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Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 477
EAN num: 9780026409124
ISBN number: 0026409127
Label: McGraw-Hill/Glencoe
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill/Glencoe
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 436
Printing Date: 1997-06
Publishing house: McGraw-Hill/Glencoe
Sale Popularity Level: 194712
Studio: McGraw-Hill/Glencoe
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This introductory Latin text is one that has been around awhile and is a tried and true method of learning. While not a text that lends itself to the independent learning if working in a group or with a teacher is an excellant book.
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I am a Latin teacher, using Latin for Americans because it is what my school has. It uses the Grammar-translation approach. It is an attractive book, but leaves much to be desired. Because the grammar and vocabulary are introduced slowly, the stories are stilted and inane, on the order of "See Spot Run." The kids just groan when an awkward phrase comes up. It does not present the example of good CLassical Latin until the second book. It is not until the second half of the very first book that the kids can begin to know what Latin is about, and they are held back by the grammar, and conversely, the lack of grammar keeps the book from saying much interesting. The vocabulary is not on the page where it is introduced, necessitating much flipping back and forth. There are an insufficient number of drills and practice exercises to absorb the lessons. The accessory matierials, the workbook exercises are helpful, but too long and the kids tire of them. The tests are totally incompetant. They are hard to grade, too involved and too long. I had to create all my own tests.
Another fault I find with this text is that there is no continuity in the stories. Unlike other books where the students get an emotional investment in the characters, and want to find out what happens next, most of these stories are not connected.
While it is possible to teach using this textbook, there are many others far superior both in method (reading method is preferred today) and in cultural content.
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I don't really know the difference between "good" textbooks and "bad" textbooks, because this is the only one I've ever taught myself out of (I'm homeschooled and work mainly out of the classics). I've managed to begin working with classic texts in the original(I don't have the vocab yet, but can identify stems and endings and such) and am enjoying myself tremendously. I would recommend this for anyone who simply wants to learn Latin.
I was using this for an online language course. I didn't work on it much, and the course expired. Recently, I ordered Principia Mathematica by Newton, and, to my surprise (I shouldn't have been: the name was in Latin) it came in Latin. I REALLY want to read this (amongst other things, foremost of them Cicero's De Officiis) so I picked the book back up. It's teaching me!
SocraT
Note: Maybe I'm a freak: my grandmother was fluent in Latin in school and says that it's a dull, inexpressive language and if you want to learn something interesting, learn Ancient Greek. Personally, I like Latin just fine.
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I have always wanted to take latin, but have been told by family members who had taken latin that it was a waste and dead language. My high school and colleges I attended unfortunately did not offer latin. I found this book in the attic, its my dad's old 1st year high school Latin book. I find the book very easy to read, the pace is slow, and this book makes Latin easy to learn. This book has colorful illustrations to complement the lessons. There are also lessons covering Roman history in this book which I enjoyed. I tackled the very first 20 lessons in this book over the weekend, and found the language fairly easy to pick up on, it is almost like reading english. Already I have seen a benefit in my vocabulary. This year I will tackle latin, subsequent year I will tackle greek. Hopefully this will help me out on my GRE, GMAT, and LSAT I plan on taking subsequent spring.
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This was my Latin book in high school. I have very fond memories of the class (my very first foreign language class), and learned quite a bit about grammar. I still remember some of the lessons.
The book is good. It is not always clear, and tries to explain things on the level of a high-school student. There are times that a linguistic explanation would be much simpler, but it's a school text book. It seems a bit slow at first, and I would order some things a bit differently. However, Latin is a *highly* inflected language, so there really isn't a simple place to start. The book does its job quite well, and I'm very happy I found it again to re-learn some of what I once knew.
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