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Latin Tutor Taipei Available to Teach All Levels of Latin Language and Literature

Study Latin(all levels) and discover how this beautiful language can help improve your English, your ability to think clearly, and your understanding of how to solve modern and historical problems. Ninety-five percent of the words used in academic writing come from Latin. If you enjoy literature, history, philosophy, anthropology, mythology, and philology, these are featured in any solid study of Latin. Within 30 minutes of the start of the first class, you will be translating sentences from the above and from many other areas. There is no need to waste class time with general conversation since Latin is mainly utilized as a literary language. You can check the internet and discover that students of Latin do better than any other group on standardized tests. The instructor taught Latin at National Taiwan University for many decades. I graduated in Classics from the University of Toronto, one of the best classics departments in the world. You will be using the Wheelock System consisting of Wheelock's Latin, 38 Latin Stories and Scribblers, Sculptors, and Scribes. This course is intended for adults; it is fast-moving and comprehensive. You will be able to translate adapted sentences very quickly. All classes are face-to-face, especially at the beginning. Later we can arrange some online sessions. I am the only Latin tutor with university teaching experience, living and working in Taipei. I am now retired and have opened many one-on-one and group classes. Please contact me if you have any questions. Studying Latin can be a life-changing experience for an excellent student.

Extra information

I conduct most classes in Gongguan, the Xinyi area or on Fushing North Road (just South of Minshuan). Sometimes it is possible to meet in the student's home if you live in very central Taipei. It is better to have the first class in a nearby coffee shop. I do not teach outside Taipei or in Wanhua, Xinmen or Neihu.

Location

At student's location: Around Taipei, Taiwan
Online via webcam
At teacher's location: No., Section, Xinsheng South Road, Da’an District, Taipei City, Taiwan

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Duration:
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The class is taught in:English, Latin

About Me

I was born and lived in Canada for the first 43 years of my life. I was a Canadian Barrister and Solicitor in Western Canada for 12 years. After selling my firm I moved to Taiwan where I taught English and Negotiations at National Taiwan University for 23 years. I also taught Advanced Grammar in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literature. At the same time and for thirty years I taught Academic Writing, The English Composition Toolbox and Advanced Writing Style (based on Ten Lessons in Clarity and Grace) the the NTU Language Center. Now I am retired and ready to do more private classes.

Education

B.A., M.A. (Classics University of Toronto); M.A.(Byzantine at University of Manitoba); LL.B and Juris.Doctor (University of Manitoba Law School). Passed Bar Admission Course in 1979.

Experience / Qualifications

31 years teaching experience in Taiwan. In addition to the abovementioned experience I was a corporate trainer for 30 years in Taipei, spending most of my time at Lado Management Consultants.

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