Latin vs Greek?

mythmom
Sat, 09 Feb 2008 21:25:44 +0000

My S definitely did. He won many Latin awards on the National level and fared well, but not brilliantly when he added Spanish. Obviously, Latin does not require mastery of a spoken language. Listening exercises are often the most difficult part of language learning for students. I know that when D’s teacher had to take an extended leave for health-related reasons, the students in her French class had a very difficult time listening to another speaker. Our district is so small they had the same French teacher from seventh through twelfth grades and could only understand her French, and even that, with difficulty. (She was of Italian descent and D complained that she spoke French with an Italian accent.)