The Latin Tutor
If your child is struggling with Latin then look no further. In Season 1, Emma Williams explores the basics of why we learn Latin and what makes it so challenging. She demystifies the process of learning Latin with no-nonsense, jargon-free advice, each instalment packed full of practical suggestions and strategies to help you to help your child. This podcast is based on her 21 years of experience as a teacher and tutor, as well as the latest research on how memory works. For more information on Emma and her tutoring services, visit her website www.latintutoring.co.uk or email emma@latintutoring.co.uk.
Episodes
12 episodes
Comprehensible input with David Carter
David Carter is an independent author, who publishes a unique set of study guides to accompany the OCR set texts for both Latin and Greek at both GCSE and A level. David also has some radical views on how Latin should be taught and has given me...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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32:07
Corny jokes and gimmicky stuff with Bob Bass
Bob Bass is another author who needs no introduction. In this episode we discuss his passion for teaching Latin to younger children and his unwavering belief in the value of prose composition .
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Episode 11
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30:42
Tweaked traditionalism with John Taylor
John Taylor needs no introduction. In this episode we discuss his preferred approaches to the teaching of Latin and Greek, his views on "reading courses" and the inherent value of teaching ancient languages as opposed to modern ones.
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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22:01
Who said Latin's dead with Rhian Rivers
Rhian Rivers is a teacher and an independent author, who wrote the booklet-based ab initio course for Latin at Common Entrance called “Who Said Latin’s Dead?” Rhian wanted to combine all the best elements of what’s currently out there: the rigo...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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25:31
Controversial opinions with Ed Clarke
Ed Clarke published his first Latin textbook in his early twenties and more recently began work on the Clarke's Latin project and then Clarke’s Greek. In this episode, Emma and Ed discuss the value of traditional Latin teaching and how his new ...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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26:04
Re-imagining the CLC with Caroline Bristow
Caroline Bristow is the current Director of the Cambridge Schools Classics Project and is overseeing the much-anticipated 5th edition of the Cambridge Latin Course. The biggest overhaul the series has undergone since its launch in the 1970s, th...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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39:12
Why hire a Latin tutor?
In the final episode of Season 1, Emma asks how a skilled tutor can help children to overcome their difficulties with Latin.
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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11:45
Why no Latin course book is ideal
Emma reviews the different Latin courses used in the majority of schools and explains why a child might be struggling with them.
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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9:13
Latin set texts - tackling the literature
If you're struggling with how to approach set text work in Latin and need advice about where to find resources, then this is the episode for you.
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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14:06
Latin vocabulary learning
How to support your child with the process of vocabulary learning. What works and what doesn't? Why do they find it so difficult? Emma demystifies the whole process.
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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20:41
