Introduction to Latin (Latin and English Edition)

By Susan C. Shelmerdine

Book Overview

Introduction to Latin, Revised First Edition is a complete introductory Latin text specifically designed for college level courses taught for three hours credit over a two semester period. The text is designed as a streamlined and uncluttered approach to Latin and grammar, providing a complete course, but without the nuance of more advanced explanations that hinder the first year student's mastery of the material. It covers all aspects of Latin grammar in a familiar pedagogical flow, with English grammar explained as needed, providing students with an in text reference point for new Latin material. "Real Latin" readings occur throughout the text, early and often, in the form of sentences and short passages. They are unconnected, providing the instructor the option of covering them as time and need allows. This text also includes a variety of exercises that provide different approaches to mastery of the language, especially in the early chapters. Also available are online drills, online guided exercises, and crossword puzzles. Visit www.pullins.com for more information.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1585102709
• ISBN13: 9781585102709
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Focus
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.48 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).