by Dwane | Apr 7, 2015 | Ebook, Education, Grammar, Latin
This comment popped up on YouTube. Great videos. but I have a question. in lesson 1C you pronounced CAELUM /djelum/ or something like it. C like an CH. But in this one, you say it as K… why is that? and watching this lesson, i´ve got another question. why do we...
by Dwane | Apr 6, 2015 | Education, Latin, The Future, Vocabulary
Optimism: the belief that all is for the best. From Latin optimus, meaning, the best. Optimus is the superlative of bonus, which means, good. Yesterday was Easter Sunday, the day Christians celebrate the resurrection of Christ. If you take a long look at the history...
by Dwane | Apr 4, 2015 | Education, English, Latin, Vocabulary
Resurrection: A rising again. The revival of the dead. Resurrection comes from the Latin prefix re (again) and the verb surgere (to rise). “I am the resurrection, and the life.” – Jesus Christ, John 11: 25. By the resurrection of Christ we have assurance of the...
by Dwane | Apr 3, 2015 | Education, Latin, Motivation, Visual Latin
I received this question: Hello! I am a planning on teaching either Challenge 1 or 2 for Classical Conversations which would include teaching Henle 1 or 2. I am finishing up Challenge A but hired a Latin tutor to teach my portion. Now that I missed out on a year of...
by Dwane | Apr 3, 2015 | Education, Latin
I received this question from a student: Hello Mr. Thomas, What is the next after the Lingua Latina advanced classes? Should I take Henle or Fables & Foundations? Here is my reply: Hmmm. I recommned Fables and Foundations (even though it is a new class) just...
by Dwane | Apr 3, 2015 | Education, Latin
A adult student in Japan has been watching the Lingua Latina recordings. He sent this note: I’m really surprised at the way you teach Latin. Your magic wand makes the “dead” language so alive and approchable that I always feel as if I were learning present-day French...
