Wheelock's Latin : Chapters 1-15 Lectures (Udemy.com)

Help for beginning students using the venerable Wheelock grammar book.

( 128 Reviews )

Created by: Ben Lugosch

Produced in 2021

What you will learn

A thorough mastery of elementary Latin grammar
Additional insight into English grammar and vocabulary

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Overall Score : 88 / 100

Course Description

Welcome to the bestselling Latin course on Udemy!
Over the years of teaching Latin from the excellent and justly renowned textbook "Wheelock's Latin," I have created a series of lectures designed to help students to learn Latin online and get the most of this magnificent book. In them you will find guidance to some of the more perplexing concepts of grammar -- English and Latin -- that often comprise an insuperable barrier to progressing in Latin for modern-day students. The lectures will not replace the Wheelock text. They will only, I hope, make your on-ramp smoother. To that end, the lectures track exactly with the chapters of the textbook. This will give you "context sensitive" help when you need it. You will not find answers to the exercises or anything that is copyright protected by the publisher of the Wheelock book. To get any benefit from these lectures, you must have the Wheelock text.
A typical college-level class will cover the first 15 chapters in the first semester; a high school class will cover them in the first year.
Take this Learn Latin Online course now and learn Latin with Wheelocks Latin chapters 1-15Best of luck to you! -blWho this course is for:
Autodidacts and/or homeschoolersCollege or high school students in a traditional academic setting who need a little extra help.
Students in a traditional academic setting who need a little extra help

Time: 9.5h

Instructor Details

Ben Lugosch

4.4 Rating
128 Reviews

Dr. Lugosch taught all areas of classical studies at the undergraduate and graduate level, and published scholarly articles on Sophocles, Plato, Aristotle, and Homer. Recently retired, Dr. Lugosch still leads small private tours to Italy, Greece, Turkey and France that explore artifacts of classical antiquity.
These lectures help support his money-losing hobby farm in Kentucky where he raises organic pigs, grass fed beef, pastured chickens, Californian rabbits, and all manner of vegetables.

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By Lee Miller on 11/8/2020

Absolutely love this course, despite not having the Wheelock book! Why do I say that? Well the teacher gives some fantastic advice on how to learn Latin, for example how to decipher Latin words by breaking them down into their smallest forms etc.
I also found his guidance on how to go about learning in general really helpful - Latin is not an easy language to learn, but if you use the Professors methodology you cant fail, i.e. look at your failures as a good thing, forget 1 step forward, 2 steps back, Latin is more like 1 step forward, 3-4 steps back, and even if you only learn one thing per day that must be viewed as good progress.
I've been using a combination of Duolingo, this course, the Oxford Latin desk dictionary, and a couple of Latin based wiki's, so the Wheelock book isn't essential par-se, but i do plan to get a copy once I have a basic grasp of the subject.
A great course, a must for anyone wanting to learn Latin.

By Maureen Green on 9/12/2020

Great course. Excellent teacher. And the outlier reviews were hysterical. "This course stinks raw eggs!" "Why thank you kind sir, may I offer you a refund?"

By Spien Rover on 9/6/2020

I can only hope for a significant improvement after listening to the introductory lecture. The presenter gave the impression of not being adequately prepared as he stumbled to give a few examples of pronouncing some consonants, the sound level was poor - more attention needed for the placement of his microphone, perhaps - and the laid back tone was soporific. If the analysis and explanations of the following chapters reach the heights I'm hoping for then I'll be delighted to change my opinion; but if first impressions count, I would not recommend this course to anyone.

By Chris Isaak on 8/23/2020

It's thorough and he has a calming voice. It is particularly enjoyable when he gets impatient with his student personas.

By Tasha Vest on 8/18/2020

I'm really enjoying the course! It is exactly what I've been looking for and the quality of the resources are worth every penny. Thank you for making these lectures and assignments.

By Sean Hallissey on 8/9/2020