I feel blessed now to be Pole - in Polish language meaning of sentence doesn't depend on its structure. One thing is curious though - I have little problem to learn English whatsoever, so it may don't work the other way. We'll see have I will deal with lingua latina.
there are so many latin words, which even an english speaker can understand.
despite english being a west germanic language, 40% of it comes from french from the norman invasion, which had a heavy effect upon the development of old english - what beowolf was written in, into middle english, the language of chaucer.
middle english was a creole, that of old english, old french, and latin. which explains how english speakers can read french and latin to a degree.
@Dadza10 Of course. However, learning a less familiar language will cause more development- a native English speaker learning Latin will develop more than a Romanian speaker learning Latin.
Hi, Latin isn't actually hard - but you need patience for the language structures in your brain to actually grow, for the neural networks that deal with the inflections to form - this takes time, and your brain needs massive amounts of exposure to the language, for this to happen. Latin is hard if you only try to learn it from grammar alone, as though it were computer code, as opposed to from usage - either through audio or through writing in Latin, using a more natural methodology..
The speech at the start really made me feel better about learning Latin! maby he should talk about how easy Latin is and that you will progress quickly. Not how hard it is and that it will take years to learn
Salve amice. Your opening words were very encouraging. I thought I was the only one struggling with Latin, which I have been studying for almost a year. I finished Wheelocks and am going through various readers. By contrast, Koine and Attic Greek, which I started later, are much easier. Courses like yours are invaluable for autodidacts like myself. Gratias tibi ago. I do also intend to buy the Oxford course when I can afford it.
I really look forward to following your new series.
What you said about different parts of the brain being used is extremely interesting. While reading Aesop's Fables in Latin, I continously felt a cogitive pleasure I would not have felt reading them in English, French, or Spanish. That would mean that my brain is already enamoured of the way Latin does things.
No wonder I feel so much IRA when certain colleagues tell me I shouldn't do my reading in Latin but in English only.
Lucy me I,m Afrikaans:D
Snoepie97 2 weeks ago
I feel blessed now to be Pole - in Polish language meaning of sentence doesn't depend on its structure. One thing is curious though - I have little problem to learn English whatsoever, so it may don't work the other way. We'll see have I will deal with lingua latina.
Papciopolak 2 months ago
it isn't hard, it's just tedious.
there are so many latin words, which even an english speaker can understand.
despite english being a west germanic language, 40% of it comes from french from the norman invasion, which had a heavy effect upon the development of old english - what beowolf was written in, into middle english, the language of chaucer.
middle english was a creole, that of old english, old french, and latin. which explains how english speakers can read french and latin to a degree.
johnny45irish 3 months ago
@Dadza10 Of course. However, learning a less familiar language will cause more development- a native English speaker learning Latin will develop more than a Romanian speaker learning Latin.
ideologger 3 months ago
If learning Latin constructs neural networks, wouldn't all languages create different networks?
Dadza10 3 months ago
Hey I'm a English speaker as well as a spanish speaker so I think I'm not as far right? Btw I'm 15 and looking forward to learning Latin.
yaboiijavs 3 months ago
Nice example you gave with John :D
pyrosimple 4 months ago
Hi, Latin isn't actually hard - but you need patience for the language structures in your brain to actually grow, for the neural networks that deal with the inflections to form - this takes time, and your brain needs massive amounts of exposure to the language, for this to happen. Latin is hard if you only try to learn it from grammar alone, as though it were computer code, as opposed to from usage - either through audio or through writing in Latin, using a more natural methodology..
evan1965 4 months ago 4
The speech at the start really made me feel better about learning Latin! maby he should talk about how easy Latin is and that you will progress quickly. Not how hard it is and that it will take years to learn
mysterrocker 4 months ago
Salve amice. Your opening words were very encouraging. I thought I was the only one struggling with Latin, which I have been studying for almost a year. I finished Wheelocks and am going through various readers. By contrast, Koine and Attic Greek, which I started later, are much easier. Courses like yours are invaluable for autodidacts like myself. Gratias tibi ago. I do also intend to buy the Oxford course when I can afford it.
EruditeScythian 6 months ago
Wow. That's awesome. I'm a teacher and a learner. I am very interested in both the material and the teaching method you outlined. Thanks.
Danmill23 6 months ago
yo thanks man!
joshuamyler 7 months ago
If I had a job I'd donate! Maybe once I learn some Latin I can get a job.
Caprican28 10 months ago
subed, looking forward to learning latin!!!
bradleybatson 11 months ago
I really look forward to following your new series.
What you said about different parts of the brain being used is extremely interesting. While reading Aesop's Fables in Latin, I continously felt a cogitive pleasure I would not have felt reading them in English, French, or Spanish. That would mean that my brain is already enamoured of the way Latin does things.
No wonder I feel so much IRA when certain colleagues tell me I shouldn't do my reading in Latin but in English only.
alkantre 11 months ago