There's a whole field of research devoted to the question of how to go about learning or teaching a foreign language. This field, Second Language Acquisition, encompasses a variety of theories, approaches, and methodologies. What if the new language you want to learn is an ancient one like biblical Greek, Latin, or Old English? What's the best way to learn a "dead" language?
In this roundtable discussion, Jonathan Roberts and Carter Ehnis of the Ancient Language Institute are joined by Nick Messmer, Co-founder of Biblingo, and Colin Gorrie, a linguist and Old English teacher, to discuss the best way to learn a new (dead) language.
We'll be livestreaming, so please feel free to drop questions into the comments!
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Helpful links:
Colin Gorrie's linguistics website: https://www.colingorrie.com/
Biblingo: https://biblingo.org/
"Why the Grammar-Translation Method Does Not Work (And What Does)" by Colin Gorrie: https://ancientlanguage.com/why-grammar-translation-method-does-not-work/
ALI's Latin for Kids program: https://ancientlanguage.com/latin-curriculum/
Learn Latin: https://ancientlanguage.com/learn-latin/
Learn Attic Greek: https://ancientlanguage.com/attic-greek/
Learn Koine Greek: https://ancientlanguage.com/koine-greek/
Learn Biblical Hebrew: https://ancientlanguage.com/biblical-hebrew/
