Learn to Read Latin (Paper Set) (Yale Language Series) Review

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(More customer reviews)By the end of high school I had completed five years of Latin courses, including AP Latin, using both the Jenney's (probably now obsolete) and the Wheelock's texts. There was a gap of nearly four years between my last Latin class in high school and my first Latin course in college, and that gap was long enough that I forgot nearly everything I had previously learned. The intro college course that I took was using this textbook for the first time, and I myself, my classmates, and my instructor were all very pleased with it.
Despite the complaints of some other reviewers, the grammar-based approach employed by this text is here executed almost flawlessly. Fundamental vocabulary and grammatical pinciples are provided in seamless order and are explained thoroughly. The workbook, of course, is an essential companion to the text--the two are sold as a pair for a reason. As with any inflected, grammar-based natural language, repetition in reading explanations and completing drills and exercises is essential. And it cannot be repeated too often that Latin was at one time a spoken language, thus repetition is a necessity. Having used other texts, I can say without hesitation that this text best provides a strong foundation for reading Latin literature at the intermediate and advanced levels.

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A Latin grammar and reader all in one, Learn to ReadLatin presents basic Latin morphology and syntax with clearexplanations and examples, and it offers direct access to great worksof Latin literature even at the earliest stages of learning thelanguage. As beginning students learn basic forms and grammar, theyalso gain familiarity with patterns of Latin word order and otherfeatures of style, thus becoming well prepared for later, moredifficult texts.No other beginning Latin book contains unalteredversions of ancient texts. Learn to Read Latin includes the writingsof such authors as Caesar, Cicero, Sallust, Catullus, Vergil, andOvid, arranged chronologically and accompanied by introductions toeach author and each work. These readings serve as the chief trainingtexts around which the book's fifteen chapters are constructed. Aworkbook is also available, providing abundant drills for each chapterof the text. The workbook exercises can be used in the classroom, forhomework assignments, for extra individual drill work, or as a homestudy tool.

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