The Latin/Greek Institute
of The City University of New York, founded in 1973, is a collaborative
effort of the City University Graduate Center and Brooklyn College. The
Institute offers intensive, total-immersion programs in ancient languages
during the summer that enable serious, highly motivated high school, undergraduate,
and graduate students to cover the material normally included in several
semesters of conventional work in a single summer. All programs are team-taught
by experienced instructors. In addition to being intensive, the programs
are unique in that they provide 24-hour availability of faculty to assist
students by phone in the preparation of assignments, hourly rotation of
staff to provide for exposure to a variety of approaches, and a low student-faculty
ratio.
No auditors are permitted in the programs of the Latin/Greek Institute. Admission is by application only.
The Institute is held at the City University Graduate Center on Fifth Avenue at 34th St. in midtown Manhattan. The Center is easily accessible by all major means of public transportation.
The basic programs
of the Latin/Greek Institute enable students with no previous training
in either language to cover the material normally included in four to six
semesters of college-level Latin or Greek in ten weeks of instruction and,
upon completing the program, to enroll in senior undergraduate reading
courses.
The work of the Institute is extremely demanding, with the equivalent of one week's material in a normal college setting covered each day. Classes begin at 9:30 a.m. and continue until 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, with only a short break for lunch. Quizzes are given daily. There are substantial nightly assignments, and there are weekly examinations. The programs provide daily drills and a review for students who want extra help. Each student has a faculty advisor to work with on any difficulties the student is having. No one should enroll who has any other commitment for the summer, e.g. term papers, job, family problems, etc.
Many students of previous Institutes have found the work the most demanding of their academic careers but also the most rewarding.
Twelve undergraduate credits can be earned in either language through Brooklyn College.
The first five weeks
of the Latin program are spent in mastering the forms and syntax of the
language while selections from the poetry of Catullus and the prose of
Caesar are read. In the last five weeks, students study major authors and
genres ranging from the classical period through the Renaissance.
Augustan Epic: Vergil. Book IV of the Aeneid is read in its entirety with a view toward an appreciation of Vergilian style and poetic technique.
Survey of Latin Literature. Lectures and discussions on the development of Latin prose and poetry from Livius Andronicus through the Silver Age and into the medieval period and the Renaissance. Representative passages are translated and analyzed.
Latin Prose Composition. Simple and complex English sentences are translated into Latin with a threefold purpose: to review basic rules of syntax, to expand knowledge of Latin syntax by applying basic rules previously learned to more intricate constructions, and to call attention to matters of word order, style, and prose rhythm in order to create a sensitive response to the art of Latin prose.
Classical Lyric Poetry. Selections from the four books of Horace's Odes are read and analyzed in terms of themes, language, and metrics.
The first six weeks
of the Greek program are spent in mastering the forms and syntax of the
language while reading relatively simple selections of unadapted prose
and poetry. In the last four weeks, students study major authors and genres
ranging from the Archaic through the Hellenistic periods.
Survey of Greek Prose and Poetry. Representative selections of Greek prose and poetry of the archaic and classical periods will be studied. Emphasis will be placed on rhetoric, metrics, the development of style, and dialectical differences.
Greek Tragedy: Euripides. Extensive selections from Euripides' Medea are read with a view toward an appreciation of Euripides' style, rhetoric, meter, and poetic technique.
Greek Prose Composition. Simple and compex English sentences are translated into Greek with a threefold purpose: to review basic rules of syntax, to expand knowledge of Greek syntax by applying basic rules previously learned to more intricate constructions, and to call attention to matters of word order, style, and prose rhythm in order to create a sensitive response to the art of Greek prose.
The upper level programs in Latin and Greek permit qualified undergraduates who have completed the Basic Program in Latin or Greek plus additional upper level work in the language, or at least two and a half years (five semesters) of college-level Latin or Greek to read in depth a substantial body of literature. The programs last seven weeks.
During the first week, students review intensively basic morphology and syntax and establish a common terminology. For the remaining six weeks, the major focus is on translating and analyzing a large body of material. Daily quizzes, special tutorials, and frequent drills are included. The large amount of reading is enriched by regular prose composition exercises. Throughout, there is emphasis on aspects of criticism that derive from a linguistic analysis of a text and that cannot be acquired from a translation. Graduate students of literature and related fields are welcome.
Classes meet Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.
The upper level programs, like the basic ones, utilize the team-teaching approach, and faculty are available twenty-four hours a day. There are substantial nightly assignments. The work of the programs is extremely demanding, with the equivalent of one week's material in a normal college setting covered each day. No one should enroll who has any other commitment for the summer. Daily attendance is required. Eight undergraduate credits can be earned through Brooklyn College of The City University of New York. Whether or not these credits can be applied elsewhere is the decision of authorities at the student's home school.
