An international conference for teacher trainers and teachers of Latin, ancient Greek and classical civilisation

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Conference outline

Following the success of the conference ‘Meeting the Challenge: European perspectives on the teaching and learning of Latin’, held in Cambridge in July 2005, the second Meeting The Challenge conference will examine approaches to teaching classical texts and the reception of classical literature.This will be an opportunity to meet with colleagues from many countries and share ideas about the best ways to promote learners’ engagement with classical texts.

22 presenters from ten countries will give papers on a range of topics including:

• Learning empathy through ancient drama

• Teaching Sophocles’ Antigone through film

• Using new technologies to teach literary texts

• Ovid’s Metamorphoses in the works of Dutch painters of the 17^th century

• Cicero and Horace in the age of reality shows

•  Auditory approaches to teaching Latin literature

All papers will be given in English.