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Criteria for assessing individual progress.
Prayers (basic):
Recite the prayer correctly; present the prayer accurately in tandem.
Prayers (other):
Recite the prayer correctly; present the prayer accurately in tandem.
Forms: Recite and
write the forms correctly.
Phrases:
Translate phrases correctly; write them accurately.
Other: Answer correctly
questions based on materials.
Notes:
Discuss materials competently.
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Hand-held flash cards are still, I think, the best way to learn and review grammar
forms and texts. Learners should always carry the current card with them so as to be able to pull it out and quickly consult it anywhere, anytime.
A good way to form the habit of incorporating Latin practice
into the day is to use a timer (e.g., a cell phone or, my favorite, an hour glass) set to a convenient interval (say, an hour) and, upon noticing the competition of the interval, stop whatever one is doing, recite the current paradigm once or twice, reset the timer, and return to one's other activities. This simple approach makes exposure to Latin short but frequent throughout the day, and frequency of exposure is the key to language learning. |
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Jacobus R.
St. Thomas, Oct 2023.
Learning
system: Henle.
Prayers (basic): Signum crucis.
Ave Maria. Pater noster. Glσria Patri. Domine, Iesu.
Prayers (other): Bιnedic.
Forms: Declensions .
Conjugations .
Phrases: Pax Christi.
Other: First thoughts. Kinds
of Words.
Notes:
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Secundus P. Independent, Oct
2023. Learning
system: Collins.
Prayers (basic): Signum crucis.
Ave Maria. Pater noster. Gloria Patri.
Prayers (other):
O mi Jesu. Bιnedic. Nunc dimittis.
Sancta Dei Gιnetrix.
Forms: Declensions 1-5.
Conjugations 1-4.
Relative pn. Personal pn.
Phrases:
Pax Christi. Ubi caritas Deus ibi est. De Maria numquam satis.
Other: First thoughts. Kinds
of Words.
Notes:
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Secundus A. St. Thomas,
Mar 2023. Learning
system: Henle.
Prayers (basic): Signum crucis.
Ave Maria. Pater noster. Gloria Patri.
Prayers (other):
Benedic.
Forms: Declensions 1-5.
Conjugations 1-4. Relative pn. Personal pn.
Phrases:
Pax Christi.
Other: First thoughts. Kinds
of Words.
Notes:
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Justinius. Independent, Sep 2024.
Learning
system: Collins. Prayers (basic): Signum crucis.
Ave Maria. Pater noster. Gloria Patri.
Prayers (other):
Regina coeil.
Forms: Declensions 1, 2.
Conjugations .
Phrases:
Other:
Notes:
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Domina. Independent, Feb
2023. Learning
system: Collins.
Prayers (basic): Signum crucis.
Ave Maria. Pater noster. Gloria Patri.
Prayers (other):
Forms: Declensions 1-5.
Conjugations 1-4.
Phrases: Pax Christi.
Other:
Notes:
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Fides. Independent, Feb 2023. Learning
system: Collins.
Prayers (basic): Signum crucis.
Ave Maria. Pater noster. Gloria Patri.
Prayers (other):
Forms: Declensions 1-5.
Conjugations 1-4.
Relative pn. Personal pn.
Phrases: Pax Christi.
Other: First thoughts. Kinds
of Words.
Notes:
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Quintus. Independent, Feb
2023. Learning
system: Collins.
Prayers (basic): Signum crucis.
Ave Maria. Pater noster. Gloria Patri.
Prayers (other):
Benedic. Credo.
Regina coeil.
Forms: Declensions 1-5.
Conjugations 1-4.
Relative pn. Personal pn.
Phrases: Pax
Christi. Ubi caritas Deus ibi est.
De Maria numquam satis.
Other: First thoughts. Kinds
of Words.
Notes:
Coliseum. Aqueducts I.
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Emma.
Spiritus Sanctus, Sep 2024.
Learning
system: Henle.
Prayers (basic): Signum crucis.
Prayers (other):
Forms: Declensions 1.
Conjugations .
Phrases:
Other:
Notes:
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Timotheus. Independent, Aug
2023. Learning
system: Collins. Prayers (basic): Signum crucis.
Ave Maria. Pater noster. Gloria Patri.
Prayers (other): Bιnedic. Credo.
Forms: Declensions 1-4.
Conjugations 1-4.
Relative pn. Personal pn.
Phrases:
Other: First thoughts. Kinds
of Words.
