A College Companion Based: Based on Hans Orberg's Latine Disco, With Vocabulary and Grammar (Lingua Latina) (English and Latin Edition) Bilingual Edition

Makes learning AND teaching from LL: Familia Romana a breeze. The text is written such that students intuitively come to a mastery of the language, but sometimes they need to know the grammatical "why" behind the language. This is especially necessary in a classroom where grammar was glossed over, or has been poorly retained by the students (which is more commonplace than many realize).This companion offers clear, direct explanations of every grammatical concept introduced in the text, and is supplemented with examples from the text. Students can read the appropriate section in the companion before or after the related section in the text, per their individual strengths and needs.

I am very impressed by this book, dinding it a very good aide to the study of ''Familia Romana,'' which I am studying over the Summer.It clearly outlines the major points in each chapter and gives additional information on the grammar.

Indispensable!! All you want to know about the whys and hows in the excellent Orberg first book. I read the explanations after reading the text and with this textbook all becomes clear. Highly recommendable.

After reading all the positive reviews posted concerning Jeanne Marie Neumann's companion text to Hans Orberg's Lingua Latina introduction to the Latin language, more needs to be said about what I will call Neumann's "work in progress." Neumann is Latin teacher at Davidson College; her book appears to be a compilation of the lessons she uses in class with her students. My guess is that her materials work quite well as long as she is available to answer questions about material not made clear in her text. For those self-teaching individuals reading this review, Neumann's book is not as helpful as it could be if she had taken more time to edit her work and submit it to scholars in her field and a good editor, all of whom would have pointed out errors and inconsistencies in her text and points of confusion for the reader.Neumann does not fully support Orberg's intention to teach Latin through Latin with no English provided to the learner. Orberg maintains that this is the best way to learn the language. Neumann agrees only in part and that is her problem. Her book is a kind of middle ground. She uses English to explain some material presented in Orberg's Lingua Latina book, but then leaves the learner to puzzle through many Latin examples. She needs to commit to the use of English throughout her text. Learning Latin is difficult and time consuming enough without unnecessary obstacles to slow down the learner.Additionally, she does not systematically present the conjugation of verbs and declension of nouns until chapter 10. Instead, she gives bits and pieces of verbs and nouns to the reader. She should use standard dictionary citations right from the start of her text. Chapter 10 is a good example of all that is wrong with Neumann's book. It is often confusing and has mistaken translations such as the following: "Pueri puellam canere audiunt" which Neumann translates "The boys see the girl sing", when she means hear -- audiunt. A good editor is needed for Neumann's text!For anyone reading this review, the work involved in learning to read Latin competently is a challenge of a high order. Neumann does not tell the reader of her text that memorizing the conjugation of verbs and the declension of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives is absolutely essential if one is to have any hope of making steady progress in learning the language. Additionally, Latin is not a subject one dabbles at with any expectation of acquiring competence. Daily practice over several years is necessary if one is to have any hope of doing what Orberg suggests is possible; that is, reading Latin competently without translation.As this review suggests, Neumann's book is moderately helpful in its current form, but a second edition is definitely needed.

Used this in my college class. It is a great companion book to Lingua Latina. It gives all vocabulary and grammar skills you will need to successfully read Lingua Latina.

Disappointed that it did not contain the actual text, which is my fault because I obviously got confused while researching this book.

Super helpful companion for use with the Lingua Latina. (I adore Lingua Latina.) Useful for high school students.

This manual provides a great deal of detail and much more in depth information than is available in the course itself making it an indispensable addition.

This is a great addition to the Oerberg series especially when starting out. What I particularly like is that while there is a bit of English in it, it doesn't compromise on the concept of the student learning from the context. While it provides a few hints, it still requires the student to work things out. I think it provides a great compromise between this immersion approach and traditional grammar/vocabulary approaches. For me, studying on my own it provides, in a way, the support a teacher would normally provide. It certainly seems to replace the Latine Disco, glossary, and grammar books but not the Exercitia.