Morphology and syntax are not artificially separated from each other but presented together, as far as possible, because they form one whole in the actual use of language.įinally, the Grammatica di consultazione (“Reference grammar”, only in the Italian edition) is an elementary but sufficient grammar.
Important concepts, and particularly noun and verb paradigms, are repeated in the page margin. In addition, the students’ manual, Latine disco, is a practical companion to the course: in it, the student is given all the necessary explanations, chapter by chapter, in a plain conversational style. The final section of every chapter is a short and schematic lectio grammatica, or “grammar lession”. The whole building of Latin morphology and syntax is thus gradually raised. Theory is always united with practice: after finding a good number of examples, in different contexts and situations, students reflect on what they have read, and are presented with an accurate description of grammar structures. They are always required to understand the Latin text if they are asked to translate it, translation will have to follow understanding, not the other way round, as it sometimes happens at school!įinally, the book’s continuous story line, besides being in itself a mnemonic help to learn words and constructions, clearly illustrates Roman life. Students are strongly involved, with their active abilities too: they are invited to read and understand, to do exercises of comprehension, and also to use the language themselves, both speaking and writing. Students are thus gradually and effectively introduced to the reading and understanding of classics. Learners are constantly exposed to the language: initially, in Familia Romana, a very simple – yet true and authentic – Latin, and then, gradually, a more complex and elaborate language: most of Roma aeterna, the second volume, contains original texts of classical authors, with their refined language and style (but already in the first volume students read some excerpts from the Gospels, the poets Catullus, Ovid, and Martial, and the grammarian Donatus). Morphology and syntax are first inductively assimilated, by the identification of recurrent structures and the necessary reflection, and then organized in a systematic manner. It follows the inductive-contextual method (or nature method), which is based on the text and the context, from which students draw forms and constructions, and the meaning of words and phrases. The Latin course Lingua Latina per se illustrata is divided into two volumes, Familia Romana (for the basic level) and Roma aeterna (for the advanced level). The aim of this course is to allow the student to read fluently and understand correctly Latin classics: active use of the language – writing and speaking in Latin – is strongly recommended, because it is a very important and effective means to achieve that goal but speaking Latin is certainly not the final goal of our course. It is our common opinion, based on our studies and experience, that Lingua Latina per se illustrata, by Hans Henning Ørberg, is the most effective of all Latin courses, for learners of at least 12 years of age. Epigraphy, palaeography and cartography.Christian, ecclesiastical and medieval Latin.Scholae aestivae in Italia: intensive Latin course in Italy.Scholae aestivae per Rete: online summer Latin course.Scholae per Rete: online Latin and Greek lessons.The “Epitome historiae sacrae” read aloud.You will need LLPSI: Pars I: Familia Romana for these lessons (available from Focus Bookstore. Watch the tutorial just before reading your lesson. The following videos introduce each reading lesson in LLPSI.