Latin in the 21st Century
Every Latin teacher has at some point been asked to justify why the study of Latin, a dead language, matters today. SAT scores, success in the medical and law fields, and its basis for the Romance languages are often cited as valid justifications to study Latin (see the NCSSFL “Benefits of Latin Stu...
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| description | Every Latin teacher has at some point been asked to justify why the study of Latin, a dead language, matters today. SAT scores, success in the medical and law fields, and its basis for the Romance languages are often cited as valid justifications to study Latin (see the NCSSFL “Benefits of Latin Study”); but these reasons are devoid of any true meaning or purpose, and I cringe when I hear them, even if they do help bolster enrolment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c057675c0e5e464cadce3abbaf0acbf22023-03-09T12:37:20ZengCambridge University PressThe Journal of Classics Teaching2058-63102016-04-01176710.1017/S2058631016000040Latin in the 21st CenturyMoss PikeEvery Latin teacher has at some point been asked to justify why the study of Latin, a dead language, matters today. SAT scores, success in the medical and law fields, and its basis for the Romance languages are often cited as valid justifications to study Latin (see the NCSSFL “Benefits of Latin Study”); but these reasons are devoid of any true meaning or purpose, and I cringe when I hear them, even if they do help bolster enrolment.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2058631016000040/type/journal_article |
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