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•  Monday, January 5, 2015

•  Introduction

•  Comments on Learning

•  Telling Time

•  Introducing the Greeks and Romans

“Scholar at the Lectern,” Rembrandt 1641

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Professor Emily Albu emalbu@ucdavis.edu Office Hours: Thurs 12-1 and by appointment in Sproul 715;

Wed 3:10-4:00 in ARC 138.

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Dr. John Rundin jrundin@ucdavis.edu

Office Hours:

Tues., noon-1 p.m. and by appointment in Sproul 713; and Mon., 3:10-4 p.m., in ARC 138.

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* The TAs’ primary job is to interact with the students. * Please email one of them

first with questions and problems. * Please seek help from them

in their office hours. * They’ll refer appropriate

questions and issues to the instructors.

Annika Cunningham ajcunninham@ucdavis.edu Office: 103 Sproul Office Hours: Mon. and Fri., 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Tues. and Thur., 1-3 p.m.

Sarah Davis sardavis@ucdavis.edu

Office: 103 Sproul

Office Hours: Mon. and Wed. 2:15 p.m.-3:45 p.m.;

Thur.: 12:30-2 p.m. and, in ARC 138, Fri. 3-4 p.m.

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* Yoomin Ahn * Keil Chase

* Geniene Geffke * Leah Hansard

* Robbie Hoile

* Stephanie MacAller * Cordie Ross

* Michael Woo

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* The syllabus is available in the SmartSite resources folder for the course.

* The information we are about to give you is all there.

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You’ll need this text right away. Because some people may have problems getting the text, we have posted scans of its first three units in the Resources folder of the SmartSite. Make sure you get your hands on a copy before the fourth week of class when we start Unit 4. We will not be making more scans.

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Please get an i>clicker as soon as possible. There are three models; they all will work for this class. You need to register it at iclicker.com by next Monday. We will not be recording its use till the third week of the course.

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* The course will help you develop proficiency in advanced English vocabulary by teaching you the Latin and Greek elements from which such words are often formed.

* Course materials will be made available at the course SmartSite. * Please let us know if you need to be added to the SmartSite.

* We will strive to post PowerPoint slides the night before each class.

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* The syllabus explains grading and policies. * Here are highlights: * There will be nine quizzes. * No make-ups whatsoever. (Of course, we will accommodate

disabilities)

* But we’ll drop your lowest two scores.

* There will be a final exam; it will be comprehensive but fair. * There will be homework. One homework assignment will be

dropped from your final grade. * The first homework assignment, due Friday, will be collected in hard

copy in class. * The other assignments will be collected in the assignment section of

the SmartSite for the course.

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* The syllabus contains a schedule. * All assignments are due on the day for which they are listed.

* There will be a weekly quiz on Friday. * We will describe each quiz in detail in the previous class.

* In general, each quiz will cover the two previous weeks of work (that means you get quizzed on most weeks’ material twice).

* Generally, there will be a written assignment due on Monday or Wednesday. * We grade these only as done or not done.

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* This is a big class with a small staff, so we need to be clear on standards of behavior.

* Please read the “Rules of the Classroom” on the last page of the syllabus.

* In particular, do note our policy on electronic devices.

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* Attend every class. * Study materials before class and review after class. (Follow the

Carnegie Rule.) * Limit time online, and limit multi-tasking. * Take demanding courses – and be conscientious about doing

schoolwork. * Stay academically engaged and optimistic / realistic; persistence

and determination matter. * If you have a job, try to work on campus rather than off. * Get plenty of sleep – just not in class! * Sources:

- Steven Brint and Allison M. Cantwell, 2010. “Time Use and Academic Outcomes,” Teachers College Record 112: 2441-2470. - Justin Pope (Associated Press, Sept. 2012)

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* C.E. * Common Era

* refers to dates after the birth of Jesus of Nazareth.

* Some people instead use A.D., which stands for Anno Domini, Latin for in the year of the Lord.

* A.D. is put BEFORE dates (A.D. 140, NOT 140 A.D.)

*  C.E. is put after them: 140 C.E.

* It is 2013 C.E right now (or A.D. 2013)

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* B.C.E. * Before the Common Era

* refers to dates before the birth of Jesus.

* Some people use “B.C.” (= Before Christ) instead.

* Both B.C.E. and B.C. are put after the year * Examples * 250 B.C.E

* 350 B.C.

* * The second century C.E.

* The year 150 C.E.

* The first century C.E. * The year 50 C.E.

* The first century B.C.E. * The year 50 B.C.E.

* The second century B.C.E * The year 150 B.C.E

birth of Christ

100 C.E.

200 C.E.

100 B.C.E.

200 B.C.E.

50 C.E.

150 C.E.

50 B.C.E.

150 B.C.E.

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* In what century is 550 C.E.?

* The sixth century C.E.

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* In what century is 50 C.E.?

* The first century C.E.

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* The Greeks are people who speak Greek.

* In modern times, Greeks mostly live in Europe in the country of Greece, which was formed fairly recently in the 1800’s and early 1900’s.

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* People who we know spoke Greek were in the area of the Aegean Sea by the middle of the 2nd millennium B.C.E. (this means around 1500 B.C.E.).

* We know this because they left a form of writing (called Linear B) which scholars have proven to be Greek.

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* Over the next 1000 years, Greeks spread across the Mediterranean Sea to

* Southern France * The Black Sea * Southern Italy

* Sicily * North Africa

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* When Alexander the Great (356-23 B.C.E) (who was not Greek but who admired Greek culture) conquered a huge chunk of the world, he brought Greek language and culture to the entire Eastern Mediterranean, where it became an important force.

Alexander’s Conquests

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* The Ancient Greeks excelled in art, philosophy, and science. * Therefore, although the Greeks no longer have the

dominant position they held in ancient times, they have left a lasting mark on many aspects of later European, Middle Eastern and even South Asian culture. * As a result, the Greek language has had a strong

influence on English.

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* The Romans were originally central Italian people who got their name from their city, Rome. * Our first clear records of

them come from the middle part of the first millennium B.C.E.. (around 500 B.C.E.). * They spoke a language

that we call Latin.

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* They came into history later than the Greeks. * They originally controlled only a

small area of central Italy. * However, by the time of Jesus Christ

(1 C.E.), they had a huge empire that controlled the entire Mediterranean. * They spread their language, and,

generally, Latin become the dominant language of the Western Mediterranean, while Greek remained the common language of the Eastern Mediterranean.

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The Roman Empire

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* The Romans admired and imitated many aspects of Greek culture. * Therefore, Latin, throughout its history, has borrowed Greek vocabulary.

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* The Western, Latin-speaking portions of the Roman Empire, in the middle part of the first millennium C.E., devolved into numerous independent states. * (The Eastern, Greek-speaking part of the Roman Empire lived on till

1453 C.E.)

* Nevertheless, Latin remained the language of education in the Western region till just a few centuries ago.

* At the same time, in everyday life, Latin slowly changed to become the modern Romance languages such as Spanish, French, and Italian.

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* Although English is NOT a Romance language, that is, it does not descend directly from Latin, nevertheless, because it is a Western European language, it has been much influenced by Latin both from Latin itself and from the Romance languages that grew from Latin. * It has also picked up much Greek vocabulary both directly from

Greek and indirectly through Latin because of the continuing respect of Western Europeans for Greek culture.

* Alaric the Visigoth sacks Rome, 410 C.E.