How is the new edition of the Cambridge Latin Course being received by students in the Latin classroom? In this post, Joanna Johnson, Head of Classics at Solihull School, shares her first impressions of the new textbook, and some of her students’ most interesting reactions! Lucia reads from Book I of the 5th edition, featuring female characters both old and new … Read more
What is a sensitivity reading, and how is it done? In this post, Pria Jackson reflects on her EDI work for the new edition of the Cambridge Latin Course, and on what the process can bring to our classrooms and our representations of the ancient world. Introducing Queen Catia, who has not only a name … Read more
From accessible cultural background sections to more human stories, Elizabeth Hayes, Curriculum Lead Tutor at the University of Sussex, shares some first impressions of the new CLC 5th edition, Book II. An illustration accompanying the new story, Rōmānus vulnerātus, in Stage 13 of the UK 5th edition. My love of Book II of the Cambridge Latin Course was cemented in the … Read more
The artifex Clara will replace Celer in the new Cambridge Latin Course. In this post, Director Caroline Bristow describes the research that shaped Clara’s representation in the new UK and International edition and the evidence for working women in the ancient world. Clara paints a picture. The fresco is from the House of the Surgeon in Pompeii … Read more
The household of Caecilius has gained a daughter in the new UK and International edition of the Cambridge Latin Course. In this post, Director Caroline Bristow introduces Lucia and explores the surviving evidence for the lives of girls like her in the Roman world. A new illustration of Lucia for the UK and International fifth edition … Read more
The character Barbillus has made his way to Book I in the new UK and International edition. In this post, Director Caroline Bristow introduces the history behind the character and the evidence we used to better capture his Greco-Syrian-Egyptian heritage. Barbillus in the new edition of the CLC. On either side of him are the … Read more
From Quintus’ little sister to the introduction of Barbillus as amīcus in Book I, there’s lots to look forward to in the new edition. In this post, Director Caroline Bristow reflects on the narrative that students and teachers love and the changes you can expect from the new UK and International edition. The familia of Caecilius in full colour. The … Read more
If you’ve ever used the Cambridge Latin Course eLearning DVD, chances are the faces of Tim Clark, Clare-Marie Roxby and Ed Noy-Scott are familiar. Better known as Caecilius, Metella and Grumio, they were teaching at the Royal Grammar School in Newcastle in the early 2000s when the ancillary videos were made. CSCP’s Caroline Musgrove spoke with them … Read more
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
