To celebrate the fifth edition of the UK and International version of the Cambridge Latin Course, this series explores the history of the textbook and looks towards to its future. Featuring reflection pieces from our teaching community and interviews with some of the writers, friends and Directors who have shaped it, we reflect on why the CLC has been so unique and well-loved to date. The series will also be the place to learn about where the Cambridge Latin Course goes from here, from the research that shaped its approach to representation and diversity, to the new language features, characters, storylines and scholarship you will meet in its pages.
What’s in a name? As part of our series CLC: Past and Present, Anna Barker considers some discussions we could have in the classroom on characters’ names, and what they can tell us about the Roman world. Felix in Book I of the Cambridge Latin Course When I was marking some Year 8 assessment papers the other day, … Read more
Can the CLC be read as an epic? In this post, part of our CLC: Past and Present series, Anna Barker finds some Virgilian echoes in the narrative of Quintus. Quintus arrives at the house of Barbillus in Alexandria in Book II of the CLC As a trainee teacher, I once overheard someone say that the narrative of the … Read more
As part of our series CLC: Past and Present, Anna Barker reflects on the nature of the CLC as a continuous narrative which students follow throughout their school careers. Grumio in the kitchen in Book I of the Cambridge Latin Course What’s the longest time it’s taken you to read a book? Maybe a few months for A Suitable … Read more
As part of our series on the CLC: Past and Present, Anna Karsten reflects on the role her father, David Karsten, played in the early history of the Cambridge Latin Course and the reasons the CLC continues to be much loved in the Classics classroom today. David Karsten’s notes on the pilot of the Cambridge Latin Course My … Read more
