In this episode we talk about the history of education in Europe, from classical Greece to the 19th century, covering the origins of many education-related words. Then we turn to the history of second-language teaching of Latin, from Roman Egypt to today’s Living Latin movement.
DSM (channel about language and etymology)
Learning Latin and Greek from Antiquity to Present, chapters on teaching Latin to Greek speakers (Dickey) & Latin in Anglo-Saxon England (Fisher)
“Medieval and Modern Views of Universal Grammar and the Nature of Second Language Learning” by Margaret Thomas
“Inside the Anglo-Saxon Classroom“ by Kate Wiles
“Grasping Sentences by Wholes: Henry Sweet’s Idea of Language Study in the Early Middle Ages” by Mark Atherton
Learn Latin from the Romans: A Complete Introductory Course Using Textbooks from the Roman Empire by Eleanor Dickey
Learning Latin the Ancient Way by Eleanor Dickey
“The MovieTalk: A Practical Application of Comprehensible Input Theory” by Rachel Ash
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