by Dwane | Jan 10, 2017 | Greek, Italian
In church last Sunday, the pastor quoted Samuel Johnson. “People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed. ” If you hang out on my blog at all, you know that I like DuoLingo. I have explored many, many language sites, and have...
by Dwane | Jan 6, 2017 | Education, Italian, Latin
As many of you know, I’m studying Italian. This year, I hope to blog my way through the language. I am going to attempt to post something about Italian, or about my trip through Italian, every day. For starters, let me explain why I am starting Italian even...
by Dwane | Dec 29, 2016 | Italian, Latin, Uncategorized
I received this question: So what do you recommend after we have completed Latin 2?? Here is my reply: Ah. What a question. This rant may help: https://dwanethomas.com/world-world-winning/ And, this page may help: https://dwanethomas.com/?s=after+Visual+Latin There...
by Dwane | Dec 7, 2016 | Education, Greek, Italian, Vocabulary
A few days ago, one of my kids reminded me of Babadum. How do I forget this stuff? I used to use Babadum. Then I forgot about it. Now it’s back. I am no big fan of flashcards. But, if the flashcards help you with pronunciation, I am a big fan. Babadum is a...
by Dwane | Nov 30, 2016 | Education, Italian, Latin
The other day, I received a sad email. Here it is: I am looking for someone to practise speaking with using the lingua Latina course as the basis.i have had two tutors but I am still not able to speak the language after 11 years of effort. Do your online courses help...
by Dwane | Oct 5, 2016 | Education, Italian, Latin, Motivation, Visual Latin
I received this question: I have a question about your Latin course. My daughter is 14 and she has just started an online Latin course that uses Wheelock’s Latin. She is having a very hard time with it, there seems to be an overwhelming amount of information in...
