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Who killed Latin? Why should we bother to learn Latin and Ancient Greek, instead of just reading the great works in translation? Why does translation fail us? In this interview, I speak with Tim Griffith, who is a Senior Fellow of Classical Languages at New Saint Andrews College, chairman of the Institute for Classical Languages, and director of the Universal Latin Exam. He has spent the last two decades developing methods of Ancient Language teaching, most notably the famous Picta Dicta online learning platform designed to butress immersion ancient language pedagogy in a novel and interactive way. If you have comments or questions about our discussion, please write them below!

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Intro and outro music: Overture of Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) by Mozart

00:00 Intro
1:41 Why can we not simply read Latin and Ancient Greek authors in translation?
15:39 Is English in decline?
18:49 Who killed SPOKEN Latin?
23:00 Is this just sampling error?
30:15 Politics and the English Language
36:45 Can’t we just read great English literature instead of Latin?
39:42 Why don’t we just study Latin roots and etymology of English words?
44:17 How should we teach Latin?
52:44 Should we use total immersion?
1:11:43 About Picta Dicta
1:21:11 Is Latin itself complex, or just the high literature?
1:26:48 Why should we care about expressing things in a complex way?