What’s the use of learning a language that’s not spoken in conversation nor used in business transactions, and which most people consider “dead”? Writer Frankie Thomas shares her humble opinion on why ...

Which book to learn Latin is best? Latin may be a dead language, but it is still a very rewarding language to study and learn. Since it is required in many schools’ curricula all around the country, ...

As a sidebranch to dust's thread about learning Mandarin - how hard do you think it would be for somebody to pick up some level of proficiency in either classical or ecclesiastical Latin? I don't need ...

As a sixth form student at Belfast Royal Academy, I can still remember some of the things that drew me to the school in the first place. These included the excellent standard of teaching, the wide ...

“Imagine learning piano by only studying the score, by studying only the notes and never laying your hands on the keys. Or what if you learned to swim by studying buoyancy and how a life jacket works?

I took four years of Spanish in high school. Today, I’m only good for “Hola!” and, “Dónde está el baño?” (At least I’m covered where friendliness and a very basic human need are concerned.) And that’s ...

With students gone for the day, 6th grade teachers Joy Ford and Ryan Rusk sat in a classroom discussing the Latin root temp. After determining that “contemporary” and “temporary” share the root, which ...

Latin is a classical language and also the Indo-European Language. Earlier, it was spoken in the Tiber areas of Rome, but once the Roman Republic came into power, the language started to dominate: ...

Which book to learn Latin is best? Latin may be a dead language, but it is still a very rewarding language to study and learn. Since it is required in many schools’ curricula all around the country, ...