Father Joseph Faulkner aims to convince his Nebraska high-school students that as well as being useful, studying Latin can be ‘fun and cool.’ Father Joseph Faulkner's Latin class at St. Cecilia's High ...

“Imagine learning piano by only studying the score, by studying only the notes and never laying your hands on the keys. Or what if you learned to swim by studying buoyancy and how a life jacket works?

With over 300 million users, Duolingo is arguably the biggest language learning website around. And while it can teach you to parle français and hablar español, the site also offers courses in more ...

I found it interesting that the Dec. 8 Gazette placed two contrasting articles side by side on the first page. The first, “Et Tu, Kid,” interviewed enthusiastic Latin students at Xavier High School ...

I took four years of Spanish in high school. Today, I’m only good for “Hola!” and, “Dónde está el baño?” (At least I’m covered where friendliness and a very basic human need are concerned.) And that’s ...

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ROGERS — Children in red and blue polo shirts squeezed onto the bleachers for a modern spelling bee in a classic language Thursday night. Third-, fourth- and fifth-graders from Providence Classical ...

There is no assessment more objective than a written exam in an ancient language. Such a test measures recall of and facility with a language that exists only on the printed page, one governed by a ...