build upon subjunctive verb forms and to apply techniques from comparative adjectives to more complex adverb formations. Students will work through three chapters of Wheelock’s Latin and continue developing translation techniques by working through textbook sentences and short Latin passages.
This module covers chapters 31-33 of Wheelock’s Latin::
- 31: Cum Clauses; Fero
- 32: Formation and Comparison of Adverbs; Volo, Malo, Nolo; Proviso Clauses
- 33: Conditions
This module covers chapters 31-33 of Wheelock’s Latin::
- 31: Cum Clauses; Fero
- 32: Formation and Comparison of Adverbs; Volo, Malo, Nolo; Proviso Clauses
- 33: Conditions
Precepted by
Dr.
Faith Acker
Middle High German 2:
An Epic Continuation
Continuing Series
Meeting Fridays in a two-hour block from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM (Eastern Time), beginning Oct 28 and ending on Nov 18.
(Note: This module is a continuation from Middle High German 1)
Middle High German (MHG) is the umbrella term for the German dialects used in the Holy Roman Empire from about 1050 to 1350. Its written form was the language of the court, and most MHG poetry embraces chivalric intellectual interests—adventure, romances, and courtly love! Come join us this month to continue learning Middle High German, and you’ll learn how to read some of the greatest monuments of medieval literature—The Nibelungenlied, Gottfried von Strassburg’s Tristan und Isolde, Wolfram von Eschenbach’s Parzival, the poems of the Minnesänger (courtly poets)—in the original language!
Generally speaking, it takes about three months to read Middle High German competently, but after completing the sequence, students should be able to participate in SPACE’s Readings in Middle High German series. Middle High German offers tons of adventure, including Heroic Epic (Das Nibelungenlied, Kudrun), Crusader Epic (König Rother, Willehalm), Arthurian Romance (Parzival), and the Tristan story (Tristan und Isolde). Completing this sequence will prepare students for their journey into a new and large world of medieval literature.
Middle High German (MHG) is the umbrella term for the German dialects used in the Holy Roman Empire from about 1050 to 1350. Its written form was the language of the court, and most MHG poetry embraces chivalric intellectual interests—adventure, romances, and courtly love! Come join us this month to continue learning Middle High German, and you’ll learn how to read some of the greatest monuments of medieval literature—The Nibelungenlied, Gottfried von Strassburg’s Tristan und Isolde, Wolfram von Eschenbach’s Parzival, the poems of the Minnesänger (courtly poets)—in the original language!
Generally speaking, it takes about three months to read Middle High German competently, but after completing the sequence, students should be able to participate in SPACE’s Readings in Middle High German series. Middle High German offers tons of adventure, including Heroic Epic (Das Nibelungenlied, Kudrun), Crusader Epic (König Rother, Willehalm), Arthurian Romance (Parzival), and the Tristan story (Tristan und Isolde). Completing this sequence will prepare students for their journey into a new and large world of medieval literature.
Precepted by
Dr.
Isaac Schendel
Old Norse 4
Continuing Series
Meeting Mondays & Thursdays @8:00 PM for eight 1-hour sessions (Eastern Time), beginning Nov 3 and ending on Dec 1 (with no class on Nov 24).
This series of modules introduces you to the vocabulary and grammar of Old Norse, preparing you to read medieval sagas, eddic poetry, and even Viking-Age runic inscriptions. Each one-month module builds on the previous one, so students ready to learn Old Norse will communicate with our Director and Professor Anderson to choose the right placement for everyone.
Precepted by
Dr.
Carl Edlund Anderson