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Welcome to CCH's new forum, Self-Education. This forum is the place to discuss all aspects of teaching ourselves right along with our kids. Most of us didn't have a classical education, and many of us...
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Well, I started on the road to self-education in classical studies. I teach college chemistry, but I feel it's time to get back to the basics--which I never had the way a classically educated person...
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Hmerken, Christian Latin refers to the Latin that continued to be used from the time of Constantine throughout the Middle Ages. Church services and music were all in Latin, all scholarly works were...
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Thanks for the information. How would I get these books? And are there any good books on Greek? I had some Greek in Bible school, most of which I forget. I would prefer a children's book for starters,...
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Latina Christiana and Henle's Latin are available from Memoria Press (www.memoriapress.com ), Amazon.com, and Classical Christian Homeschooling (www.classicalhomeschoolin...latin.html )There are fewer...
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Last night, armed with two $5 Waldenbook certificates, I bought "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning Latin". It is a funny book, sympathetic toward Christianity and to Latin Christian. It does not...
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hmerken, are you aware that there is a great study guide written by Dale Gote that accompanies Wheelocks. It is called a Comprehensive Guide to Wheelock's Latin and walks you step by step through...
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Thanks for the information. I've seen it at a local bookstore (Borders, which is expensive).
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Dale Grote's study guide can be found here:humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/.../lat14.txtSimply change the number in the last part of the url (lat**.txt) to the chapter you are looking for. I would not be...
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Thanks, Tina, I was able to find the web site. I guess my problem is two-fold.First, these study guides are often redundant. To write or expand on Wheelock's work doesn't help me much, since I've...
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Actually, I'm finding Dale Grote's study guide to be useful after all, now that I've given it a better look. Thanks!
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Great! I'm glad it is helpful to you. Happy Latin studies
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I notice that several sources have already been mentioned, but want to offer my experience, if it may prove to be helpful. I started out trying to learn Latin by using the Powerglide program, which...
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I've decided to start from square 1. I've ordered Prima Latina from memoriapress.com. I've been trying to learn a new language using Wheelock's, which is a college course. Now I'm going to try the "I...
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Greetings all. My first post...and I too have just taken up (self-taught) Latin.I'm trying a "mixed" approach.Thinking a grammar based text (like Wheelock's) might not be much fun and not necessarily...
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