The Duolingo iOS app can now help you learn Latin, a language which hasn’t been widely spoken since the mid-19th century… Engadget reports that, while it may seem an odd language to offer, it’s not ...

As a sidebranch to dust's thread about learning Mandarin - how hard do you think it would be for somebody to pick up some level of proficiency in either classical or ecclesiastical Latin? I don't need ...

Salvete! Greetings! Ease into your study of Latin by admiring its beauty and impressive history. Then focus on the letters and sounds of the restored classical pronunciation, which approximates the ...

As a sixth form student at Belfast Royal Academy, I can still remember some of the things that drew me to the school in the first place. These included the excellent standard of teaching, the wide ...

I took four years of Spanish in high school. Today, I’m only good for “Hola!” and, “Dónde está el baño?” (At least I’m covered where friendliness and a very basic human need are concerned.) And that’s ...

What’s the use of learning a language that’s not spoken in conversation nor used in business transactions, and which most people consider “dead”? Writer Frankie Thomas shares her humble opinion on why ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. When I was about 14, I was on a (compulsory) school cross-country run when the grey skies suddenly cleared, a ...

With students gone for the day, 6th grade teachers Joy Ford and Ryan Rusk sat in a classroom discussing the Latin root temp. After determining that “contemporary” and “temporary” share the root, which ...