Gratia271 Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 My daughter is nearly done with Henle I, and after our experience preparing for the NLE this year (Level II/Form C), I am not sure that Henle is going to work in succeeding years to promote full literacy in the Latin language. I have always used MP Latin recommendations. I just don't know whether there is something better or more rigorous to pursue at this point for her. Mmy understanding of the advanced NL exam levels is that they require more substantial reading than abridgements of the classics. Any advice on a better program, or is Henle going to pick up the pace in Book II etc...? Thanks! Nancy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenda in MA Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 My daughter is nearly done with Henle I, and after our experience preparing for the NLE this year (Level II/Form C), I am not sure that Henle is going to work in succeeding years to promote full literacy in the Latin language. I have always used MP Latin recommendations. I just don't know whether there is something better or more rigorous to pursue at this point for her. Mmy understanding of the advanced NL exam levels is that they require more substantial reading than abridgements of the classics. Any advice on a better program, or is Henle going to pick up the pace in Book II etc...? Thanks! Nancy Nancy, We're right there with you! My son just finished Henle I as well and also took the NLE Latin 2 exam last week. I thought that Henle I prepared him pretty well for the exam. The biggest issue I saw was the lack in Henle of info on Roman life and culture. There was also quite a bit of vocabulary that we hadn't covered. Henle did a great job with the grammar concepts. Here is what I'm planning to do next (ds is currently an 8th grader, if that matters). We have moved on to Henle 2 and hope to get through about 1/3 of the grammar lessons before the end of this school year. We will finish the rest next school year and devote time to the readings in Henle 2 as well as the readings in Lingua Latina, which I also own but haven't used very much up to now. I'm also going to supplement the Roman life & culture stuff. I'm going to get these 2 books: Ancient Rome: An Introductory History by Paul A. Zoch and Handbook to Life in Ancient Rome by Lesley Adkins & Roy A. Adkins. I'm also looking at the Teaching Company to see if there is a video course available that we could watch this summer to add to our knowledge of Roman Life & Culture. The following year (10th grade), I will sign him up for an on-line Latin III course, then in 11th grade, he will take AP Latin on-line. I don't know which on-line school we'll use yet. I'm interested in others thoughts on how to proceed here too. If you find any more resources, etc. please post and let us know. Brenda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gratia271 Posted March 22, 2010 Author Share Posted March 22, 2010 I am also going to pursue online Latin for her this Fall at Memoria Press, I think. I like their online academy, but I have been hedging on Henle because some classicists are not too impressed with the advanced level translation work. I surmise this is because they are not the originals but more of an abridgement. What do think of the Lingua Latina that you own? Do you think it might address what I am talking about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenda in MA Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 I am also going to pursue online Latin for her this Fall at Memoria Press, I think. I like their online academy, but I have been hedging on Henle because some classicists are not too impressed with the advanced level translation work. I surmise this is because they are not the originals but more of an abridgement. What do think of the Lingua Latina that you own? Do you think it might address what I am talking about? Nancy, Lingua Latina is a textbook that is written from a whole-to-parts approach. The entire text is written in Latin in the form of stories. I was planning to read Lingua Latina because I thought it would give more information on Roman life and culture and also help build vocabulary, since the vocabulary it includes is very different than what is in Henle. It's definitely not an original ancient work written in Latin. After using Henle for several years now, I will say that I am very impressed with its grammar-heavy, vocabulary-lite approach. Spending little time learning vocabulary gives more time for the grammar to sink in, and we are finding it easier to understand the new vocabulary in context now that we have a good handle on the grammar. I'm not familiar with Memoria Press's on-line academy, so I can't help you there. Brenda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmpet7 Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 (edited) My son switched from Henle to Wheelock. He definately has learned more from the Wheelock program. He did well on the NLE Edited March 23, 2010 by cmpet7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gratia271 Posted March 22, 2010 Author Share Posted March 22, 2010 I think I can access that at my local library. I will check it out. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostlyamom Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 In preparing my students for the NLE, we have been using the Wheelock's vocabulary lists which you can customize by type (verb, etc.) or by chapter in the book. Today, I gave them a list of chapter 5 words to study quickly and then gave them a copy of the quiz that I generated from this site. Amazing how many words they can suddenly remember when it's for candy! http://www.warmenhoven.org/latin/vocab/ Also, the Quia games for Wheelock's chapters are here: http://www.quia.com/pages/wheelock.html The matching games are a nice way to learn additional vocabulary. I really like how Henle focuses so much attention on the grammar, and then lets students "coast" a little with new vocabulary words. It is working well for us. Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gratia271 Posted March 25, 2010 Author Share Posted March 25, 2010 Thanks! Those resources look great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenda in MA Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 Thanks Pat, this looks helpful for learning additional vocabulary. Brenda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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