Notes:
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system: Prayers (basic): Signum crucis.
Ave Maria. Pater noster. Gloria Patri.
Prayers (other):
Forms: Declensions .
Conjugations .
Phrases:
Other:
Notes:
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staging
disregard what's below.
| | Benedictus. St. Thomas, Jun'23. Semel in die: Declensions I to V; Prayers (basic). Signum crucis; Ave Maria; Pater noster; Learning. Nouns Declensions, here. Verbs Basics, here. Learning (basic). Roman numerals. Phrases. Notes. |
| | Germanicus. St. Thomas, Oct '23. Semel in die: Declensions I to V; Prayers (basic). Signum crucis; Ave Maria; Learning (basic). Henle I. Phrases. Notes. St. Thomas, Oct '23. |
Notes. Omnia intelligit.
Prayers (basic). Signum crucis; Ave Maria; Pater noster;
Prayers (other).
Learning (basic).
Roman numerals, I - V.
First conjugation, present; imperfect, future
Nouns, Declension I, II here.
Phrases. Pax Christi.
Notes.
Prayers (basic). Signum crucis;
Prayers (other). Regina coeil;
Learning (basic).
Roman numerals, I - X.
First conjugation, present; imperfect, future
Phrases. Salve. Quomodo vales? Vale.
Notes.
Prayers (basic). Signum crucis; Ave Maria; Paster noster;
Prayers (other). Regina coeil;
Learning (basic).
Roman numerals, I - X.
First conjugation, present, imperfect, future
Nouns, Declension I, here.
Phrases. Salve. Quomodo vales? Vale. Pax Christi.
Notes.
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Josephus. St. Thomas, Aug '23 to Oct'23. Prayers (basic). Signum crucis; Learning (basic). First thoughts, here. 1, 2. Learning (text). n.a. Phrases. Salve. Vale. Notes. |
On break:
| | Benedictus. Progress page, here. Prayers. | Learning. Liber. n. a. Forma. Verbs esse, here. Thema I. First thoughts, here. Thema II. Verbs Regular, indicative, here. Res Latinae. | | Phrases. Pax Christi. |
| | Germanicus. Progress page, here. Prayers. Glσria Patri, et Fνlio, et Spirνtui Sancto; sicut erat in princνpio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen. (Recording, here.) | Learning. Liber. Henle I. Forma. Verbs Regular, indicative, here. pres. to perf. Thema I. Verbs esse, here. Res Latinae. | Phrases. Ubi caritas Deus ibi est. |
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Patricius.
Progress, here. | Prayer. | Learning. Liber.
Forma.
Thema I.
Res Latinae. |
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staging
staging
| | Approaching Latin as a living language does not rule out memorizing some of its components and expressions in order to acquire the language more quickly and use it more fluidly. Some materials listed here are easy to learn while others will require weeks or months but all of them contribute to (and some are essential for) facility with Latin. These materials are not necessarily listed in their order of acquisition but rather simply by topic or subject area. Not every student will be concerned with everything listed on this page. Students or their parents can monitor progress for themselves, of course, or I can track it with them. |
| | Prayers, Mass (dialogues) |
| | Prayers, Gospel canticles |
| | Nouns. Declension. Gender. Number. Case (major and minor). Semi-declinable. Indeclinable. Heteroclite. |
| | Pronouns. Function. Types. |
| | Other | □ Interrogative | □ Emphatic hic | □ Emphatic ille | □ Reflexive |
| | Adjectives. Agreement. Groups. Degree. Irregular. |
| | □ What is a language? □ How do languages achieve their purpose? | □ What do "living" and "dead" mean in regard to language? □ What 'kinds' of Latin are there? |
| | □ What are the two parts of most sentences? □ What are the four types of sentences? □ Does Latin or English have the more flexible word order? □ What is a nominal sentence? | □ What are the eight parts of speech? □ What are the two components of most Latin words? □ What are cognates? |
| | □ To what language family does Latin belong? □ From what language(s) did Latin descend? □ What language(s) descended from Latin? | |
