Latin Memorization

[Caraway]

I am blundering my way through Wheelock's and am really struggling to make the memorization stick. I already own the Wheelock's CD, which is helpful, but not quite what I need.

 

So, I am looking for a CD of chants or songs of the declensions etc. I don't care if it is set to the tune of Old MacDonald, as long as I can listen to it over and over. Classical preferred.

 

I would also be open to other memory tricks or ideas about how to get this all into my head. Flashcards just aren't cutting it! :001_huh:

 

Thanks!!!

[Beth in Central TX]

Have you tried Latin by the Dowling Method? http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~wcd/Latin.htm

 

If this doesn't work, you can always buy the 1st year CD to any Latin program which will chant the declensions, conjugations, etc. (ie. Latina Chrisitiana I or Latin for Children A).

 

HTH!

[Sumiller]

Have you tried Latin by the Dowling Method? http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~wcd/Latin.htm

 

If this doesn't work, you can always buy the 1st year CD to any Latin program which will chant the declensions, conjugations, etc. (ie. Latina Chrisitiana I or Latin for Children A).

 

HTH!

 

Beth,

 

I just read through the whole method and I am soooooo intrigued by it. Have you actually tried this approach?

[Beth in Central TX]

Yes, I did the Dowling Method back in 2003 when my boys were going through Prima Latina and learned the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd declensions, as well as the future & imperfect for the 1st & 2nd conjugations. I practiced the chants first with the Memoria Press cds & DVDs and followed up with the Dowling Method to really solidify the information.

 

This post was a great reminder that I need to return to the Dowling method again to learn the 4th & 5th declension endings and 3rd conjugation.

[latinteach]

See the St. Louis University Teaching Materials site:

http://www.slu.edu/colleges/AS/languages/classical/latin/tchmat/tchmat.html

 

Especially see the section on Syntax Anticipation, where the author explains how to anticipate meaning in a sentence. Knowing what all these cases are trying to do makes a huge difference.

 

Also see this article, especially the beginning part regarding SANDALS and Quid Video? Quid habeo? Ergo, Quid Exspecto? What do I see? What do I have? Therefore, What Do I Expect?

http://txclassics.org/old/ginny_articles15.htm

 

And this:

http://www.promotelatin.org/rulesposter.pdf

You need to know the endings in order to apply these rules, but these rules help you make sense of why you need to know the endings.

 

The whole concept of Expectancy in reading Latin isn't unique to Dowling or the writers above, but they've all written their own explanations of it because it really does work.

 

(It's really the whole philosophy behind Cambridge, Lingua Latina, etc.)

Edited July 7, 2009 by latinteach

[Caraway]

Thanks for the great links!

 

I fully understand the limitations of Wheelock's, and plan to mix it with other sources. However I have a very good tutor who is willing to help me through Wheelock's - so Wheelock's it is, at least for right now.

 

My problem is that I seem to be unable to memorize. It goes in one eyeball and out the other. I was hoping to find some sort of song, chant, crazy sentence that helped me remember the declensions.

 

I think that the MP cds are Christian pronunciation, which I am going to find confusing. Off to investigate...

[latinteach]

You might try:

http://www.amazon.com/Lyrical-Latin-Learning-Latin-Through-Music/dp/B000309V20/

 

http://www.amazon.com/Latin-Verbs-Rock-CC-Couch/dp/B000KN99N6/

 

These are in Restored Classical pronunciation.