Latina Lingua Vivit

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Latina Lingua Vivit!

• Latin Lives!

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Why study Latin?

• Increase verbal SAT scores
• Understand other cultures
• Improve English skills
• Develop analytical skills
• Make it easier to learn other languages

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Increase verbal SAT scores

• Studies show that Latin students consistently
  outperform other students on the verbal SAT

Source Educational Testing Service
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Understand other cultures

• Acquaintance with ancient Roman culture promotes
  tolerance and understanding
• Greek and Roman civilizations link us with
  cultures of 57 nations on 4 continents
• Study of Roman civilization makes us aware of the
  concepts Americans share with other European
  cultures
• Government
• Art and literature
• Economic systems

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Improve English skills

• Enrich vocabulary
• Sharpen grammar
• Enhance sense of organization

• I could never have done as well as I have if I
  had notput as much energy into Latin...-- High
  school senior(perfect 800 on verbal SAT)

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Think Latin is dead?
carpe diem
alma mater
in absentia
bona fide
magna cum laude
per annum
verbatim
status quo
agenda
alter ego
post mortem
ad nauseam
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Develop analytical skillsStudying Latin helps
students to

• Identify problems
• Arrive at sound and creative solutions
• Develop a sense of organization
• Be observant, accurate and logical

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Latin key to other languages

• Strongest foundation for learning Romance
  languages French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese,
  Romanian
• Good foundation for modern inflected languages,
  e.g. German and Russian
• Broadens a students notion of structures
  possible in languages other than English

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Latin is fun!
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Note Many of the facts presented here are based
on the article Keys to Language and Cultural
Awareness by Conrad Barrett, Ph.D., California
State University and on information published by
the National Committee for Latin and Greek.