Comments on: Latin Learning Resources http://www.linglot.com/2008/05/latin-learning-resources Foreign Language Stuff Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:54:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: metro http://www.linglot.com/2008/05/latin-learning-resources#comment-1731 metro Sat, 14 Jun 2008 18:38:19 +0000 http://www.linglot.com/?p=45#comment-1731 You can find out more about Latin by listening to the Latinum podcast, which is totally free. The Latinum Podcast is free, with a free textbook pdf, lessons, and readings, using the Restored Classical Pronunciation of Latin. Latinum is highly regarded, and has thousands of regular users. http://latinum.mypodcast.com Schola - The only social networking site in existence where only Latin is used, and where the entire site is in Latin, it is a sort of Latin version of Facebook. http://schola.ning.com/ SCHOLA ALSO HAS A FREE RESOURCE OF OVER 3 500 IMAGE CARDS, with the Latin word for an object written over the top of a photo of the object. This is an excellent way to learn new vocabulary. You will be able to really strengthen your Latin vocabulary using this free resource. The images can be found in the photographiae section of Schola. These sites should be enough to help you get on with learning to read, write and if you want to, even learn how to speak Latin. You can find out more about Latin by listening to

the Latinum podcast, which is totally free.

The Latinum Podcast is free, with a free textbook

pdf, lessons, and readings, using the Restored

Classical Pronunciation of Latin. Latinum is

highly regarded, and has thousands of regular

users.
http://latinum.mypodcast.com

Schola - The only social networking site in

existence where only Latin is used, and where the

entire site is in Latin, it is a sort of Latin

version of Facebook.
http://schola.ning.com/
SCHOLA ALSO HAS A FREE RESOURCE OF OVER 3 500

IMAGE CARDS, with the Latin word for an object

written over the top of a photo of the object.

This is an excellent way to learn new vocabulary.

You will be able to really strengthen your Latin

vocabulary using this free resource. The images

can be found in the photographiae section of

Schola.

These sites should be enough to help you get on

with learning to read, write and if you want to,

even learn how to speak Latin.

]]> By: Zach http://www.linglot.com/2008/05/latin-learning-resources#comment-733 Zach Tue, 27 May 2008 01:28:47 +0000 http://www.linglot.com/?p=45#comment-733 You've got some good points there, Ryan. Thanks for your input! You’ve got some good points there, Ryan. Thanks for your input!

]]> By: Ryan http://www.linglot.com/2008/05/latin-learning-resources#comment-276 Ryan Tue, 20 May 2008 21:56:18 +0000 http://www.linglot.com/?p=45#comment-276 There are also those who maintain that studying Latin is a good way to better understand western culture since all of Europe was greatly influenced by the Romans. Therefore all current countries that were once European colonies (like the Australia, Brazil and Mexico) are also greatly influenced by the Latin language and Roman literature. Shakespeare didn't study English in school, he studied Latin. It's kind of like Middle Easterners learning classical Arabic, Indians learning Sanskrit or Chinese learning Gu Wen (Ancient Chinese). There are also those who maintain that studying Latin is a good way to better understand western culture since all of Europe was greatly influenced by the Romans. Therefore all current countries that were once European colonies (like the Australia, Brazil and Mexico) are also greatly influenced by the Latin language and Roman literature. Shakespeare didn’t study English in school, he studied Latin. It’s kind of like Middle Easterners learning classical Arabic, Indians learning Sanskrit or Chinese learning Gu Wen (Ancient Chinese).

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