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Classical Et Cetera · October 21 · 36 min

How I Learned French in 3 Months

A bilingual mother in Canada wants to pass her French heritage on to her two-year-old, but worries there isn’t time for both Latin and a modern language. In this Classical Et Cetera we discuss why it isn’t an either or choice, how studying Latin first gives you the grammatical foundation that makes French and the other Romance languages far easier, and how one of us went from no French to living his whole day in it in a single semester, thanks to Latin. *What We're Reading* from This Episode: "Bleak House" Charles Dickens (Martin) "The Classical Heritage of the Middle Ages" Henry Carey Baird (Martin) "Philosophies of Education" G. Max Wingo (Martin) Ronald Knox Murder Mystery (Tanya) "The Magician's Nephew" C.S. Lewis (Paul)

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A bilingual mother in Canada wants to pass her French heritage on to her two-year-old, but worries there isn’t time for both Latin and a modern language. In this Classical Et Cetera we discuss why it isn’t an either or choice, how studying Latin first gives you the grammatical foundation that makes French and the other Romance languages far easier, and how one of us went from no French to living his whole day in it in a single semester, thanks to Latin.

 

*What We're Reading* from This Episode: 

"Bleak House" Charles Dickens (Martin)

"The Classical Heritage of the Middle Ages" Henry Carey Baird (Martin)

"Philosophies of Education" G. Max Wingo (Martin)

Ronald Knox Murder Mystery (Tanya)

"The Magician's Nephew" C.S. Lewis (Paul)

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