The goal of the Latinum is to give you fluency in reading and listening to Latin, which will eventually lead to skill in writing and speaking. The Adler course will take you around 2 - 5 years to finish, maybe faster if you really work at it.
The introductory textbook, by George Adler, teaches Latin via conversational, colloquial Latin. Adler also introduces many fine points of grammar not covered in standard modern textbooks. If you still are more advanced, then original texts in Latin may be of interest, along with Adler, and Comenius' Grammatical works.
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To build your vocabulary, you might find it useful to listen to various Latin-English audio files, such as the historically important series of colloquia by Corderius, also available in Latin-English, and Latin only versions. In addition, you might want to listen to the Fabulae Faciles, Dialogues, and read booklets on the Tarheel Reader site. Even if you have formally studied Latin before, it is unlikely you will have developed the range of vocabulary dealt with by Comenius, or the flexibility of expression taught through Adler. If you are intermediate or advanced, Adler and Comenius will still be very useful. The Orbis Sensualium Pictus of Comenius (Audio in Latin and google book editions with various languages), and with a Latin-English audio version also available. Swallowing the Dictionary, and Comenius' Vestibulumģ.
If you are a complete beginner, then the following materials will be useful:ġ.The Adler Practical Grammar audio courseĢ. I also wanted a course for myself, and couldn't find one. I wanted to provide a course that students, or those with limited financial means, could access. Why did I make Latinum? I made the course, because I could find no modern-language type course with extensive audio materials for learning Classical Latin to an advanced level. Also, classroom based language courses simply cannot provide the intensive exposure needed, and the hours of tuition required, to master a language quickly. Few formal Latin courses spend much time on the latter two, which, to my mind, are the most important of the four, especially for a beginner. I also think one needs to 'fire on all cylinders' - to make as many neural connections as possible - this must involve reading, writing, listening, and speaking. That is more 'learning ABOUT Latin' than 'Learning Latin'. It is not the only, nor is it necessarily the best, method for learning Latin - however, I believe the general principle of learning through immersion to be more productive of expertise in a language, than by diverting one's efforts by learning the complex machinery of grammatical terminology - at least in the beginning. The Latinum Course is an online multi-level and multi-media Latin course, that has been growing steadily since I started creating it in early 2007. We can't remove the effort required, but we can make the ascent more pleasant. The Latinum Course will hold your hand as you proceed, leading to fewer pitfalls along the way. Climbing the mountain to reach the vantage point that is fluency, is worth the effort. Knowledge of the Roman language will give you an unbroken view across 2 300 years of European Civilisation. I invite you to start listening, to become more fluent in Latin. Thousands of students across the world are currently using the Latinum Course Materials - on YouTube, or with the provided audio materials. Have a good look around the site, there is much on offer here. Welcome to the FAQ page of the Latinum Course.
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