| | Pax Christi. Pax et bonum. | Salve! Ave! Salvete! Avete! | Vale! Valete! | Ecce! O! | Quomodo vales? Bene valeo! |
| | Quomodo dicitur? Quid significat? | Congratulor tibi (vobis)! Vae tibi (vobis)! | Tibi gratias (ago). Minime. Quoque. | Ignosce mihi. Ignoscite mihi. | Recte dixisti. Certe. |
| | Deo volente. Deus vetet! | Ego quoque. Neque ego. | Mox. Moxmox. Nondum. | Eheu! Proh dolor. | Macte! Euge! |
| | □ INRI | □ SPQR | □ AMDG | □ OPN | □ RIP / BVM / JMJ |
| | Verb. Conjugation. Person. Number. Tense. Mood. Voice. Principal parts. Impersonal. |
| | Regular | Conjugation I | Conjugation II | Conjugation III -o | Conjugation III -io | Conjugation IV |
| | Future perfect | □ | □ | □ | □ | □ |
| | Future perfect | □ | □ | □ | □ | □ |
| | Other | Imperative | Passive | Periphrastics | Deponent | Subjunctive |
| | Adverb. Group. Degree. Irregular. |
| | Positive | adj. stem + -e | adj. stem + -iter | neuter singular adj. | |
| | Comparative | neut. comp. adj. | neut. comp. adj. | | -ius |
| | Superlative | neut. super. adj. + e | neut. super. adj. + e | | -issime |
| | Irregular | time | place | manner | 'degree' |
| | Interrogative | □ unde / quo / ubi | □ quid | □ quomodo | □ quare / cur |
| | w/ ACC | w/ ABL | w/ ACC or ABL | False | |
| | Participle. Tense. Voice. Termination. |
| | Perfect Passive | Present Active | Future Passive | Future Active | |
| | Numbers. Cardinal. Ordinal. Declination. Subtractives. |
| | I, II, III | IV - X | XI - XX | XXI - C | C - M |
| | □ Dative of possessor | □ Indirect speech, qqq | □ Indirect speech, s-a | □ Ablative absolutes | □ Enclitics |
| | Conditionals | Gerund/Gerundive | Fearing | Donec/Dum | Cum clauses |
staging
Quomodo vales? Bene.
Salve/salvete. Vale/valete.
Salve. Quomodo vales? Bene. Vale
O Salutaris; Attende, Domine
Winter 2024. Wednesdays, 1:16 pm to 2:00 pm.
♦ Q. Adjutor. Progress page, here.
♦ Justinius Fortis. Progress page, here.
♦ Franciscus Rex. Progress page, here.
♦ Iohannes Magnus. Progress page, here.
Prayers. Ea
| | Sextus. Independent, Feb '23 to Mar '24. Semel in die: Declensions I to V; Conjugations I to IV, Prayers (basic). Signum crucis; Ave Maria; Pater noster Learning (basic). Roman numerals, here. Phrases. Notes. |
| | Sextus. Progress page, here. March, 2024. Prayer. Bιnedic, Dσmine, nos, et hζc tua dona, quζ de tua largitate sumus sumpturi. Per Christum Dσminum nostrum. Amen. (Recording, here.) | Learning. Liber. Collins 2. Exercise II, nn. 1-3.
Forma. Verbs esse, present tenses, here.
Thema I.
Res Latinae. | |  | Phrases. Ubi caritas Deus ibi est. |
| Learning. Nouns Declensions # 1, 2, here. Sentence formation. Simple adjectives. Verbs Conj 1 & 2, imperfect, present, future tenses, here. First thoughts toward learning Latin, 1, 2, here. Roman numerals, here. I - V. |
Phrases. Salve/salvete. Vale/valete. Pax Christi.
Classroom terms: Quomodo dicitur? Quid significat? Ubi est? Tibi gratias. Quomodo vales? Bene. Male.
| | Tips for students and/or parents. Language acquisition is overwhelmingly correlated with frequency of exposure to the language. Every learner's abilities and circumstances vary but, as a rule, I think the following approach achieves the best results in the shortest time: | Primary School: Middle School: High School: College/Adults: | 10 - 15 minutes of formal study each day & one-to-two minute reviews, 2 or 3 times per day. 20 - 25 minutes of formal study each day & one-to-two minute reviews, 4 or 5 times per day. 30 - 40 minutes of formal study each day & two-to-three minute reviews, 6 or 7 times per day. 45 - 60 minutes of formal study each day & two-to-three minute reviews, 8 or 9 times per day. | Formal study should take place in a setting suitable for uninterrupted focus, of course, but short reviews are best done in random locations despite (and perhaps even because of!) distractions. After all, language is designed to be used anywhere, anytime and not just in a classroom. |