Classical Latin: An Introductory Course
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| Rating | : | 4.92 (616 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0872208516 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 442 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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spoons said The new standard for Latin courses. McKeown's Latin just became the new standard by which all other Latin courses will be judged. Part-textbook, part-primer, this book organizes and presents the basics of Latin language in a meaningful, concise fashion. I expect that Latin students will be learning f. Easy to hate this text Tasha This text is easy to hate. I hate the layout--large format without the use of enough bold headings. I hate the weird choice of animal vocabulary with lots of pigs and wolves and wild boars. (Are students supposed to warm up to the sweet, pretty pigs who are constan. great text book The book is easy to follow. I am using it for an online Latin class. It is clear and well written.
Extensively field-tested and fine-tuned over many years, and designed specifically for a one-year course, JC McKeown's Classical Latin: An Introductory Course offers a thorough, fascinating, and playful grounding in Latin that combines the traditional grammatical method with the reading approach.In addition to grammar, paradigms, and readings, each chapter includes a variety of extraordinarily well-crafted exercises that reinforce the grammar and morphology while encouraging the joy of linguistic and cultural discovery.
I have told all my friends in the field to try this book! --Lynn Sawlivich, University of Delaware. I have used it for two years now at the University of Delaware with great results. It fits extremely well into a two-semester elementary program. The most capable students can do more difficult exercises, the average student is challenged but not overwhelmed, and the students with weaker language abilities are able to make it through the language requirement successfully. To all my Latin colleagues: switch to this book! I have taught from half a dozen different Latin texts over the years, and have always wished there was something else I could be using. Each chapter features clear explanations of a manageable amount of material, with a variety of exercises ranging from simple to difficult, so the instructor can select what to give the students. Finally that something else has arrived! I was pleasantly surprised at its accessibility, liveliness, and clari