The Latin Tutor
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Comprehensible input with David Carter
10 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Corny jokes and gimmicky stuff with Bob Bass
03 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Tweaked traditionalism with John Taylor
27 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
John Taylor needs no introduction. In this episode we discuss his preferred approaches to the teaching of Latin and Greek, his views on "reading ...
Who said Latin's dead with Rhian Rivers
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 Lati...
Controversial opinions with Ed Clarke
13 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Re-imagining the CLC with Caroline Bristow
06 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Caroline Bristow is the current Director of the Cambridge Schools Classics Project and is overseeing the much-anticipated 5th edition of the Cambridge...
Why hire a Latin tutor?
20 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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....
Why no Latin course book is ideal
20 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Emma reviews the different Latin courses used in the majority of schools and explains why a child might be struggling with them.https://www.latintutor...
Latin set texts - tackling the literature
19 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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....
Latin vocabulary learning
17 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 demystifie...
Why is Latin difficult?
17 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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. ...
What's the point of Latin anyway?
13 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Emma takes a lighthearted look at the point of studying Latin and explores the relative value we place on our academic subjects.https://www.latintutor...