The Latin Tutor

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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.

Emma Williams


    • Feb 10, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 20m AVG DURATION
    • 12 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from The Latin Tutor

    Comprehensible input with David Carter

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2023 32:07


    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 so much to think about. I'm not sure I'm convinced, but I'm definitely intrigued.https://www.latintutoring.co.uk. Follow the link for more about me and my tutoring services.

    Corny jokes and gimmicky stuff with Bob Bass

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2023 30:42


    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 .https://www.latintutoring.co.uk. Follow the link for more about me and my tutoring services.

    Tweaked traditionalism with John Taylor

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2023 22:01


    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.https://www.latintutoring.co.uk. Follow the link for more about me and my tutoring services.

    Who said Latin's dead with Rhian Rivers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2023 25:31


    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 rigour of the more traditional courses but the narrative element of the Cambridge Latin Course. https://www.latintutoring.co.uk. Follow the link for more about me and my tutoring services.

    Controversial opinions with Ed Clarke

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2023 26:04


    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 course combines the very best of the traditional and modern techniques.https://www.latintutoring.co.uk. Follow the link for more about me and my tutoring services.

    Re-imagining the CLC with Caroline Bristow

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2023 39:12


    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, the 5th edition includes the introduction of a sister for Quintus and some major changes to the existing storyline and content.  Caroline paints herself as a reluctant Latinist and states that her appointment to the role was somewhat controversial.https://www.latintutoring.co.uk. Follow the link for more about me and my tutoring services.

    Why hire a Latin tutor?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2022 11:45


    In the final episode of Season 1, Emma asks how a skilled tutor can help children to overcome their difficulties with Latin.https://www.latintutoring.co.uk. Follow the link for more about me and my tutoring services.

    Why no Latin course book is ideal

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2022 9:13


    Emma reviews the different Latin courses used in the majority of schools and explains why a child might be struggling with them.https://www.latintutoring.co.uk. Follow the link for more about me and my tutoring services.

    Latin set texts - tackling the literature

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2022 14:06


    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.https://www.latintutoring.co.uk. Follow the link for more about me and my tutoring services.

    Latin vocabulary learning

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2022 20:41


    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.https://www.latintutoring.co.uk. Follow the link for more about me and my tutoring services.

    Why is Latin difficult?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2022 10:48


    Emma explores why it is that so many children struggle with Latin and looks at how one-to-one tutoring can provide the key to turning things around. https://www.latintutoring.co.uk. Follow the link for more about me and my tutoring services.

    What's the point of Latin anyway?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2022 9:35


    Emma takes a lighthearted look at the point of studying Latin and explores the relative value we place on our academic subjects.https://www.latintutoring.co.uk. Follow the link for more about me and my tutoring services.

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