Learn Latin from Scratch This Summer

Our Latin for Beginners — Live Course starts in just a few weeks.

With the start of the Latin for Beginners — Summer Course 2026 now just one week away, this is a brief reminder for those who are still considering joining the new live cohort.

The course begins on June 9th, and we are now entering the final days before the first session.

If Latin has been on your list for a while — whether for academic, intellectual, or personal reasons — this is the moment when things begin to come into focus.

In what follows, I’ll walk you through how the course is structured and what you can expect from the learning experience.

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A Structured Introduction to Latin

This is a complete beginner’s course in Classical Latin, designed to guide students from zero knowledge to the ability to read continuous Latin texts with confidence.

The approach is built around gradual exposure to the language in context, rather than isolated memorization. Grammar, vocabulary, and reading develop together through a single structured progression.

The core material is Familia Rōmāna, which provides a continuous narrative framework: the everyday life of a Roman family in the 2nd century AD, used as the foundation for learning Latin as a living system of meaning.

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How the Course Is Organized

Each weekly session follows a consistent structure designed to build clarity, continuity, and retention:

Schola — new grammar introduced in direct relation to the text
Lēctiō — guided reading of Latin passages with detailed explanation
Exercitātiō — structured practice to reinforce understanding
Pēnsa — targeted exercises for consolidation and review
Compendium — concise synthesis of the material covered

This structure is repeated throughout the course, allowing each lesson to build naturally on the previous one.

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The Learning Process

The method is based on reading and comprehension rather than translation.

Latin is introduced progressively, always in context, so that grammatical forms and vocabulary become familiar through repeated exposure.

Instead of learning rules in isolation, students encounter them as part of a continuous text, supported by guided explanation and structured practice.

Over time, this leads to a more direct and stable understanding of Latin.

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📅 Course Start

• Start: Tuesday, June 9th, 2026

• Live class: Every Tuesday

• Time: 19:00 Rome / 1 PM ET / 12 PM CT / 10 AM PT

• Duration: 90 minutes

• Platform: Zoom

If you can’t attend the live classes, don’t worry — you’ll be able to watch professionally edited recordings, which will be uploaded to the platform within 24 hours after each session.

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Materials and Support

Students will work with a carefully structured set of materials, including:

• guided slides for each lesson

• reading passages from Familia Rōmāna

• structured exercises and quizzes

• review summaries for each module

• additional reference materials for consolidation

The course is designed to be self-contained, with everything needed provided through the platform.

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What You Can Expect

By the end of the course, students will have developed:

• a solid foundation in Latin grammar and syntax

• familiarity with the main morphological systems

• the ability to follow adapted Latin narratives

• a core vocabulary of approximately 250 words

• exposure to over 10,000 words of continuous Latin text

Students who successfully complete the course will receive a Certificate of Completion from Learn Latin.

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Choose the Enrollment Option That Fits You Best

You can join with a monthly or annual membership (the annual plan includes 2 months free), which gives you access to the Latin for Beginners course as well as the full Learn Latin course catalogue, including live lessons, practice materials, and all platform features.

Alternatively, you can choose lifetime access to this course, which includes all future updates and new editions.

• Monthly Membership — $34.95/month

• Annual Membership — $349.95/year (2 months free)

• Lifetime Access — $349.95

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If you have any questions about the course, feel free to reach out directly.

Ad meliōra.
Magister Iācōbus