The Duolingo iOS app can now help you learn Latin, a language which hasn’t been widely spoken since the mid-19th century… Engadget reports that, while it may seem an odd language to offer, it’s not ...

What’s the use of learning a language that’s not spoken in conversation nor used in business transactions, and which most people consider “dead”? Writer Frankie Thomas shares her humble opinion on why ...

As a sidebranch to dust's thread about learning Mandarin - how hard do you think it would be for somebody to pick up some level of proficiency in either classical or ecclesiastical Latin? I don't need ...

I took four years of Spanish in high school. Today, I’m only good for “Hola!” and, “Dónde está el baño?” (At least I’m covered where friendliness and a very basic human need are concerned.) And that’s ...

I refer to the article ‘Teaching Latin in the 21st century’ (The Sunday Times of Malta, August 16)) by Bagio Vella, honorary president of the Malta Classics Association. Vella is repeating well-known ...

As a sixth form student at Belfast Royal Academy, I can still remember some of the things that drew me to the school in the first place. These included the excellent standard of teaching, the wide ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. When I was about 14, I was on a (compulsory) school cross-country run when the grey skies suddenly cleared, a ...

“The Roman Church has special obligations towards Latin, the splendid language of ancient Rome, and she must manifest them whenever the occasion presents itself” (Dominicae Cenae, 10). Teaching Latin ...

With students gone for the day, 6th grade teachers Joy Ford and Ryan Rusk sat in a classroom discussing the Latin root temp. After determining that “contemporary” and “temporary” share the root, which ...