Lillie M. Thomas | March 3, 2016
Why would anybody bother to study Latin anymore?
Its value isn’t readily apparent, which is probably why it has largely dropped out of curriculum in this country. Modern language study is more about which language will get you ahead in your career or help you vacation to other countries. Latin is not likely to help you with either.
Plus, it’s hard to learn.
So, why do people continue to study the language? That’s the question a journalist at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN set out to answer recently.
Based upon answers from a classics professor and students, here are 3 reasons from why people today might want to study Latin:
https://www.intellectualtakeout.org/blog/why-people-should-still-study-latin
The info is from “from a classics professor and students”. Say no more.Their three benefits were weak, justifies their academic existence.
I have friends in Italy and Germany and they take English in school because they see themselves as part of the global community and English is the common denominator.They never took Latin as a language.
Studies have linked A second language learning with academic achievement. language learners can more easily transfer their language skill to a third language. These studies looked at learning a second language – Spanish, French, Chinese and Japanese. There are no studies showing specifically that Latin improves academic performance.
Gullible students and Latin teachers say – without proof – that Latin in helpful in many ways. After middle school how many Latin banquets were your kids invited to?