Introduction to Latin (English and Latin Edition)

By Susan C. Shelmerdine

Introduction to Latin, Second Edition is an introductory Latin textbook designed with a streamlined flow that allows it to be completed in one year. Its concise and uncluttered approach gives students what they need to master the material. Grammar is integrated within the context of reading fluency. Innovative exercises provide translation practice as well as build "instinctive skills" that prepare students for reading authentic Latin works. Features: Concise, streamlined presentation focuses on what students need to know, allowing the material to be covered in a year, even for courses which meet only three days a week Innovative exercises that go beyond the usual translation practice, engaging students with the mechanisms of the language and developing "more instinctive" skills Succinct grammatical explanations that don't overwhelm the students with superfluous detail while also providing help for students with little or no understanding of English grammar Latin readings from ancient sources in the form of both sentences and short passages allow for students to connect with authentic Latin Practical instructions often overlooked by other textbooks, including reading a dictionary entry, reading strategies, sentence patterns, gapping, and expectations New to the Second Edition Revised order of presentation that spreads material out more evenly between the first and second halves of the book Derivatives exercises added at the end of each chapter providing practice connecting English words with their Latin roots Bridge to next level: final three chapters provide review and include longer narrative readings with minimal editing to bridge students to the next level of Latin Revised selection of readings for more appropriate level of difficulty

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 158510390X
• ISBN13: 9781585103904
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: Focus
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 0.8" x 7.0"

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Good introduction

I've already taken a year of high school Latin, but I wanted to take more in College, and this is the book my instructor choose. I think the material is presented in a gradual way, and I particularly like the treatment of the cases in the beginning of the book, however, I think it could do for a bit more completeness as far as the exercises go (a few more to use the vocabulary more in context), but seeing as it seems the author is attempting to keep the size down it is understandable. Also, I've used the website to review the content, it is particularly useful, but, there are a few annoying features, such as that the macrons are only used in some special cases, making me confused about whether or not I need them in a certain case or not, the rules are outlined on the website, but I wonder why I should memorize them since they are not a part of Latin, but some arbitrary rules made up by the web-site designer. All in all, it is a pretty good book, meant for a easy transition into Latin, but as could be expected for a smaller book, it suffers a bit from lack of completeness (mostly in exercises, she's done a good job of including detail for such a small book, and pretty good at spacing the material out (some more grammar-like books chunk huge amounts of information in a small space, but this book has done a good job so far (I've read up to Chapter 11). I would recommend this book to someone who has no experience in foreign language and wants to learn Latin without getting into the messy grammatical jargon (though I appreciate its usage).