How difficult is it to learn Latin?

Question

I want to major in Ancient Civilizations and I want to concentrate in Latin because I heard that there is a job market for it in high schools.

Answer 1

It's really not that hard, and much the easiest of any of the other languages in which to concentrate that were spoken in the ancient world. Its grammar is less complicated than Ancient Greek, which is missing an important case, and much easier than Middle Egyptian or, I assume, Akkadian or Phoenician or Hittite or whatever. It makes some sense to us as speakers of a Latin-influenced language, grammatically, whereas there are many fewer similarities with, say, Middle Egyptian.



There is indeed a job market for Latin, especially compared with even Ancient Greek, let alone the other ancient languages in high schools and middle schools. I believe that the JCL, Junior Classical League, offers scholarships of moderate amount to students intending to become Latin teachers. The three states with the strongest networks of Latin teachers, and probably the most demand, are Virginia, Florida, and Texas. There are the most openings for Latin teachers in suburban Washington DC of all Virginia; I don't know much about Florida or Texas. You might want to go rooting about the various JCL websites. Bonam fortunam!



By the way, I like your username. :)

Answer 2

Like others have recounted the truth that you might have studied Latin will aid you together with your research of Spanish so far as vocabulary. I believe you that Latin grammar could be very intricate considering of the truth that considering it has a process of circumstances phrase order isn't primary and due to the fact you're a speaker of English where phrase order could be very most important it's difficult to snatch the case process of Latin. Also the truth that you're going to have extra possibilities of utilising Spanish than Latin will aid you obtain fluency within the Language. Good Luck

Answer 3

It is hard because there is a lot to remember. There are more tenses that Spanish, French, Italian, etc. and there are cases for nouns. However, the only reason I complain is because I have to remember them for exams. If you can understand the differences of the tenses and cases then you will do fine :)

Answer 4

i did classes for a year

basically, it's not like learning french or spanish or mainstreamm languages where you lean 'hello' 'how are you' .. you learn about the culture that it Latin grew and developed in and therefore you leran assosciated words, verbs etc.



so it is fine if you are committed, it's just not your standard way of learning a new langguage is all



hope this helps x

Answer 5

Like any other language it depends on you and your knowledge tbh.