Classes resume on my site tomorrow, and I want everyone to know what’s going on.
So, here’s what’s going on.
Classes resume tomorrow morning.
Inevitably, something goes wrong during the first week of classes. So, I am expecting things to go wrong. If you expect things to go wrong on your end as well, then we should all have a pretty good week. Because things are going to go wrong. They always do.
And, if things don’t go wrong, we can all stand back and say, “Huh. That’s odd.”
Either way, we can blame Covid. Not that Covid has anything to do with it. It’s just fun to blame Covid.
The schedule:
During the month of August, we will meet on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings.
After Labor Day (Monday, September 6) classes will meet every weekday morning, Monday through Friday.
Also, during the month of August, I will be hosting some Q&A/Orientation classes on my site. If you are not sure how to use my site, or if you have questions about languages, Visual Latin, or Word Up, feel free to join.
Here is the link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/rt/7504401472409055246
The classes:
French
Classes will pick up right where they left off in June. Except for French. French starts over… because I am still learning French and I need to start over.
So, we will start in chapter one of Le Francais par la Methode Nature. Last year, I took students through the first 20 chapters, or so. This time, we will try to make it to the end. There are 50 chapters. It will take a few years. I do not intend to start over next summer.
French will meet from 7:30 – 7:55 am Central Time Zone. During the month of August, we will meet on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings. After Labor Day (Monday, September 6) classes will meet every weekday morning, Monday through Friday.
Spanish
In Spanish, we stopped at the end of Chapter 17 of the book All Spanish Method by Guillermo Aviles. In August, we will pick it back up in chapter 18. Keep in mind… I am still learning Spanish. So, I am “teaching” this class. Really, I am learning in front of my students.
Spanish will meet from 7:00 – 7:25 am Central Time Zone. During the month of August, we will meet on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings. After Labor Day (Monday, September 6) classes will meet every weekday morning, Monday through Friday.
Latin
I will be teaching three Latin classes, as it turns out.
Latin 3: Third Year Latin by Robert Henle will meet from 6:30 – 6:55 am Central Time Zone. We have six chapters left in this book. We will resume in chapter 16. Skip this class if you can. Instead, read Lingua Latina by Hans Ørberg. But, if you have to read the Henle book, I will do my best to help.
Latin 2: From 8:00-8:25 am Central Time Zone, we will continue to work our way through Exercitia Latina. In June, we stopped at the end of Chapter 19. Tomorrow, we will pick it back up in chapter 20.
Latin 1: Finally, I will be starting Lingua Latina by Hans Ørberg over again. Enough people have asked. This class will not start tomorrow. We will start on August 17. We will meet from 8:30-8:55 am Central Time Zone. You cannot sign up for this class yet as I have not set it up yet. I’ll get it set up soon.
During the month of August, we will meet on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings. After Labor Day (Monday, September 6) classes will meet every weekday morning, Monday through Friday.
If you miss any classes, no worries. I record them all. You don’t have to come to the live classes. You can watch them later… whenever you like.
Even though I can’t believe it, every year some people come to everyclass I teach. I guess they just like my voice.
So, if you decide to come to every class I teach, here are the same classes from above in chronological order (all times are in the central time zone):
- 6:30 – 6:55 am – Latin 3: Third Year Latin by Robert Henle
- 7:00 – 7:25 am – Spanish 2: All Spanish Method by Guillermo Aviles
- 7:30 – 7:55 am – French 1: Le Francais par la Methode Nature
- 8:00 – 8:25 am – Latin 2: Exercitia Latina
- 8:30 – 8:55 am – Latin 1: Lingua Latina by Hans Ørberg
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions. But, I should warn you. I am buried in emails at the moment (happens every August). I will do my best to answer as quickly as I am able.
You can also ask questions during the orientation classes I am hosting this month.
During the month of August, I will host Q&A/Orientation classes on my site. If you are not sure how to use my site, or if you have questions about languages, Visual Latin, or Word Up, feel free to join.
Here is the link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/rt/7504401472409055246
Looking forward to learning with you this year!
Dwane Thomas
