Immersive Latin for Veterans

This class will be taught entirely in Latin. It is meant to introduce those who already have passive knowledge of Latin grammar to the active use of Latin in speaking and writing as a means to deepen and solidify their grasp of the language. 

The ideal Latin immersion environment is a playground, not a battlefield. Especially at the introductory level, participants will be confronted with “easy”, comprehensible language and a high level of repetition in a lively and engaging learning situation. The goal is to automate the comprehension and production of basic vocabulary, morphology and syntax. The more items and patterns students internalize in this way, the more capacity they free up to concentrate on more “difficult” aspects of the language when reading authentic texts. Acknowledging Latin as a natural human language, we will strive to experience it as such through listening, reading, speaking and writing.

"This class significantly increased my facility with Latin. The lessons were well-organized and planned, and Mr. Kopf is a very engaging, dynamic teacher! I would definitely recommend this class to anyone looking to improve their Latin fluency." -- Jaimie A., West Virginia

(If you would like to enroll in this class but cannot attend at the posted time, please contact us.  We may be able to open an additional section.)

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Michael Kopf received his MA in Ancient Philology in 2015 from the Polis Institute in Jerusalem after completing undergraduate studies in Classics at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and at the University of Vienna. He has working knowledge of 9 languages, and has been teaching Classical Greek and Latin for the last 5 years. He has taught classical languages to middle- and high-school students and graduate students, both through immersion and in more conventional settings, in Rome, Vienna and Jerusalem, and has also taught teacher training courses in Rome and Jerusalem. 

He enjoys rediscovering the ancient world and its reception, especially the history of classical education, grammar and linguistics. He recently settled in rural Austria with his wife and is eager to continue sharing his enthusiasm for antiquity and language learning through online teaching. In this way, he hopes to contribute towards making classical studies more accessible.