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    Latin as a Living Language: from Zero to Cicero. Latin for Linguists and Polyglots

    💜 Salvē quīcumque haec legis et linguam Latīnam discere cupis! 💜

    Greetings to you, dear reader of these lines! Some say that I have travelled here from Ancient Rome to help bring the Latin language back to life. "But", you say, "Latin is dead and has been for 1.5 millenia!" If that's what you think, let me change your mind! =)

    I offer classes for all levels and topics, including but not limited to:
    ◈ Latin for complete beginners taught through guided reading and discussion, with a minimum of translation. You will be using the language to learn the language from the beginning;
    ◈ Latin for those who have studied grammar, but still don't know the language itself;
    ◈ Latin for those ready to approach non-adapted literature;
    ◈ Latin for those who can already read, but want to learn to speak and use the language actively;
    ◈ Latin for those who want to understand poetry (from Virgil and Plautus right up to modern Latin poets) and quantitative metrics intuitively, in the same way as they were understood by the Romans themselves;
    ◈ Latin for researchers, historians and anyone working with Latin texts and primary sources or writing academic papers;
    ◈ Latin for linguists: I have deep theoretical and practical knowledge of the phonetics and phonology of Latin as well as Latin historical linguistics.
    ◈ Latin for those not ready to commit, but interested in learning the Reconstructed Classical Pronunciation. Or the traditional Italian (aka Ecclesiastical), or the Germanic-Slavic, or even the Middle French pronunciation - whatever takes your fancy :-)
    ◈ conversational Latin and composition practice.

    💡 About me and my lessons:
    I've long been part of the international community of Latin speakers, have produced videos in Latin and resources for learning it, as well co-authoring a graded poetry reader "Erictho: Tartarorum Terror" aimed at students who wish to transition away from reading adapted texts and tackle authentic poetry without the help of dictionaries or translation. Thanks to my deep interest in phonetics and phonology, I have put major emphasis on researching, modelling and teaching the sounds and rhythms of Republican Latin speech in order to make Latin poetry and prose sound the way the authors intended.

    I teach Latin through Latin using the singular series "Lingua Latina Per Se Illustrata" as well as various adapted and authentic texts. The goal of my lessons is simple: holistic acquisition of the language in order to allow you, the learner, to read Latin fluently, understand it at a deep level, and be able to communicate in it should the opportunity arise. Except at early stages, grammar instruction will also take place in Latin.

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    Extra information

    All materials will be provided

    Location

    Online via webcam

    General info

    Age:
    Children (7-12 years old)
    Teenagers (13-17 years old)
    Adults (18-64 years old)
    Seniors (65+ years old)
    Student level:
    Beginner
    Intermediate
    Advanced
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    The class is taught in:English, Latin, Russian

    About Me

    Hey! Привет! Salvē! Hallo! Bonjour! Ciao! Hola! Olá! Szia! Χαῖρε! 你好!
    I'm an aspiring polyglot from St. Petersburg, Russia. I have a linguistic education and a passion for things that have do with languages, sciences, literature, culture, philosophy and psychology. I'm good at interpreting meaning and I love understanding the world on a deep and intuitive level — both things and, more importantly, people. Other things I love include music, silence, trust, the hour before sunrise, and interacting with animals who live freely.

    As a teacher, I see my role as being the student's partner. My job is to:
    — generate as much additional input as possible;
    — model the language for the student;
    — ask comprehension and rephrasing questions so that they can practice it back, expand their vocabulary, phraseology and grammar skill;
    — listen and offer help and subtle corrections, as well as
    — deep-level explanations of grammar and vocabulary when appropriate.

    What I don't see my role as is a talking textbook that tells the student many facts about the language they're learning, but using English to do it. My aim is to increase your implicit »skill in« the language by having you use the language with me. Any explicit »knowledge about« the language that we can fit into our lesson will preferrably be transmitted using the target language itself.

    Education

    Bachelor in linguistics at the Saint Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance, 2012

    Бакалавр лингвистики, Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет экономики и финансов, 2012 г.

    Experience / Qualifications

    Over 10 years of tutoring individuals and groups in Latin, Russian and English, conducting guided literature readings, conversation groups and various other types of events.

    Communicating research in Latin phonology and linguistics to the wider audience.

    Head of the largest Russian-language book reading community on Discord.

    Actively contributing the Latin Discord community, r/latin, the Latin StackExchange, as well majorly improving numerous Latin entries on Wiktionary.

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