Episodes

  • Comprehensible input with David Carter
    Feb 10 2023

    David Carter is an independent author, who publishes a unique set of study guides to accompany the OCR set texts for both Latin and Greek at both GCSE and A level. David also has some radical views on how Latin should be taught and has given me so much to think about. I’m not sure I’m convinced, but I’m definitely intrigued.

    https://www.latintutoring.co.uk. Follow the link for more about me and my tutoring services.

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    32 mins
  • Corny jokes and gimmicky stuff with Bob Bass
    Feb 3 2023

    Bob Bass is another author who needs no introduction. In this episode we discuss his passion for teaching Latin to younger children and his unwavering belief in the value of prose composition .

    https://www.latintutoring.co.uk. Follow the link for more about me and my tutoring services.

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    31 mins
  • Tweaked traditionalism with John Taylor
    Jan 27 2023

    John Taylor needs no introduction. In this episode we discuss his preferred approaches to the teaching of Latin and Greek, his views on "reading courses" and the inherent value of teaching ancient languages as opposed to modern ones.

    https://www.latintutoring.co.uk. Follow the link for more about me and my tutoring services.

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    22 mins
  • Who said Latin's dead with Rhian Rivers
    Jan 20 2023

    Rhian Rivers is a teacher and an independent author, who wrote the booklet-based ab initio course for Latin at Common Entrance called “Who Said Latin’s Dead?” Rhian wanted to combine all the best elements of what’s currently out there: the rigour of the more traditional courses but the narrative element of the Cambridge Latin Course. 

    https://www.latintutoring.co.uk. Follow the link for more about me and my tutoring services.

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    26 mins
  • Controversial opinions with Ed Clarke
    Jan 13 2023

    Ed Clarke published his first Latin textbook in his early twenties and more recently began work on the Clarke's Latin project and then Clarke’s Greek. In this episode, Emma and Ed discuss the value of traditional Latin teaching and how his new course combines the very best of the traditional and modern techniques.

    https://www.latintutoring.co.uk. Follow the link for more about me and my tutoring services.

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    26 mins
  • Re-imagining the CLC with Caroline Bristow
    Jan 6 2023

    Caroline Bristow is the current Director of the Cambridge Schools Classics Project and is overseeing the much-anticipated 5th edition of the Cambridge Latin Course. The biggest overhaul the series has undergone since its launch in the 1970s, the 5th edition includes the introduction of a sister for Quintus and some major changes to the existing storyline and content.  Caroline paints herself as a reluctant Latinist and states that her appointment to the role was somewhat controversial.

    https://www.latintutoring.co.uk. Follow the link for more about me and my tutoring services.

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    39 mins
  • Why hire a Latin tutor?
    Oct 20 2022

    In the final episode of Season 1, Emma asks how a skilled tutor can help children to overcome their difficulties with Latin.

    https://www.latintutoring.co.uk. Follow the link for more about me and my tutoring services.

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    12 mins
  • Why no Latin course book is ideal
    Oct 20 2022

    Emma reviews the different Latin courses used in the majority of schools and explains why a child might be struggling with them.

    https://www.latintutoring.co.uk. Follow the link for more about me and my tutoring services.

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    9 mins