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Dr. Fade @fade.bsky.social

It's totally primed for someone who's learned two romance languages and taken a semester of linguistics in undergrad and /really/ wants to focus on ancient original texts to have everything they need for learning. For most people? Wheelock's plus various online resources.

aug 12, 2025, 2:55 am • 12 0

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Dr. Fade @fade.bsky.social

And it's not even that I think Wheelock's is the best of more 'normal' textbooks, just that it's so widely used there are a gazillion answer keys, worksheets, tie-in books, etc. to help with it, where a 'better' textbook probably will not have that easily available.

aug 12, 2025, 2:55 am • 6 0 • view
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Dr. Fade @fade.bsky.social

My "best results" recommendation is to pick from among 2-3 modern textbooks with fun stories, engaging characters, and awareness of cultural complexity, plus pay someone to explain & answer questions once a week via Zoom. But that's a lot pricier.

aug 12, 2025, 2:59 am • 9 0 • view
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Bart (hij/hem) @chemsextherapist.bsky.social

check out the great Lingua Latina per se Illustrata. It's even available free on the internet archive. It's great even for people who don't know other Romance languages. It's like Duolingo on steroids and quite fun to read. (archive.org/details/ling...)

aug 12, 2025, 7:52 am • 3 0 • view
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Dr. Fade @fade.bsky.social

I have a copy, and my students enjoy flipping through it sometimes! I haven't spent enough time with it to be able to recommend it yet.

aug 12, 2025, 2:22 pm • 1 0 • view