need advice - latin

[handmade34]

anyone know good programs to help with Latin?? I promised my son I would get him some help... he is doing ok, but needs a boost. Rosetta Stone or??


last one, on the left... gotta get him through college

[meegbear]

1. ...

http://www.rosettastone.com/learn-latin

[Warpy]

7. Rosetta Stone is a good place to start

I've used it and found it to give a decent working vocabulary in classroom language. However, you do need to supplement it with workbooks and drilling in verbs and the like.

The other caveat is that it's very expensive. A tutor might be cheaper.

[handmade34]

13. he is taking the class at UVM

he started in HS and he just feels like he not on top of it. I am no help.

[Warpy]

27. Most colleges have learning centers

where students who need just a little extra help can go for peer tutoring.
Some of the tutors do it for class credit and brownie points and others do it for pay to defray the cost of college. I was a tutor when I was going through nursing school and it's rewarding for both parties.

That's the cheap way to do it, it's usually cost free through the college.

[handmade34]

11. thanks

he was asking about Rosetta Stone, I will look into it.

[FSogol]

2. Get him a tutor, not a software program. n/t

[T Wolf]

4. Agree totally. The personal touch from a HUMAN teacher is far better than a computer program. Plus

it would provide a job to some one.

A win-win.

[FSogol]

8. The language department at his school can give you a list of tutors. n/t

[handmade34]

15. excellent idea

[handmade34]

22. I like the idea - thanks

[handmade34]

14. thanks

this looks like it's becoming generally consensus

[grytpype]

3. Switch to Mandarin Chinese.

Something useful.

[Captain Hilts]

6. Latin paves the way to French, Italian, Portuguese, English, Spanish....nt

[Cleita]

16. Also, if he wants to be a doctor or scientist, most of the words used

are Latin or derived from Latin. I know that having Latin in high school made my science classes much easier in college.

[Captain Hilts]

21. Yes!

[handmade34]

9. he already entrenched

[Cleita]

19. I would suggest a tutor. Maybe even his Latin teacher can recommend

someone he/she likes and that would tutor him in a way the teacher would prefer.

[HipChick]

5. I had to take 5yrs of Latin and Ancient Greek...

A tutor is prob best..Latin is much more of a written/reading, than verbal task these days though

[Joanie Baloney]

10. Here's all my Latin:

Ubi Ignis Est?

(Where's the fire?)

Good luck and congratulations to your son!!

-JB

[T Wolf]

17. ALL I remember from Latin is that Gaul is divided into three parts. And something about all the

multiple forms for verbs AND nouns that made who you were saying what to and when it was said so damn important.

But their empire lasted longer than ours will, so maybe they were on to something with that complicated language.

[handmade34]

24. lol

I took french and don't use it

[nRkiSt]

25. Their empire lasted longer

because everything moved much slooower in those days. The USE is going to flame out much faster, like a Roman candle...

[myrna minx]

12. I would try the free online classes from various universities...

http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=2654

http://education-portal.com/articles/Colleges_and_Universities_that_Offer_Free_Courses_Online.html

Last night I was looking into taking Latin classes - this is how I found the above info. What a small world. :hi:

[handmade34]

18. hey-thanks

it looks like these sites, University help and some tutoring are all great ideas. I know that working one-on-one or small groups is best. My son is just not getting what he needs from his class. Of course I am hundreds of miles away and cannot monitor him (nor would I want to). He works hard and is pretty honest with me about his real needs.

[TuxedoKat]

23. Thanks for posting that

I always wanted to learn Latin.

[myrna minx]

28. You're welcome. I haven't attempted this course yet, but it seems interesting.

:hi:

[dugaresa]

20. Romani ite Domum!

[handmade34]

26. thanks to all

good advice
and my son says thanks... already more confident in his on the farm godlike pose

[Odin2005]

29. Excellent website: Latinum.

http://latinum.mypodcast.com