On-line Latin course?

[Neuraleanus]

I've been unable to locate a place in the Rochester, NY area where I could attend a class in the latin language. The local commuinty college,MCC, has nothing in ancient languages. BOCES offered something, but I could not get any info from them on that (there course was also most likely oriented to high school students where as I'm looking for something that is more adult oriented). Is there anything available on-line?

[Viventius]

I've no idea what the course is like, but it might be worth checking this out:

http://www.ars-romana.co.uk/shop.htm

(Latin correspondence course - 20 lessons, 2 assessments)

Viventia

[Lepidina]

There's the [amazon]Minimus[/amazon] the mouse course. It's for kids but it looks really cute and should be easy to understand.

http://www.minimus-etc.co.uk/

deb

[Helena Pictoria]

there are also lots of reading groups around for joint study using books - Wheelock's Latin is popular, with plenty of extra material. I've long since lost my links to it, but try googling classical latin reading groups.

You could also check out the forum at ancienthist.about.com, they have a latin thread and there are some pretty smart people there - I've gotten a lot of help with my latin from them.

Helena Pictoria.

[richsc]

Rather than fiddle with online Latin, I'll recommend the Ecce Romani series of textbooks. These are better than Wheelock or Cambridge, and I know several of the authors (my own Latin teacher, Jane Hall, among them). This is standard textbook here in Fairfax County, easy to use and to pick up Latin with.

[Albert G Lopez]

Rather than fiddle with online Latin, I'll recommend the Ecce Romani series of textbooks. These are better than Wheelock or Cambridge, and I know several of the authors (my own Latin teacher, Jane Hall, among them).

Would you recommend these books for beginners or are they more for intermediate students? Thanks-AL

[Neuraleanus]

Here is the link to the Yahoo group for the on-line latin course that I've been taking:
groups.yahoo.com/group/at20bcli4/
The course is based on Wheelock and for latin I we've done the first half, up to chapter 22. Latin II, doing the second half of Wheelock, is coming shortly.

Send an email to A. Tullia Scholastica for more information.

[Susanna]

The best programm for self-learning is from "Rosetta Stone", they have two part of a Latin course, which is absolutely great.

I recommand it very much, altough it is not the cheapest...

[Albert G Lopez]

Thanks for the info. I have just started studying Latin about a month ago. The books I have been using are"[amazon]Teach Yourself Beginner's Latin[/amazon]"(G.Sharpley),"Latin(Teach Yourself)"(G.Betts) and the textbooks from Wheelock. As an independent student, it has been a slow and laborious(in a good way) without a tutor. I was wondering if there could be a section on this site for members who can discuss and ask questions about Latin(or Greek)?

[Neuraleanus]

Get Dale Grote's book to go with it:
"[amazon]A Comprehensive Guide to Wheelock's Latin[/amazon]" . He does a opus magnum going through all of the details that Wheelock glosses over.

[Albert G Lopez]

Get Dale Grote's book to go with it:
"A Comprehensive Guide to Wheelock's Latin" . He does a opus magnum going through all of the details that Wheelock glosses over.

Thank You, Lee! I will definitely pick-up the book. -AL

[AntoniaPeregrina]

I second the recommendations - and if Rosetta Stone doesnt answer to what youre looking for, check out any homeschooling group under classical education - Latin is becoming very popular amongst the homeschoolers, especially in my area (Texas). We have used Latina Christiana, which has proved good for teaching basics of Latin grammar and vocabulary, but there are other programs just as good. The problem I had with Latina Christiana was that my daughter was learning the Church pronunciations, which is different than "real" Latin...she and I would go round and round about how to say certain words.