Towards a new language . . . and beyond . . .

The idea in the next few posts is to study a classic topic of Latin II from different Latin textbooks.  We will look at the Indirect Questions and see how each author deals with the subject. Today we will start with the Our Living Heritage Good start with such a cover!  I still remember walking in the room of the Capitoline Museum in Rome and finding myself face to face with Cicero, I almost teared up . . . -Great definition of the particular clause -List of the three "ingredients" needed -Long list of types of intro verbs required -Detailed explanation of time -Superb explanation of the time sequence. -I have to admit that I had never seen posteriority expressed with FAP and sim.  It makes sense.  I always taught to use the present or the imperfect to express the same thing.  -And the exposé ends with some curiosities with a mention of relative clauses,  UTRUM, AN, -NE SUMMARY:  ✩✩✩✩ My type of explanation.  Thorough...

It is time for us to look into another textbook series for our Latin program.  In my 19 years of teaching.  I have gone through Ecce Romani , Latin for the Third Millennium , and we are currently using the Cambridge Latin Course .  I have also had extensive experience with the Henle series with my homeschoolers.  In college I remember using Wheelock's famous text. While I undestand the natural/reading method's idea and concept I am sure now that the way Cambridge is designed is deficient.  It has taken it to far away from the grammar approach.  It was really obvious in many occasions but especially when dealing with the future tense.  Is the future of mitto mittebo or mittam?   Impossible to know if the student doesn't know the conjugation of the verb.   The same can be said backwards.   Doces?   Is it "I teach" or "I will teach"?   The only way to know is by memorizing the verbs' principal parts . . .   Also exchanges ...