Works to be read will include the following (in their entirety unless otherwise noted):
Works to be read will include the following (in their entirety unless otherwise noted):
Additional selections will be read at sight.
The principles of
team teaching and careful planning and pre-teaching of every class have
helped to make the LGI so successful. Faculty are on twenty-four hour call
to assist students any time during the day or night. These are programs
of total immersion and total commitment on the part of both faculty and
students.
Faculty for 2008 will be announced early in the spring semester.
Candidates for admission
to the Latin/Greek Institute should be able to provide evidence of seriousness
of purpose, motivation, and considerable language ability. Application
forms may be obtained from the office of the Latin/Greek Institute, City
University Graduate School, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10016,
or you may call us at (212) 817-2081 or e-mail us (rfleischer@gc.cuny.edu).
The admissions committee meets regularly, and successful candidates are
notified as soon as possible after we receive the completed application.
The deadline for applying to the basic programs
is May 2, 2008.
The application and all supporting documents must be received by this date.
Unfortunately, the
City University Graduate Center will not have any dormitory rooms available
for summer 2008.
A private company, Educational Housing Services, which provides dormitory rooms for students at several colleges in the New York area, will have rooms available in several of its facilities, including the St. George Residence, the Clark Street Residence (both in Brooklyn Heights), and the New Yorker Hotel (on West 34th Street in Manhattan). Further information is available at the company's web site, or you may contact Mr. George Carhart, Marketing Associate, Educational Housing Services, 31 Lexington Avenue, New York NY 10010. The telephone is: 212-977-9099, ext. 330.
When contacting EHS please tell them that you will be a student in the Latin/Greek Institute.
Accommodations may also be available at International House, 500 Riverside Drive, New York NY 10027-3916. Please contact Ms. Marie Gjoni, Assistant Director of Admissions, at 212-280-7668 or admissions@ihouse.nyc.org.
Please note that neither the Latin/Greek Institute nor CUNY has any connection with Educational Housing Services or International House. Students will be responsible for making their own arrangements directly.
All schedules for
tuition and fees are set by the Board of Trustees of The City University
of New York and are subject to change by the Board without notice. Upon
acceptance into the program, students will be informed of the exact tuition
and fees and the payment schedule. Students in the basic programs will
pay and register on the first day of classes. For the purposes of determining
tuition charges, a student is considered a resident of the State of New
York if he or she has his or her principal place of abode in the State
of New York for a period of at least twelve consecutive months immediately
preceding the first day of classes for the session for which the residency
determination is made, states his or her intention to live permanently
and maintain his or her principal place of abode in New York State, and
is not in the United States on a temporary visa. Documentation of state
residency must be provided, as described in the package of application
materials.
Non-New York State Residents ..................... $4,320
Non-New York State Residents ..................... $2,880
Program Fee (for all programs) .... $35
Application Fee (for all programs):
Students who have never attended Brooklyn College.... $50
Students who have attended Brooklyn College
at some time in the past...................... $10
Current Brooklyn College Students ................... no fee
Note: No money is to accompany the application. Accepted applicants will receive instructions about payment of tuition and fees.
Through the auspices
of the Floyd L. Moreland Scholarship Fund of the Latin/Greek Institute,
a limited amount of money (contributed entirely by alumnae/i and friends
of the Institute) will be available to help reduce tuition costs for some
exceptionally qualified students who demonstrate need. A separate scholarship
application must be filed. This can be obtained by writing to the Latin/Greek
Institute at the address given at the beginning of this brochure. Filing
this form also makes the student eligible for consideration for the Christina
M. Dunkle Memorial Scholarship Award. These awards are privately funded
and are not administered directly by The City University of New York.
The deadline for applying for financial aid in 2008 is April 11. All supporting materials must be received by this date.
Undergraduates who are residents of the State of New York may be eligible for tuition assistance through the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP). Check with the financial aid office at your college or university. The phone number of the TAP office at Brooklyn College is (718) 951-4165.
Since our funds are extremely limited, scholarship applicants are urged to investigate the possibility of financial aid from all outside sources, including student bank loans. Information about Guaranteed Student Loans (GSL) should be secured from the financial aid officer at the school at which the student is matriculated for a degree.
Telephone: 212 817-2081 (10 a.m.- 5 p.m. any business day)
Mail:
Latin/Greek Institutee-mail: rfleischer@gc.cuny.edu
The Graduate School and University Center
City University of New York
365 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10016
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