Latin is still taught in many parts of the world. In many countries it is offered as an elective subject in some high schools and universities, and may be mandatory for students in certain institutions or taking certain courses. For those who want to learn languages ​​independently, there are print and online resources.
For the most part, language is treated as a written language in formal instruction; however, the living Latin movement supports his teaching as well as through speaking and listening.
Video Instruction in Latin
Philosophical Objectives
Although Latin was once a universal academic language in Europe, academics no longer use it to write daily papers or discourses. Furthermore, the Roman Catholic Church, as part of Vatican II reforms in the 1960s, modernized its religious liturgy (such as Tridentin Mass) to allow for less Latin usage and more use of regional languages. Nonetheless, the Latin study remains an academic subject to the 21st century.
Most of the Latin courses currently offered in secondary schools and universities are directed to translate historical texts into modern languages, rather than using Latin for direct oral communication. As such, they primarily treat Latin as a written language, although some modern literary works such as Treasure Island, Robinson Crusoe, Paddington Bear , Winnie the Pooh , Tintin Adventure , Asterix , Harry Potter , Le Petit Prince , Max und Moritz , Peter Rabbit , Green and Ham Egg , and Cats in Hat have been translated into languages Latin to promote interest in the language.
Living Latin
On the other hand, proponents of the Latino Latin movement believe that Latin can be taught in the same way as modern "life" is taught by combining verbal fluency and listening comprehension and textual skills. This approach offers a speculative and stylistic view of how ancient authors speak and incorporate sounds of language, since patterns in Latin poetry and literature can be difficult to identify without an understanding of the sounds of words. Living Latin can be seen in action on Schola [1], a social networking site where all transactions are in Latin, including real-time conversations in the site's loca- tion (chatroom).
Institutions that offer Living Latin instruction include the Vatican and the University of Kentucky. In the United Kingdom, the Classical Association encourages this approach, and Latin books depicting the adventures of a rat named Minimus have been published. Podcast Latinum, teaching Latin Classical conversation, also broadcast from London. There are several websites that offer Nuntii Latini (Latin News) which usually covers international matters: in Finland (weekly), in Bremen/Germany (monthly), and on Vatican Radio [2]. In the United States, the National Classic Junior League (with over 50,000 members) encourages high school students to continue their study of Latin, and the National Senior League encourages students to continue their language studies.
Influence on artificial language
Many international auxiliaries have been deeply influenced by Latin; Interlingua's successful language considers itself a modernized and simplified version of the language. Latino sine Flexione is a language made from Latin with inflated inflections, which claims to be substantial following in the early 20th century.
Maps Instruction in Latin
Curriculum requirements in Australia
Latin is not offered by the mainstream curriculum; but these are offered in many secondary schools as elective subjects. Many schools, especially private schools, offer many languages ​​in Year 7 to expose students to the language as a possible option; Latin is often among these languages ​​of instruction. Or, many universities or colleges offer lessons for students if they want to learn it.
Curriculum requirements in Europe
Belgium
Dutch-speaking area
Latin is optionally taught. Most students can choose Latin as one of two majors. Other majors may be Greek, mathematics, science, human sciences or modern languages. Nearly a third of "ASO" students study Latin for several years.
Francophone regions
Latin is optionally taught in high school.
French
Latin is optionally studied in French high schools.
German
In Latin Germany is the choice for a mandatory second language in the Gymnasium (junior high school preparing for university entrance), usually together with French and occasionally Spanish, Russian etc. Nearly a third of the students in the Gymnasium study Latin for several years, and the Latin certificate ("Latinum") is a requirement for various university programs. This is the third most popular language studied in schools after English and French, in front of Spanish or Russian. In some areas, especially the Catholic majority like Bavaria, it is still very popular, to the point that more than 40% of all grammatical school students study Latin. However, in East Germany where the tradition of education was broken during the communist period, it did not command much popularity.
Greek
Latin teaching has a very long history in Greece. Latin is currently mandatory for high school students seeking to study law, social and political science and the humanities, and is one of four subjects tested in the Greek exam for admission to university-level courses in this field. In high school, subjects are taught in great detail that provoke criticism.
ireland
Latin until now is quite popular in high school. Latin is now not widely taught, but can be taken as an elective subject in some high schools.
Italy
In Italy, Latin is still compulsory in secondary schools such as Liceo classico and Liceo scientifico, which are usually attended by people who aim for the highest level of education. In Liceo classico, the ancient Greek is also a compulsory subject. About a third of high school graduates in Italy (age 19 years) have been studying Latin for five years. Latin is taught at the Accademia Vivarium Novum.
Dutch
In the Netherlands, Latin is (along with the Ancient Greeks) mandatory on the highest variant of secondary education, gymnasium - both languages ​​for at least the first three years. After that, students can choose to keep only Latin, or just save the Greek, or keep the two classics in their curriculum for three more years.
