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Living Latin (Active Latin Movement)

The Active Latin (or Living Latin) movement treats Latin as a spoken, living language rather than a subject for grammar-translation exercises alone. Drawing on second-language acquisition research — particularly Krashen's comprehensible input hypothesis — practitioners argue that meaningful exposure to spoken and written Latin builds reading fluency more efficiently than explicit grammar drilling alone. Core Philosophy Research finding : Students encounter ~60 words per minute of spoken Latin vs. 5–10...

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Speaking Latin (Active Latin)

Speaking Latin is optional but powerful. The Active Latin movement has demonstrated that using Latin as a spoken language accelerates reading fluency by building intuitive grammar feel that drilling alone doesn't provide. Why Speaking Helps Reading Automaticity : Speaking forces you to produce the correct form instantly — no time to consciously parse Input volume : Conversations produce 60 words/minute of Latin vs. 5–10 via translation Grammar internalization : You...