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 ...

Instead of transitioning between Latin and English, spoken Latin keeps the cognition all in one language. Illustration by Meilan Solly / Photos via Getty Center, Metropolitan Museum of Art under ...

The Duolingo iOS app can now help you learn Latin, a language which hasn’t been widely spoken since the mid-19th century… Engadget reports that, while it may seem an odd language to offer, it’s not ...

What’s the use of learning a language that’s not spoken in conversation nor used in business transactions, and which most people consider “dead”? Writer Frankie Thomas shares her humble opinion on why ...

Fan fiction, Minecraft and Taylor Swift lyrics are hardly the stuff of traditional Latin lessons. They are, however, part of an expanding repertoire that teachers are successfully drawing on to deepen ...

Seventh grade students at Ottoson Middle School participated in gladiator battles with cardboard swords during Latin class and used Latin cheers and phrases. (Photo by Nathan Klima for The Boston ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - For two days, the Calvin College Classics Department and the Paideia Institute are offering people an opportunity to speak and hear Latin to practice or enhance their skills in the ...

This week on Alt.Latino, we feature artists who showcase their musical talents in indigenous languages from Mapuche to Tzotzil, Guarani and Quechua. These young musicians — from Chile, Argentina, ...

The Latin language used to be spoken all over the Roman Empire. But no country officially speaks it now, at least not in its classic form. So, did Latin really peter out when the Roman Empire ceased ...

Latin might seem like an obscure, inscrutable language for naming plants. But it can open up the botanical world in ways you can’t imagine. By Margaret Roach The plants are trying to tell us something ...