| Latin was the language of the Roman
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| | be considered a boring series of
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| Empire. All of the Romance languages,
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| | memorization or vocabulary words and noun
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| including French, Spanish, Portuguese,
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| | and verb endings. It is important for the
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| and Italian, are directly descended from
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| | Latin teacher to make learning the
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| this native tongue. Our own English
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| | language for those students that do
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| language is heavily influenced by roots
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| | decide to tackle it interesting and not
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| from the Latin Language (as many as 80
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| | just a matter of memorizing verb
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| percent of our language can be traced to
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| | conjugations and noun declension charts.
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| Latin). Today, Ecclesiastical Latin is
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| | There are several ways in which success
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| the official language of the Roman
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| | in teaching Latin in high school can be
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| Catholic Church and the Vatican. With so
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| | achieved.
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| much influence on our own language coming
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| | Using modern technology to teach an
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| from Latin, it is surprising that
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| | ancient language might seem unlikely.
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| students are not encouraged to study it
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| | But, there are many resources available
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| in high school and college. Though
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| | online to assist the Latin teacher in his
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| considered a "dead language", Latin
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| | or her pursuits. Many websites offer
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| education can actually help students
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| | charts, tutorials, and games to not only
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| improve English grammar, as well as
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| | help the teacher, but to help engage the
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| provide a historical foundation for their
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| | students. Learning Latin can be made
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| educations.
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| | easier using technology, while allowing
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| Today, Latin is taught primarily for the
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| | the students to use the Internet as a
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| purpose of translating ancient
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| | means of education. Students today are
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| literature. It is not really taught
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| | all but required to use the Internet
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| conversationally. Proficiency in Latin is
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| | academically, and eventually
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| achieved in reading and translating.
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| | professionally. Combining learning Latin
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| Often, students that study Latin in
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| | with learning Internet skills is a
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| college are majors in Classical Studies,
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| | perfect way to bridge the gap between
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| wherein they study all aspects of Ancient
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| | ancient and modern.
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| Greek and Roman history and Culture, or
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| | Another way to make learning the Latin
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| they are pre-Law or pre-Medicine
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| | language interesting is by incorporating
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| students. Having a knowledge of the Latin
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| | Roman history and Mythology into the
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| language has obvious benefits for Law and
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| | subject. By bringing history and myth
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| Medical students in that they will be
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| | into the study of the Latin language,
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| better able to learn technical
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| | students will understand the origins of
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| terminology, most of which is comprised
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| | the language, as well as understand the
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| of Latin words and phrases. Classical
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| | impact the language and the history of
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| studies majors often go on to earn
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| | Rome has had on our modern world. Games
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| Master's degrees and Doctoral degrees
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| | can be played and plays can be put on,
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| either in Art History or Archaeology,
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| | utilizing Roman mythological stories and
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| where knowledge of the Latin language
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| | literature, and students can learn
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| helps them in their research, or they
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| | everything from Roman military strategy
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| often devote their graduate studies to
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| | to Roman engineering to Roman cooking to
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| the language itself, where they can go on
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| | how Roman people dressed.
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| to teach Latin in high schools or earn a
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| | As a high school Latin teacher, it can be
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| place as a professor of Classics at a
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| | frustrating that the language is
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| college or University.
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| | misunderstood and under-appreciated. But,
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| Teaching the Latin language in high
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| | by using modern technology and creative
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| school can be challenging. Most students
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| | teaching methods, The "dead" Latin
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| take foreign languages to satisfy
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| | language can be brought to life, and
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| requirements for graduation, not for the
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| | students will learn not only the
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| enjoyment of learning a new language. And
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| | language, but have a clearer
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| they often take "easier" language such as
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| | understanding of English grammar, as well
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| Spanish or French. And since Latin is not
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| | as a foundation that will open up their
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| taught conversationally, learning it can
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| | options as they enter college.
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