User:Alcuin~enwikiversity

"And gladly wolde he lerne and gladly teche." from Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, General Prologue, line 308

Re natura usoris
A medievalist by nature, I am a graduate student in historical Germanic linguistics, having also studied the literatures of medieval Spain and England (all at a brickiversity). I am at Wikiversity because of its commitment to the original structure and goals of the medieval university, something that has become quite rare in the more financially-oriented universities of our time.

I have been a member of the Wikiversity community since July 30th, 2007.

For the time being, I will be active on Wikiversity about once per week.

A few odd facts

 * I have been married for three years
 * I was born in California
 * I have no children
 * I enjoy Mexican food
 * I find winter nights south of 42º N too short
 * I love hiking
 * I have a secret penchant for Dungeons & Dragons (but let's just keep that between us).

Faculty of Humanities

 * Classical Greek
 * Classics
 * German
 * Dutch
 * Afrikaans
 * Chinese
 * Mythology
 * Intellectual property law
 * Constitutional law
 * Theology
 * Religious studies

Faculty of Mathematics

 * Algebra
 * Combinatorics
 * Pure mathematics
 * Philosophy of mathematics
 * History of mathematics
 * Cryptography

Faculty of Social Sciences

 * Archaeology
 * Economics
 * Political Science
 * History
 * American History
 * European History

Faculty of Practical Arts and Sciences

 * Agriculture
 * Food and drink
 * Firearms handling

Faculty of Engineering and Technology

 * Computer programming
 * Civil engineering

Learning Projects

 * Homseschooling
 * Collaborative play writing
 * Chain mail construction
 * War seminar

Wolde gladly teche

 * Linguistics
 * English language
 * Spanish language
 * English literature
 * Spanish literature
 * Writing and composition