LATINUM, the name of the Latin language learning podcast offered
on mypodcast.com,
is based on George Adlers " A Practical Grammar of the Latin Language".
The podcast also hosts a lot of other audio Latin to listen
to.
The podcast is free of charge to users, but donations via PayPal are
encouraged :)
The structure of all these lessons from Adler's textbook are as follows:
Part A - Grammar with some illustrations
Part B - Expanded illustrations, no grammar unless specified, English
and Latin
Part C - As above, but the Latin only, read slowly, then at a faster
pace.
Part D - Questions in Latin for you to make up answers to, in Latin.
Adler pdf
textbook "A Practical Grammar of the Latin Language"
Adler pdf
textbook " A Key to the Exercises"
| PROGRESSIVE INDEX TO THE ADLER LESSONS |
1a,1b,1c,1d,
2a,2b
french,2b
german,2c,2d,2e,
3a,3b
french,3c,3d,
4a,4b,4b
french,4c,1-4
review,4d
,
5a,5b,5b
french,5c,5d,
6a,6b,6b
french,6c,6d,
7a,7b,7b
francais,
7c,7d,
8a,8b,8c,8d,
9a,9b,9c,d9,
10a,10b,10c,10d(i),10d(ii)
11a,11b,11c,11d,
12a,12b,12c,12d,
13a(i),13a(ii),13a(iii),13a(iiii),13b
13c,13d,
14a,14b,14c,14d,
15a(i),15a(ii)15b,15c,15d,
16a,16b,16c,16d,
17a,17b,17c,17d,
18a,18b,18c,Grand
Revision,18d,
19a,19b,19c,19d,
20a,20b,20c,20d,High
Speed Review
21a(i)
21a(ii),21b
21c,21d,
22a,22b,
22c(i)
22c
(ii) 22d, 22e
23a,23b(i),23b(ii)23c(i),23c(ii)
23c(iii)
23d,
24a(i),24a(ii)
24b(i),24b(ii),24b(iii),24b(iiii)
24c(i),24c(ii),24c(iii),24c(iiii),24d,
25a,25b(i),25b(ii),25b(iii),25b(iiii),
25c(i),25c(ii),25c(iii),25c(iiii),25d,
High
Speed Review ex 17-36
26a,26b(i),26b(ii)26b(iii),
26c(ia),26c(ib),26c(ii),26c(iii)26d,
27a,27b(i),27b(ii)
27b
(iii)
27c(i),27c(ii),27c(iii)
,27d,
28a,28b(i),28b(ii),
28b(iii)
28c
(i), 28c(ii),
28c(iii)
,28d,
29a
(i), 29a
(ii) 29b
(i) ,29c,29d,
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30a,30b,30c,30d,
31a,31b,31c,31d,
32a,32b,32c,32d,
33a,33b,33c,33d,
34a,34b,34c,34d,
35a,35b,35c,35d,
36a,36b,36c,36d,
37a,37b,37c,37d,
38a,38b,38c,38d,
39a,39b,39c,39d,
40a,40b,40c,40d,
41a,41b,41c,41d,
42a,42b,42c,42d,
43a,43b,43c,43d,
44a,44b,44c,44d,
45a,45b,45c,45d,
46a,46b,46c,46d,
47a,47b,47c,47d,
48a,48b,48c,48d,
49a,49b,49c,49d,
50a,50b,50c,50d,
51a,51b,51c,51d,
52a,52b,52c,52d,
53a,53b,53c,53d,
54a,54b,54c,54d,
55a,55b,55c,55d,
56a,56b,56c,56d,
57a,57b,57c,57d,
58a,58b,58c,58d,
59a,59b,59c,59d,
60a,60b,60c,60d,
61a,61b,61c,61d,
62a,62b,62c,62d,
63a,63b,63c,63d,
64a,64b,64c,64d,
65a,65b,65c,65d,
66a,66b,66c,66d,
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67a,67b,67c,67d,
68a,68b,68c,68d,
69a,69b,69c,69d,
70a,70b,70c,70d,
71a,71b,71c,71d
72a,72b,72c,72d
73a,73b,73c,73d
74a,74b,74c,74d
75a,75b,75c,75d
76a,76b,76c,76d
77a,77b,77c,77d
78a,78b,78c,78d
79a,79b,79c,79d
80a,80b,80c,80d
81a,81b,81c,81d
82a,82b,82c,82d
83a,83b,83c,83d
84a,84b,84c,84d
85a,85b,85c,85d
86a,86b,86c,86d
87a,87b,87c,87d
88a,88b,88c,88d
89a,89b,89c,89d
90a,90b,90c,90d
91a,91b,91c,91d
92a,92b,92c,92d
93a,93b,93c,93d
94a,94b,94c,94d
95a,95b,95c,95d
96a,96b,96c,96d
97a,97b,97c,97c
FIN
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The syllabus:
The lessons on the Latinum
Podcast are based on G.J. Adlers' - "A Practical Grammar
for Speaking
and Writing Latin". This textbook takes the approach of treating
Latin as any other European language would be taught - indeed, Adler
based this textbook very closely on his edition of Ollendorff's German
Grammar for Speaking and Writing German, which he had edited some 12
years prior to writing the Latin textbook.
Why have I chosen a Latin textbook that uses the Ollendorff method?
Simply because the structure of the text is ideally suited to
podcasting, and learning with an MP3 player. I also believe that
Latin, like any other language, to be learned successfully, needs to be
treated as a language, and not as a chess puzzle. The goal of this
method is to give you a high level of fluency, so that you can speak,
read and write Latin with ease.
Each lesson is delivered in four parts:
1. Formal grammar and vocabulary for the lesson is introduced in Part A
If you don't want to learn the grammar, you could possibly skip these
part A lessons, but you will need the vocabulary.
2. The next part contains practical sentences, in question-answer
format, given in English and Latin. Some of these are in other
languages as well.
The emphasis is on comprehension,
and on the student repeating the material aloud, not merely listening
to it. Once the material in part B is understood, it is time to move on
to part C of the lesson.
3. Part C is in Latin only. The material is read twice -
firstly at a slowish pace, with a pause after each sentence, so that
the
student can either think carefully about what they have heard, or
repeat
the material out loud. Then the entire lesson is read over again, at a
brisker pace.
4. Part D is in Latin only - this lesson is made up of questions for
you to make up imaginary
answers to, You should answer the questions in Latin, or course.
What else does the website offer?
In additon to the lessons from Adler's textbook, the site offers a
rich repository of readings, both prose and poetry, of Latin texts,
contributed by academics and advanced students of the language. On the
podcast you can download poetry by Catullus, Horace, Vergil &c.
Indeed, the
easiest way to get to grips with Latin poetry, is to listen to it read
aloud.
You are encouraged to download these materials, and listen to them.
Even when you do not understand the material fully, your brain will
still be able to pick up the grammatical patterns, and this will impact
on your fluency. It is important to surround yourself with the sounds
of as much of the target language you are learning as possible - the
podcast aims to provide the resources to enable you to do this. You
cannot visit ancient Rome, but the podcast gives you the means to
create your own portable private Latin world to visit.
Adler
pdf
textbook 1.
Adler pdf
textbook 2.
Latinum Journal
Did
the Romans Sing their Poetry Greek Style?
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