by Dwane | Mar 19, 2015 | English, Latin, Visual Latin
I thought some of you might find this series of exchanges interesting. A reader wants to know if he can join Henle 2 after Visual Latin…. “Is Visual Latin 1 and 2 designed to only cover Henle 1? Same question I guess, is the online course only to cover...
by Dwane | Mar 18, 2015 | Education, Latin, Q&A, Visual Latin
I received this inquiry: We currently own years 1 & 2 of Visual Latin. My daughter is enrolled in Classical Conversations where we use Henle. She is struggling and I am now wondering if we should hold off the Henle and complete years 1 & 2 of Visual Latin...
by Dwane | Mar 18, 2015 | Education, Latin, Motivation
Why did you learn Latin? Now and then, someone will ask me, “Why did you choose Latin?” I’ve always been fascinated by history. When I was younger, I read avidly. For the most part, I read biographies. I particularly enjoyed the biographies of early American...
by Dwane | Mar 18, 2015 | Ebook, Education, English, Latin, Vocabulary
Equine: Pertaining to a horse or pertaining to the equus family. The “ine” ending is a Latin attributive feature. Equine describes items related to horses. Porcine has to do with pigs. Ovine refers to sheep. Feline refers to cats, and canine describes something...
by Dwane | Mar 17, 2015 | Education, Latin, Visual Latin
I received this question: Is Visual Latin 1 and 2 designed to only cover Henle 1? Same question I guess, is the online course only to cover Henle 1 then? My reply: Visual Latin covers all of the grammar in Henle 1 and some of the grammar in Henle 2. Visual...
by Dwane | Mar 17, 2015 | Education, English, Latin, Visual Latin, Vocabulary
Do I need Visual Latin to use Word Up? Do you want to sound smart? Then listen to old Earl Nightingale, who once said, “Before you do anything else, master your language.” I have taught Latin and Greek for years. I know, from experience, that these languages will...
