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Getting Started with Latin: Beginning Latin for Homeschoolers and Self-Taught Students of Any Age |  | Author: William E. Linney
Publisher: Armfield Academic Press
Category: Book
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Pages: 224
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Dimensions (in): 11 x 8.2 x 0.5
ISBN: 0979505100
EAN: 9780979505102
ASIN: 0979505100
Publication Date: June 1, 2007
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Product Description
What's preventing you from teaching Latin in your homeschool or learning it on your own? If you're intimidated because you've never studied Latin, bewildered by traditional Latin books that move too fast, or just don't know where to begin, then Getting Started with Latin is for you! Specifically designed to overcome these types of obstacles, Getting Started with Latin is divided into simple lessons that explain the fundamentals of Latin grammar in a way that anyone can grasp. Instead of burying you in mountains of information to memorize, new words and concepts are introduced in a gradual and systematic way. You can immediately apply what you've learned by translating the fun exercises at the end of each lesson. To hear the words pronounced, simply download the free MP3 files from www.gettingstartedwithlatin.com. Quickly check your work by turning to the included answer key. With everything you need here in one book, why aren't you Getting Started with Latin?
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THE book to decide to buy another book!!!! February 15, 2010
H. T. Angell
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
First: IGNORE the bad reviews of this book. The reviewers did not understand what this book is supposed to do and that is to introduce the TOTALLY oblivious to Latin so they can test themselves on whether or not they want to go further.
Second: All the FIVE stars speak for themselves. This IS the book that has allowed me to pursue Latin further and start to read Caesar and Cicero.
I am homeschooling Latin now, thanks to Linney.
A wonderful introduction to Latin! January 16, 2010
Doug Tarnopol (RI, USA)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
My wife and I have begun using this Getting Started book, teaching each other, as it were. We're both instructional designers -- I'm a tutor as well -- and our hats are off to the author! I've written instructional, home-study books (SAT, AP Bio, etc.), so I know a bit about what's involved. He's done a fantastic job.
We're about a third of the way through GS, and we are just thrilled with it. Can't wait to finish and start the online course: lectures based upon another Latin textbook.
It's always been a goal of mine to learn another language. Many false starts -- Hebrew in Hebrew school (didn't even start, really!); Spanish in high school; German in college and grad school; French and Russian in grad school. Many beginnings, some progress, no real mastery. So, for my 40th birthday to myself, I decided to remove a reason to berate myself by learning Latin, which my wife was also interested to learn. (She took six years of Italian in high school and college.)
We're both very interested in Roman art, literature, culture. I've spent five weeks in Italy over the past decade; my wife's family is from just north of Caserta. I've read a ton of Roman literature in translation; my two ultimate goals are to read the Aeneid and Tacitus in Latin. Some day in the not-too-distant future -- with the author's help-at-a-distance!
A great Latin-learning resource November 18, 2009
jrgacademic (Texas)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I have a Ph.D. in English and am currently homeschooling my 7-yr-old son. I looked at several texts for teaching him Latin. I prefer this one b/c it is a simple yet systematic approach to learning the language. The sequence progresses clearly, logically, and manageably. The audio downloads provide clear, effective support for the lessons (they just repeat the lessons, but sometimes my son likes to listen to Linney rather than me!). One doesn't need any Latin background to use this book. I highly recommend it as a starter.
I also got Bell's _Minimus_ book, but I don't recommend it--not as the main text, anyway. It's not a systematic approach but more of a "Latin for speaking/cultural knowledge" approach. But who needs to speak Latin? It's more useful to know the forms of "to be" (Linney) than to learn to have a conversation involving, "Who are you?" "I am the mother" (Bell). I will use this book (since I bought it) after my son has a stronger grasp of the language structure. It's a fun accompaniment, but not the main text--certainly not essential.
For parents wanting to learn alongside their kids, I recommend Wheelock's Latin grammar, which is quite comprehensive but written (originally) for GIs entering college on the GI bill and having no background (or use for) classical languages. It's much denser and more comprehensive than Linney, but it is clear and accessible. Only the self-tutorial exercises have an answer key (as far as I can find), but it's a great intro to the language and even to Roman literary history. I recommend it as well.
 Great starting point for Latin October 26, 2009
Sandra Jayasinghe (Salisbury Heights, South Australia Australia)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
The title of this book tells you exactly what to expect. I ordered this along with Wheelocks Latin for self study. The purpose in buying this one was purely to get me started with ease so that I could move on to Wheelocks. The book arrived yesterday, and I completed 15 lessons in about 1/2 an hour (there are 134 lessons in total). Each lesson is very short, focuses on a single point and presents you with an exercise without having to read long and boring explanations. I think this teaching method is pretty clever to learn the basics and stir up an interest. My Latin vocabulary has gone from 0 to about 30 in one day without any effort, and I can read and understand a few simple sentences already. Working through the very short chapters makes you feel as though the study of Latin is a piece of cake - which I doubt would be the case when I move up to the next stage. But that's ok. This book is serving its purpose. I'm inspired and motivated to move on in my study of Latin. And that's exactly what I expected from this book.
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