12 episodes
The Latin Tutor Emma Williams
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5.0 • 4 Ratings
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If your child is struggling with Latin then look no further. In Season 1, Emma Williams explores the basics of why we learn Latin and what makes it so challenging. She demystifies the process of learning Latin with no-nonsense, jargon-free advice, each instalment packed full of practical suggestions and strategies to help you to help your child. This podcast is based on her 21 years of experience as a teacher and tutor, as well as the latest research on how memory works. For more information on Emma and her tutoring services, visit her website www.latintutoring.co.uk or email emma@latintutoring.co.uk.
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Comprehensible input with David Carter
David Carter is an independent author, who publishes a unique set of study guides to accompany the OCR set texts for both Latin and Greek at both GCSE and A level. David also has some radical views on how Latin should be taught and has given me so much to think about. I’m not sure I’m convinced, but I’m definitely intrigued.
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Corny jokes and gimmicky stuff with Bob Bass
Bob Bass is another author who needs no introduction. In this episode we discuss his passion for teaching Latin to younger children and his unwavering belief in the value of prose composition .
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Tweaked traditionalism with John Taylor
John Taylor needs no introduction. In this episode we discuss his preferred approaches to the teaching of Latin and Greek, his views on "reading courses" and the inherent value of teaching ancient languages as opposed to modern ones.
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Who said Latin's dead with Rhian Rivers
Rhian Rivers is a teacher and an independent author, who wrote the booklet-based ab initio course for Latin at Common Entrance called “Who Said Latin’s Dead?” Rhian wanted to combine all the best elements of what’s currently out there: the rigour of the more traditional courses but the narrative element of the Cambridge Latin Course.
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Controversial opinions with Ed Clarke
Ed Clarke published his first Latin textbook in his early twenties and more recently began work on the Clarke's Latin project and then Clarke’s Greek. In this episode, Emma and Ed discuss the value of traditional Latin teaching and how his new course combines the very best of the traditional and modern techniques.
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Re-imagining the CLC with Caroline Bristow
Caroline Bristow is the current Director of the Cambridge Schools Classics Project and is overseeing the much-anticipated 5th edition of the Cambridge Latin Course. The biggest overhaul the series has undergone since its launch in the 1970s, the 5th edition includes the introduction of a sister for Quintus and some major changes to the existing storyline and content. Caroline paints herself as a reluctant Latinist and states that her appointment to the role was somewhat controversial.
https://www.latintutoring.co.uk. Follow the link for more about me and my tutoring services.