Science Daily: Latin may help students bridge their native language with English
Researchers found that in teaching English learners -- students who aren't fluent in English and often come from homes where a language other than English is spoken -- the Latin roots of words helped ...
Students tell us after the tests that they were able to decipher words because they recognized the Latin.” In fact, about 80 percent of the vocabulary in modern languages such as English, French, ...
Personally I would take them myself but I don't have the time, the money, and I'm a Spanish speaker native so I can understand some Portuguese since both languages come from the Latin and at the same time it makes it is harder for me to learn Portuguese since I get it mix with Spanish and at the end the only one who understands what I'm saying ...
Reader's Digest: If Latin Is a “Dead” Language, Why Is It Still Taught in Schools?
Latin might be a "dead" language, but it still has a lot of living potential. There are many reasons as to why Latin should be taught at schools and universities. “It is a window into a fascinating ...
If Latin Is a “Dead” Language, Why Is It Still Taught in Schools?
The Michigan Daily: English is the new Latin, but should it be?
Like most people who study abroad in a non-English speaking country, I expected to be fully immersed in the German language upon my arrival in Freiburg. That expectation has been met — at least, for ...