LATINUM - The Latin Language Learning Podcast from London

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" Example before the rule" is a great principle of language learning. Viva voce methods save time, rules are grasped more quickly. Systematic use of viva voce Latin leads to rapidly gaining the required intuitive familiarity with Latin sentence construction, and the learning of correct vowel quantity from the beginning. Vocabulary is learned in a more natural way. The intention is to use the resources offered here to get good enough to actually get to think in the language, to live in it. This is the Renaissance Method.

The recorded lessons from Adler's Textbook, " A Practical Grammar of the Latin Language" form the core of the podcast. Adler's book can be downloaded for free from Google Books, who especially re-scanned this important textbook for us.

Vale.

Evan Millner
London

Many thanks to the following individuals and organisations for appearing (listed in no particular order) on this Podcast:
The Cambridge University Press;
The University of Canterbury, New Zealand;
University of California, Los Angeles;
Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles;
Swarthmore College, Department of Classics;
Stephen Daitz (Sorgll);
Robert Sonkowsky (Sorgll);
Wakefield Foster (Sorgll);
ISTA;
Jeroen de Ost;
Cantantor;
Lucio Amadeo Ranierio;
Lorna Robinson, Iris Project;
Ruben Sitto;
Hefyd;
Melissa Foundation;
Charles Umiker;
Iohannes Alatius;
Brad Walton;
Charlie McNamara.

Saturday, Feb 09, 2008

GCSE - NOUNS SUBSTANTIVE

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Vocabulary Building:
Nouns substantive used in GCSE Latin, all tiers, introduced in the form of "This thing"
In case these pronouns are not yet familiar, here is the declension of the nominative and genitive of this and these.

Hic - masculine
Haec - feminine
Hoc - neuter
Hujus - genitive
HI - masc. plural
HAE - fem plural
HAEC - neut plural
horum - masc gen. plural
harum - fem gen plural
horum - neut plural

Note on pronunciation. Hic haec and hoc should have a double c before a vowel.

However, in the vocab list recited here, I have only given a single c, to make the form of the nouns substantive clearer for a beginner.
A Roman would have said Hoc Cest instead of hoc est, and haec Carbor, not haec arbor. When you are saying these yourself, you might want to try doing this.
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Saturday, Feb 09, 2008

GCSE LATIN - 200 INFINITIVES

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Vocabulary Building: Latin
200 verbs given in the infinitive form. These are suitable for foundation and higher levels.

Saturday, Feb 09, 2008

GCSE LATIN - 200 VERBS

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Vocabulary Building: Latin
200 verbs given in the first person present indicative. i.e. I love, I call, I wound, etc.

These are for both higher and foundation level students.