Waterstones Cambridge Latin Course Book 1 4th Edition
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Price: £18.55
Brand: Waterstones
Description: The leading Latin course worldwide Book I begins in the city of Pompeii shortly before the eruption of Vesuvius. Book I is full colour throughout, with a clear layout of stories and language notes. Featuring a glossary for quick reference and comprehension questions, the book also includes a full explanation of language points and grammar practice exercises. A 5th Edition of the Cambridge Latin Course is available to purchase, published from 2022 onwards. Waterstones Cambridge Latin Course Book 1 4th Edition - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
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Product ID: 9780521635431
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ISBN: 9780521635431
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Author: Sasha Holborn
Rating: 5
Review: A few of my friends had studied the Cambridge Latin Course at school, and having always wanted to learn Latin I took up their advice and bought this for myself. This book is suitable if you have absolutely no prior understanding of Latin, or indeed languages in general. Lingustic terms that are important for the understanding of the language are clearly explained (e.g. nominative, pronoun, infinitive). I believe this book was aimed at pre-GCSE level children so it's definitely suitable for a wide range of ages. The pacing of the learning is gentle and there is relatively little expectation at this stage for vocabulary (there is a list of essential vocab at the end of each chapter - though you may want to go ahead and learn all the words introduced if you're an older learner). The way the book is set out means that the stories are grouped into chapters which have a common theme and introduce new vocabulary (though vocabulary features in previous chapters also appears). Because of this it is important to read through the book in the correct order, as you are less likely to come across unfamiliar vocabulary (though if you do there is a comprehensive Latin to English dictionary of all the words in the back). Another point to make is that there is a good number of freely accessible online activities relating to the CLC at all stages, including vocab tests, games and further reading. The best thing about the book is that it uses recurring characters in various scenarios, which really helps when putting the words in context and getting a feel for the uses of various words. This also gives a good understanding of the types of lives Latin speakers had, and unlike modern language courses, the vocabulary is geared towards this rather than modern lives. One of the previous reviews mentioned that there is no pronunciation guide within the book. This is true, though it should be noted that the entire course is geared towards being able to do no more or less than comprehend and translate pieces of Latin text - not to speak it, nor to understand spoken Latin, thus pronunciation would be superfluous. Additionally pronunciation of Latin is subjective, as well as being much more phonetic than English. All in all this is a great buy, I have no regrets about buying it and would readily recommend it to anyone interested in picking up some Latin.
Author: Amazonian
Rating: 3
Review: The course itself is good, with much information. However for this generation, it is important to ensure engagement through updates and developing language learning. As new methodologies and strategies have moved away from teaching grammar by rote (amo, amas, amat, spring to mind right away), it is important that students can learn in a way that places these grammatical rules into context. Albeit dated, the information is still interesting - though this is no match for games and graphics of simulated towns that are accessible to today's students.
