Halcyon Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 (edited) We are looking forward to after GSWL, which we love. I found Teach Yourself Beginner's Latin on Amazon and then picked up a copy at my library, and it really does look great. I worked through the first 3 chapters on my own and really feel it's doable for upper elementary, with teacher guidance of course. Has anyone used this? We're debating between this and Latin Prep by Galore Park. Thanks! Edited January 15, 2011 by Halcyon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halcyon Posted January 15, 2011 Author Share Posted January 15, 2011 bump with link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Jo Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 Nice find - added it to my wishlist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halcyon Posted January 17, 2011 Author Share Posted January 17, 2011 bumping for more feedback-i am still considering this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haiku Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Looks like this is a whole-to-parts book--am I correct? Tara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halcyon Posted January 17, 2011 Author Share Posted January 17, 2011 Er...i'm not sure. Do you mean translating like GSWL does? if so, then yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haiku Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Er...i'm not sure. Do you mean translating like GSWL does? if so, then yes. No, I mean that the grammar is not taught explicitly and reading is emphasized over forms. That's the impression I got from the reviews. Tara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halcyon Posted January 18, 2011 Author Share Posted January 18, 2011 Well, i think it's a bit of both. There is a fair amount of translation, but then he explicitly discusses, for example, direct objects and their endings. Perhaps I haven't seen it taught another way? I do know from perusing Wheelocks that he focuses a lot more on "this is the ablative form" and then goes on to discuss it from that angle, whereas this book seems to approach it from a "read this and understand it and then we'll talk about it". Am I making sense? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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