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3.0 out of 5 stars
not for self-teaching,
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This review is from: A Primer of Ecclesiastical Latin (Paperback)
If, like me, you want to teach yourself Latin so that you can read the Vulgate and the Breviary, then you have only two choices of introductory texts here at Amazon: Scanlon & Scanlon's "Latin Grammar" and John F. Collins "A Primer of Ecclesiastical Latin". Both texts are intended for classroom use.Collins slowly introduces you to Latin grammar while building up your Latin vocabulary. Scanlon & Scanlon tend to push you through the grammar more quickly, relying on cognates early on to help you cope with the vocabulary. Scanlon & Scanlon supply accent marks in all their texts and vocabularies to show you which syllable to accent; this is very helpful if you are teaching yourself. Collins provides macrons to mark long vowels in his texts and vocabularies; these suffice to let you figure out for yourself where the accent is, and they help you appreciate the meters used in classical poetry. For those who care about such things, physically Collins is clearly superior, with larger pages and larger type and plentiful margins. Scanlon & Scanlon comes with a splendid vocabulary in the appendix, small but complete, for reading the Breviary, the Missal, and the Gospels. My approach to teaching myself Latin is "Teach me the grammar, give me a dictionary, and let me at the text". So I much prefer Scanlon & Scanlon to Collins. If you want to take the grammar more slowly though, you'll probably prefer Collins. Honorable mention goes to Gavin Betts who wrote an excellent textbook, "Latin: A Complete Course (Teach Yourself)", that is intended for self-teaching. Unfortunately, its emphasis is almost entirely classical. Still, Classical and Ecclesiastical Latin are similar enough that it makes a good supplement to either Scanlon & Scanlon or Collins. If you choose Collins, once you start reading the Vulgate, you'll probably want Leo F. Stelten's "Dictionary of Ecclesiastical Latin". Neither the Cassel's nor Chambers-Murray nor even the Oxford Latin Dictionary is adequate, although Lewis and Short's is, if you can afford it.
4.0 out of 5 stars
An Excellent Collegiate Ecclesiastical Latin Text,
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This review is from: A Primer of Ecclesiastical Latin (Paperback)
I was first introduced to Collins' text when I was taking an Ecclesiastical Latin class at the Seminary that is part of my College's complex. I had 3 years of Latin in high school so most of what we did was a review. However, I noticed how quickly the text proceeds through the topics we covered in High School. It was quite different from the text series we used in high school, Ecce Romani, which gives many exercises and chances to strengthen vocabulary in each chapter. Collins' text teaches Latin concepts very briefly and then presents the reader with some exercises. In the end, I have found that this approach can be in many ways just as good as the approach that was used in my high school Latin course. I feel that for advanced, devoted study, this primer is, by far, an excellent choice for learning Latin. My only suggestion is not to use it if you can not devote a lot of time to just memorizing inflections and vocabulary. (If you feel that you would better benefit from having a book with more focus given to using the language to learn it, I suggest the Ecce Romani series.)
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Thorough coach for ecclesiastical latin in 1 year,
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This review is from: A Primer of Ecclesiastical Latin (Paperback)
The claim is true, use this resource and you'll be able to read ecclesiastical Latin in one year.It does an adequate job of this by providing a systematic, stair-stepped approach sequencing through grammar, pronunciation, drills which are ecclesiastical in nature. I enjoyed working through this and will continue to use it as resource and refresher. I advise and recommend it.
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