World Universities Forum LISBON 2014

1. World Universities Forum LISBON 2014 Toward an Updated Pedagogy for Classical Languages Doug Lauffer, Community College Beaver County, USA (c) 2014 Doug Lauffer

2. Practical Pedagogical Process Flowchart DiagramPPPFD Teachers Students • ClassicalScienceEngineering • ClassicalLanguageARTS • ClassicalPhilosophy • The Contemporary Continuous Improvement (c) 2014, by Doug Lauffer, Sewickley, PA, USA, Under the Creative Commons License

3. Students Language & Technology Latin, Greek, Cobol, C++, Java, etc. All Relate Using Applied Linguistics ~ Learn Faster, Better, Smarter! (c) 2014 Doug Lauffer

4. Updated Pedagogy for The Classics (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

5. Updated Pedagogy for The Classics (c) 2014 Doug Lauffer • Applied Linguistics – practiced in our lives • Use Semantics & • Reasoning on the Classics for Learning • Learn Smarter • Learn Better • Learn Faster • Ontologically Speaking, BE SUCCESSFUL

6. 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!

7. Applied Linguistics and Learning (c) 2014 Doug Lauffer • Grammar – There are classic/contemporary Grammars • All Fields of Study have a grammar • Special 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

8. Practical Pedagogical Process Flowchart DiagramPPPFD Teachers Students ClassicalScienceEngineering ClassicalLanguageARTS ClassicalPhilosophy The Contemporary Continuous Improvement (c) 2014, by Doug Lauffer, Sewickley, PA, USA, Under the Creative Commons License

9. Applied Linguistics and Learning (c) 2014 Doug Lauffer Syntax – There is a standard syntactical representation in all fields of study.

10. 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

11. Updated Pedagogical Results (c) 2014 Doug Lauffer Applied Linguistics Implemented with: Faculty/Student & Community Education Sharing Knowledge and Intelligence With Others

12. Updated Pedagogy for The Classics (c) 2014 Doug Lauffer • ONTOLOGIZED PROCESS • Students 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

13. Updated Pedagogical Results (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

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17. Classical Scene (c) 2014 Doug Lauffer

18. Contemporary Scene (c) 2014 Doug Lauffer

19. Classic<—>Contemporary (c) 2014 Doug Lauffer

20. Practical Pedagogical Process Flowchart DiagramPPPFD Teachers Students ClassicalScienceEngineering ClassicalLanguageARTS ClassicalPhilosophy The Contemporary Continuous Improvement (c) 2014, by Doug Lauffer, Sewickley, PA, USA, Under the Creative Commons License