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Latinum top 10 countries

I am finding it really interesting seeing where in the world people are coming to the Latinum site from:

Here is the most recent top ten list:

United States (US) 11,201

United Kingdom (GB) 2,037

Canada (CA) 872

Brazil (BR) 781

Germany (DE) 656

Australia (AU) 644

China (CN) 409

Korea, Republic of (KR) 325

Italy (IT) 286

Spain (ES) 270

China is steadily rising up the list.....if I could provide the podcast in Chinese and Latin, it… Continue

Added by Latinum Institute on September 17, 2009 at 3:49pm — 1 Comment

Your students know more than you think....

Recent research has shown it can be demonstrated that the brain responds to newly learned information, even when it cannot be consciously recalled in a deliberative effort.

I suspect that a mechanism related to this is operating with natural language learning: not all knowledge is testable, and the brain's sub-cognitive memory is probably kicking in during language processing.....meaning the whole is greater than the sum of the parts....

Here is the… Continue

Added by Latinum Institute on September 11, 2009 at 3:14am — No Comments

PYTHIA -- THE PRIESTESS OF APOLLO AT DELPHI

PYTHIA -- THE PRIESTESS OF APOLLO AT DELPHI

"Priestess of Delphi " (1891) painted by Hon. John Collier (1850-1934) --------------------------------- Pythia (also called Sibyl): The priestess of Apollo at Delphi. She delivered the answers of the god to such as came to consult the oracle, and was supposed to be suddenly inspired by the sulphureous vapors which issued from the hole of a subterraneous cavity within the temple, over which she… Continue

Added by Stephen Contrado on September 10, 2009 at 11:10pm — No Comments

Quick Question

Reading this list makes me hopeful that one of you knows the answer to this. My son may get a chance to study in Rome next semester. My question: Before he goes, do we need to get him some type of Travel health insurance or will US Medical insurance be honored there? Thanks in advance for the help!

Added by Lincoln Builds on September 10, 2009 at 10:57pm — No Comments

Operation KTHMA (role-playing course): Day 1, as it actually went down

Apologies to anyone offended by cross-posting, but since I posted about this project earlier I want to let eClassics-folk know that the course began yesterday, and that I've managed a few updates thus far. This morning, I posted a few teasing details about our first session of playing Herodotus and Thucydides as a game; other information about the course/game can also be found on… Continue

Added by Roger Travis on September 1, 2009 at 6:46am — 1 Comment

Research on Learning new words

Familiar and newly learned words are processed by the same neural networks in the brain

25.08.2009

Our vocabulary continues to grow and expand even in adulthood. Just ten years ago, the word ‘blog’ did not yet exist – and now we no longer remember when we heard this word for the first time or when we learned its meaning. At some stage new words become just as familiar to us as words we have learned earlier. One of the areas of interest in the Academy of Finland’s… Continue

Added by Latinum Institute on August 30, 2009 at 5:16am — No Comments

New Latin NING Site

After watching what has been happening on SCHOLA for some time, I have decided we now have enough members to split the group - and have started a new NING site, devoted purely to academic matters, leaving Schola as a more informal social venue.

I have called the new NING site Universitas Scholarium and my hope is that Neo-Latinists , Classicists, and others will… Continue

Added by Latinum Institute on August 29, 2009 at 5:11am — No Comments

ETCon : Communities and the Power of Crowdsourcing

ETCon : Communities and the Power of Crowdsourcing by E-Teachers Academy

Get your own…

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Added by Mark Cruthers on August 27, 2009 at 8:38pm — No Comments

Hi,

I would like to learn Latin, or have Latin teach me something. I would appreciate any advice on a basic place to start. Thanks so much for any help.

Added by Donna on August 23, 2009 at 9:04pm — 2 Comments

Why Latin helps your English reading get faster.

ScienceDaily (Aug. 19, 2009) — With a vast majority of the world speaking more than one language, it is no wonder that psychologists are interested in its effect on cognitive functioning. For instance, how does the human brain switch between languages? Are we able to seamlessly activate one language and disregard knowledge of other languages completely?

