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Reading Latin: Grammar, Vocabulary and Exercises Paperback – 29 August 1986

by Peter V. Jones (Author), Keith C. Sidwell (Author)

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Reading Latin is a Latin course designed to help mature beginners read Latin fluently and intelligently, primarily in the context of classical culture, but with some mediaeval Latin too. It does this in three ways; it encourages reading of continuous texts from the start; it offers generous help with translation at every stage; and it integrates the learning of Classical Latin with an appreciation of the influence of the Latin language upon English and European culture from Antiquity to the present. The text, richly illustrated, consists at the start of carefully graded adaptations from original Classical Latin texts. The adaptations are gradually phased out until unadultered prose and verse can be read. The Grammar, Vocabulary and Exercises volume supplies all the help needed to do this, together with a range of reinforcing exercises for each section, including English into Latin for those who want it. At the end of each section, a selection of Latin epigrams, mottoes, quotations, everyday Latin, word-derivations, examples of mediaeval Latin and discussions of the influence of Latin upon English illustrate the language's impact on Western culture. Reading Latin is principally designed for university and adult beginners, and also for sixth-formers (eleventh and twelth graders in the USA). It is also ideal for those people who may have learned Latin many years ago, and wish to renew their acquaintance with the language. Its companion course, Reading Greek is one of the most widely used mature beginners' courses in the world.

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0521286220
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978-0521286220
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Cambridge University Press
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29 August 1986
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English
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14.8 x 3.58 x 21 cm
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636 pages
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Reading Latin is designed to help mature beginners read Latin fluently and intelligently, primarily in the context of classical culture.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cambridge University Press (29 August 1986)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 636 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0521286220
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0521286220
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 14.8 x 3.58 x 21 cm

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A fantastic teaching tool

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Book is broken. The pages are falling out! It is not stuck to the border correctly. I bought the other book for text and grammar and there is the same issue.

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Eduardo Fernandes Araújo

The Best Latin Course for adults

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This is the quickiest and most experience-based Latin Course for adults willing to learn the Classic Latin within 12 and 24 months.

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Excellent methodology

Reviewed in the United States on 4 March 2008

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This course (3 volumes if you are learning on your own: Reading Latin, Vocabulary and Exercises, Self Study Guide) is excellent. It is prepared somewhat like a programmed course, giving little bits of information at each step with detailed explanations and full translations of the reading texts(in the self-study guide) and then having you test your mastery with exercises. Very effective. I have used a similar method to learn basic musical harmony and I can say that this step-wise approach which takes nothing for granted, explaining every piece of new information and then immediately testing it, is very effective. You can sense from the way the explanations are written that the authors really care about you learning Latin. I have used the Oxford Latin Course volume 1 and can say that that course is not for adult learners without a teacher. This is the one to get if you are an adult student learning on your own. Great course, highly recommended. The only problems I see with this method is first it's very dense, so your progress is slow. The authors recommend to do a bit each day , even if it's just half a page or so. I find that this works. Also, since if you are studying on your own you have to use 3 separate volumes, plus probably your notebook for vocabulary and notes to do the translations and the exercises, so it's cumbersome to say the least but the method is very good.

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 October 2008

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After developing a fascination for the Romans and the writings of Caesar, Cicero, Tacitus et al., and being unfortunately bereft of any knowledge of Latin, I finally decided to attempt to learn the language and chose this book together with its companion volumes.

I agree with what a number of other commentators have said in that the course can be dry, dull and (at times) quite tedious. However, it more than makes up for these minor faults by its comprehensive treatment of the subject and its refusal to insult the intelligence of the reader by spoon-feeding every single concept to them. From the outset you are required to translate long excerpts from original Latin, the successful completion of which cannot fail but to give the reader a sense of immense satisfaction!

It is true that some of the authors' explanations of difficult grammatical rules may seem somewhat sparse, but, even though I am learning independently, I have only once been forced to resort to online Latin fora for help; all you need to know to reach a level of fluency is in these books and can be understood provided you are willing to spend the time and effort to learn it.

There is one problem worth mentioning though. The Independent Study Guide to this text (which I consider to be absolutely necessary) omits answers for the optional exercises and reading tests. This means that you can never be entirely certain that your answers to these exercises are correct without consulting somebody else, which I feel somewhat defeats the point of having such a guide.

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It came quickly (thankfully because I needed It for class). It was clearly brand new and in good condition.

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This book was written especially for mature beginners, or those wishing to revise Latin. It was recommended by a teacher on an online course and has been extremely helpful. Best studied in conjunction eith compsnion volume Text and Vocabulary by the same authors. The book arrived extremely promptly in excellent condition.

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