(c) 2014 Doug Lauffer

World Universities Forum LISBON 2014

Toward an Updated Pedagogy for Classical Languages

D o u g L a u ff e r, C o m m u n i t y C o l l e g e B e a v e r C o u n t y , U S A

The Contemporary

ClassicalPhilosop

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ClassicalLanguageARTS

ClassicalScienceEngineering

Teachers Students

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Practical Pedagogical Process Flowchart DiagramPPPFD

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The Classics

LanguagesInformation Technology(s)

Students Language & Technology

Latin, Greek, Cobol, C++, Java, etc. All

Relate

Using Applied

Linguistics ~ Learn Faster, Better,

Smarter!

(c) 2014 Doug Lauffer

The Classics – Languages, e.g. Latin or COBOL Latin common root for many

languages Common Business Oriented Language

(COBOL) A Classical Computer Programming

Language

Updated Pedagogy for The Classics

(c) 2014 Doug Lauffer

Applied Linguistics – practiced in our livesUse Semantics &

Reasoning on the Classics for Learning Learn SmarterLearn BetterLearn Faster

Ontologically Speaking, BE SUCCESSFUL

Updated Pedagogy for The Classics

(c) 2014 Doug Lauffer

Apply the same process to…Contemporary Subjects

Ease learning pain (smoother learning)

Ease teaching pain (smoother pedagogy)

Improve Outcomes i.e. Success; Be More, Be Better!

Updated Pedagogy for The Classics

(c) 2014 Doug Lauffer

Grammar – There are classic/contemporary Grammars

All Fields of Study have a grammarSpecial or Imported Lexicon(s)

e.g. O N T O L O G Y – Philosophy - study of B E I N G N E S S Computer Science – encapsulate into an object

container

Applied Linguistics and Learning

Practical Pedagogical Process Flowchart DiagramPPPFD

The Contemporary

ClassicalPhilosophy

ClassicalLanguageARTS

ClassicalScience

Engineering

Teachers Students

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Syntax – There is a standard syntactical representation in all fields of study.

Applied Linguistics and Learning

(c) 2014 Doug Lauffer

Semantics – There are standard dictionaries

or lexicons for all fields. Meaning Is Important

Nuance Poetry Literature Composition(s) Essay Phraseology Style

Applied Linguistics and Learning

(c) 2014 Doug Lauffer

Applied Linguistics Implemented with: Faculty/Student & Community Education

Sharing Knowledge and Intelligence With Others

Updated Pedagogical Results

(c) 2014 Doug Lauffer

ONTOLOGIZED PROCESSStudents More Successful

Teachers Students (Teachers teach Students)

Students Teachers (Students teach Teachers)

More Satisfying for Teachers Learning Outcomes Better

Students Successful as Retention is Better

Updated Pedagogy for The Classics

(c) 2014 Doug Lauffer

Communicate the Classical to Improve CurrentGrammar/Syntax/Semantics Enable US to BE BETTER at Communication(s) Doing Computers, Language,

Philosophy... SMARTER Writing and Speaking -> BETTER Collaborating Efficiently & Effectively ->

FASTER

Updated Pedagogical Results

(c) 2014 Doug Lauffer

Classics• Static

(c) 2014 Doug Lauffer

Classics• Static

Modern• Dynamic• Learn from

the classics

(c) 2014 Doug Lauffer

Classics• StaticModern• DynamicHopeContinuous Improvement

(c) 2014 Doug Lauffer

Classical Scene

(c) 2014 Doug Lauffer

Contemporary Scene

(c) 2014 Doug Lauffer

Classic<—>Contemporary

Practical Pedagogical Process Flowchart DiagramPPPFD

The Contemporary

ClassicalPhilosophy

ClassicalLanguageARTS

ClassicalScience

Engineering

Teachers Students

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT(c) 2014, by Doug Lauffer, Sewickley, PA, USA, Under the Creative Commons License