Polish
Latin is a non-compulsory foreign language that can be learned by students from some high schools. Latin language and ancient cultures are also one of the additional exams that high school graduates can take during their adult life. Latin is a compulsory subject for students of law, medicine, veterinary and language science.
Spanish
Latin is a compulsory subject for everyone who studies the humanities (students can choose from three types of research: science, humanities or mixtures) in grades 11 and 12.
Switzerland
Since the 1980s when about half of all gym schools (grammar students, the type of middle-school students entering the university) had Latin, the language had a profound decline. After a modest recovery in previous years about one fifth of all students in the Gymnasium currently take several years of Latin. There are regional differences: whereas in some cantons such as Uri languages ​​are not taught anymore, in Appenzell, GraubÃÆ'¼nden und Glarus and ZÃÆ'¼rich about 40% of Gymnasium students take Latin.
United Kingdom
In the first half of the 20th century, Latin was taught in about 25% of schools. However, from the 1960s, the university gradually began to leave Latin as an entry requirement for a degree in Medicine and Law. After the introduction of the Modern Language Education Certificate in the 1980s, Latin began to be replaced by other languages ​​in many schools. Latin is still taught in a small number, especially private schools. Three English exam boards offer Latin, OCR, SQA, and WJEC. In 2006, it was dropped by the AQA exam board.
Other countries
In Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, Austria, the Republic of Macedonia, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, and Romania, Latin is studied at the secondary school level as compulsory or optional subjects. This is mandatory in the Gymnasium high school program. In Portugal, Latin is also studied. In Finland, Latin is studied in a small part of high school.
Curriculum requirements in North America
Canada and Mexico
Latin is optionally studied in a small number of Canadian high schools.
United States
In the United States, Latin is sometimes taught in high school and high school, usually as elective or elective. However, there is a growing classic education movement that consists of private schools and home schools that teach Latin at the elementary, or grammar level. Latin is often taught and is sometimes a mandatory requirement in Catholic high schools. More than 149,000 Latin students attended the 2007 Latin National Examination. In 2006, 3,333 students took the Latin Literature AP exam. There is a "National Latin Examination" in this country.
Curriculum requirements in South America
Chile
Latin is not a compulsory subject at school, and it is presented as optional in very few secondary schools. However, many universities give Latin as a compulsory subject for students of Philosophy, Literature, Linguistics, Theology, and sometimes Law.
Venezuela
In Venezuela, Latin is taught as a compulsory subject in the humanities branch of bachillerato for two years. Bachillerato is a segment of secondary education similar to an American high school and is divided into two branches: science and humanity. Students study Latin grammar in their first year of study, then build and translate Latin texts in the second year.
At the university level, the Andean University offers a degree program for Letras MenciÃÆ'³n Lengua y Literaturas ClÃÆ'¡sicas ( Classics and Literature ). In this program (the only one of its kind in Venezuela), students learn Latin, Ancient Greek, and second language literature for five years. At other Venezuelan universities, Latin is a compulsory subject of the program for Letras ( Hispanic Literature ) and EducaciÃÆ'³n, menciÃÆ'³n: Castellano y Literatura ( Spanish Language Education and Hispanic Literature ).
Latin is also taught in Roman Catholic seminaries.
Curriculum requirements in Asia
Mainland and Taiwan
Latin is one of the things that the Jesuits teach. Schools were founded by them for this purpose. The diplomatic delegation found a local who composed letters in fluent Latin.
Latin is a rare language in Asia, including Taiwan. There are fewer than five universities offering the Latin curriculum.
As a Catholic university, Fu Jen University is the most important school to offer Latin curriculum in Taiwan. It offers short-term Latin courses with dormitories on summer vacations and even attracts many students from mainland China.
In China many universities offer Latin courses. At Beijing Foreign Studies University since 2009 there is a Latin Study Center called Latinitas Sinica.
Self-learning
A number of people interested in Latin do not have access to formal instruction. In many countries, Latin is no longer favored in schools and colleges. As a result, there is a demand for resources that allow people to learn Latin independently. Online learning groups offer a certain level of guidance to independent learners. Beginning textbooks, Wheelock's Latin, are very well adapted to independent studies because of clear and comprehensive instruction, lots of practice, included key answers, and the wealth of additional and third-party tools tailored to textbooks. Lingua Latina Per Se Illustrata by Hans Henning ÃÆ'ËÅ"rberg is an instructional book that teaches Latin entirely in Latin. Teacher guides and other supporting materials are available, including the oral version of this book. There's public domain material that's useful online to learn Latin, including old school textbooks, readers, and grammars like Meissner's Latin Phrase. There are also a number of online courses, such as Avitus' Schola Latina Universalis and Latin-only Latin course-Molendinarius, Cursum Latinum and Latinum Podcasts .
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