Lingua Latīna per se illūstrāta

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Hans Ørberg's Lingua Latīna Per Sē Illūstrāta is based on the method of natural approach or contextual induction. In this method, the student, who needs no previous knowledge of Latin, begins with simple sentences, such as "Rōma in Italiā est" ("Rome is in Italy"). Words are always introduced in a context which reveals the meaning behind them. Grammar is gradually made more complex, until the student is reading unadapted Latin texts. Unusual for a Latin course, pronunciation and understanding, rather than translation, are stressed. A dictionary is not necessary in this system: because the textbooks are composed entirely in Latin, they can be used by speakers of any language. The course consists of two parts: Familia Rōmāna and Rōma Aeterna along with a series of classic texts like Julius Caesar's Commentāriī dē Bellō Gallicō (Commentaries about the Gallic War). By means of illustrations and modifications, these texts can be understood through context and by reference to words already learned.

Chapters consist of an illustrated and annotated reading, followed by a concise and formal discussion of the grammar used in the chapter as well as several Pēnsa, or exercises, that require the student to apply these grammatical concepts to selections from the chapter's reading. These exercises ask the student to manipulate the grammar of Latin sentences rather than to translate. Even the grammar discussions are entirely in Latin, grammatical terminology being introduced as necessary.
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