According to a recent study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, it appears… Continue

Added by Latinum Institute on August 19, 2009 at 4:03pm — No Comments

et lingua latina apret veritam hodie

toga et color non loqunt:

scientia non ambulat,

sed aget-

ago ego.

Ivan Petryshyn USA

unus clamat alterum,

alterus audit et inquesit,

sed comprendet:

sonoris sonoribus sunt,

veritas est ariam salubram,

umbrat

solim,

noctis veritam facet dormire,-

debes venire et debes ire.

Ivan Petryshyn USA , APA Member

faceo unum stultum

de me, de te, de nobis,

solo vox decidet,

si… Continue

Added by Ivan Petryshyn on August 16, 2009 at 11:44pm — No Comments

Virtual Classroom

Here’s a public class recording you might find of interest.

Demo of WiZiQ Virtual Classroom by Mark Cruthers

Get your…

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Added by Mark Cruthers on August 15, 2009 at 11:15am — No Comments

Greek historians course as RPG

Transformed by my contacts on the one hand with instructional designers and on the other with game designers, I'm on the verge of turning my upcoming course on Herodotus and Thucydides into a role-playing "game" (work on doing something similar with a Latin 1 course is also proceeding), wherein students play as students at a State U (similar to their own State U) who are asked to travel in time and space to ancient Athens and to save Western Civilization by interpreting Herodotus and Thucydides… Continue

Added by Roger Travis on August 15, 2009 at 9:07am — 2 Comments

alphabet

Press refresh page to view animation: from: "History of the Alphabets" taught by Prof. Robert Fradkin at University of Maryland.

Added by Latinum Institute on August 15, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

Testing Testing

Testing to see how the blog feature works. Am thinking of using Ning for my students to have blogs this year...

Added by Jenn Wilkey on August 14, 2009 at 8:02am — 8 Comments

High School Latin Teacher needed for September 2009

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Added by Patty Gallagher on August 11, 2009 at 10:43am — No Comments

VENUS, GODDESS OF LOVE AND BEAUTY

VENUS, GODDESS OF LOVE AND BEAUTY

by

Stephen Contrado, B.A., Th.M.

Many anthropologists and scholars believe that before the warring Greek-speaking people invaded Greece the indigenous population of the mainland and the Minoans on the Island of Crete worshipped a female divinity, a mother goddess (often accompanied by a smaller male god). The goddess was associated with nature and with the protection of the social order. When the Indo-Europeans conquered the… Continue

Added by Stephen Contrado on August 9, 2009 at 1:30am — No Comments

Latin in China

Here are the visitor stats for individual visits to Latinum for the past 60 days:

United States (US) 7,680

United Kingdom (GB) 1,494

Brazil (BR) 565

Canada (CA) 560

Australia (AU) 473

Germany (DE) 460

China (CN) 258

What is interesting, is that China is seventh...and has been steadily climbing the list over the past months. My question is this - are there many textbooks of Latin and other materials in Chinese-Latin versions? Looks like there is a possible… Continue

Added by Latinum Institute on August 3, 2009 at 8:10pm — No Comments

Update on the Technical Aspects of the Carmenta Online Latin Classroom

Salvete sodales,

Some time has passed since my last blog entry, and in that period I have made certain modifications to the technical setup of the Carmenta Online Latin Classroom (www.CarmentaLatin.com). The major change I’ve made is to discontinue using the online web conferencing service WiZiQ for both the video and audio aspects of the online classroom. For while the WiZiQ video feed and classroom whiteboard were both perfectly serviceable for my purposes, the audio portion began… Continue

Added by Andrew K-H on July 30, 2009 at 12:37pm — No Comments

Why Shakespeare tickles the Brain - and thoughts on Latin

Research at the University of Liverpool has found that Shakespearean language excites positive brain activity, adding further drama to the bard's plays and poetry.

Shakespeare uses a linguistic technique known as functional shift that involves, for example using a noun to serve as a verb. Researchers found that this technique allows the brain to understand what a word means before it understands the function of the word within a sentence. This process causes a sudden peak in brain… Continue

Added by Latinum Institute on July 27, 2009 at 3:32am — No Comments