Today we finished chapter 2. Yay!

Some key points about today’s class:

1. Celtic was once the main language of Europe. Paris, Belgrade (I said it’s in Yugoslavia, but I was wrong – it’s in Serbia!) and Dundee are all Celtic place-names (click the links to see where those towns are in Europe).
2. Emperor Charlemagne, in English here and in Japanese here, ordered sermons to be conducted in lingua romana rustica (click here for Japanese Google translation)  instead of lingua latina from 813.
3. Classical Latin (click here for Japanese) was different from ordinary or vulgar Latin. Today’s Spanish, Italian and French developed from this vulgar Latin rather than from classical Latin.
4. This chapter refers to some places and people that Japanese people may not be familiar with, such as
   1. Charlemagne (see above)
   2. Pompeii (click here for Japanese Wikipedia entry)
   3. Sardinia (click here for Japanese Wikipedia entry)
   4. Mario Pei (click here for Japanese Yahoo Books search).

Homework:

Read chapter 3. Ms. Aoki will prepare pages 35-36. Ms. Watanabe will prepare pages 36-37.

1. In your summary, highlight the key points, not the details.
2. Research about one topic that interests you, or some topic that may be unfamiliar to Japanese readers  in chapter 3.
3. Quote your sources. Where did you get the information from? Always use at least two sources of information.
4. This book is in English, for English speakers and uses English or European examples. On your own, find some Japanese examples for some of the topics in chapter 3.

Student voices

Ms. Aoki researched about Latin vulgate. Read about it in English here, and in Japanese here. She also researched about Romance Language.

Ms. Watanabe researched about Thracian language, the Etruscan language and Tocharian languages.