Rosetta Stone Latin program

Has anyone tried this?  I've thought about giving it a whirl but I don't know know how helpful it would be.  I am interested in perhaps one day reading classics in Latin, so it's not just for ecclesiastical Latin...
WHAT WILL I LEARN?
This level will help you:
  • Build your vocabulary and Latin language abilities
  • Spell and write accurately
  • Speak Latin without a script
  • Retain what you've learned
  • Read and understand Latin
  • Share ideas and opinions in Latin, express feelings and talk about everyday life
Sample topics include:
Learn Latin basics, such as age and family relations
  • Questions, greetings, introductions
  • Times of day, calendar terms, the weather
  • Directions, locations, telling time
  • Present, past and future tense
  • Apologies and polite requests
  • How to order at a restaurant and give and receive directions
  • Emotions, opinions and ideas
  • Political, media, business and religious terms

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Greetings,

It is classical pronounciation, Not ecclesiastical pronunciation. NOT strong on grammar. Good for spoken latin and vocab. Very expensive.

peace

Anonymous said...

I was curious too, as Latin is widely used in both Medicine and Horticulture.

Good to know.

I'd be curious to know if anyone is aware of another course that may be 'inexpensive'.

Badger Catholic said...

Thanks Anon, exactly the kind of feedback I was looking for!

Dad29 said...

I, too, would be concerned about the lack of grammar. Vocab is no big deal, but if you don't know the ins/outs of verb construction, (conjugations) you'll NEVER "read" Latin.

Badger Catholic said...

Dad29, for work I had to deal with Russian noun casing. If it's worse than that, then I quit!