How is everyone else learning?
And... any advice? What works and what doesn't work for you? What are your goals? How often do you study Latin? Why study Latin?
I'm learning on my own, without classes or tutoring. I took Spanish and Italian a little, awhile ago, but only as a Beginner. I'd like to become fluent in Latin, and then learn French and some Norwegian.
I am almost finished with Rosetta Stone - Latin. It's easy and also helps you with pronunciation. There is no English in it, so you must deduce word meanings from photos. It gets a little tricky toward the end, especially with the conjugating. It certainly would have helped to know Latin has a neutral gender!
I have AnkiWeb, which I've read is a great resource for memorizing words. It was difficult to set up (which I'm told is the hardest part), but I haven't used it yet.
Next I will do the "Ranieri-Dowling Method," which is Luke Ranieri's (a Latin-speaker I came across on YouTube) take on the Dowling Method. It's an old school method with a lot of repetition and memorization, and he added audio to it. I'm likely not offering the best explanation.
I also have simple books to read in Latin, including "Ad Alpes: A Tale of Roman Life."
And Parts 1 & 2 of "Lingua Latina."
So far, just Rosetta Stone.
I've wanted to learn Latin since I was six years old and my mother told me it was a "dead" language that "no one speaks." I love that so much of English and other languages stem from it. (And yes, I know English is Germanic, but it shares a lot with Latin.)
Typically, I spend 1 to 2 1/2 hours a day on Latin.
And... any advice? What works and what doesn't work for you? What are your goals? How often do you study Latin? Why study Latin?
I'm learning on my own, without classes or tutoring. I took Spanish and Italian a little, awhile ago, but only as a Beginner. I'd like to become fluent in Latin, and then learn French and some Norwegian.
I am almost finished with Rosetta Stone - Latin. It's easy and also helps you with pronunciation. There is no English in it, so you must deduce word meanings from photos. It gets a little tricky toward the end, especially with the conjugating. It certainly would have helped to know Latin has a neutral gender!
I have AnkiWeb, which I've read is a great resource for memorizing words. It was difficult to set up (which I'm told is the hardest part), but I haven't used it yet.
Next I will do the "Ranieri-Dowling Method," which is Luke Ranieri's (a Latin-speaker I came across on YouTube) take on the Dowling Method. It's an old school method with a lot of repetition and memorization, and he added audio to it. I'm likely not offering the best explanation.
I also have simple books to read in Latin, including "Ad Alpes: A Tale of Roman Life."
And Parts 1 & 2 of "Lingua Latina."
So far, just Rosetta Stone.
I've wanted to learn Latin since I was six years old and my mother told me it was a "dead" language that "no one speaks." I love that so much of English and other languages stem from it. (And yes, I know English is Germanic, but it shares a lot with Latin.)
Typically, I spend 1 to 2 1/2 hours a day on Latin.