CirceI'm finally digging into Latin and it might be starting to make sense? Like I don't have any of the grammar memorized but I know how it's supposed to work and I'm starting to vaguely recognize structures. This is a huge improvement for me.
It came down to this: All my notes have been crap where I write myself into circles. So, I asked some questions, rewrote my notes digitally and added backlinks and ... it works. On top of that I finally got a bird's eye view of the entirety of Latin grammar thanks to the Ranieri-Dowling method which I'm still working though and reference a lot.
I also noticed that I've done this in every language class I've ever taken. I need to see the big picture in order to work on the individual parts. Language classes work the opposite way and so I eventually drop out.
My Problems:
- Very little understanding of grammatical terms.
- Writing notes in circles because of small to big instead of big to small approach.
- Pronunciation.
- Not seeing how grammar is coded in the sentence (sentence analysis).
This week I'm focusing on catching up on LLPSI to Ch.7, rewriting all my notes with backlinks, and working on my pronunciation.
I don't like the fact that half the work in a textbook is trying to figure out what the author was thinking at the time though. That's annoying...
P.S. LLPSI margin notes are *screams into the void*...
varve@circe not enough teaching links the big picture with the details being taught!