Oxford Latin Course Part I

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Oxford Latin Course Part I 

Oxford Latin Course Part I (Second Edition).  The OLC successfully combines elements of the reading-based and traditional approaches. It was my main text for first- and second-year Latin classes for many years.

The readings are both extensive and accessible, giving students ample opportunity to build their fluency in reading Latin. At the same time, their content provides a lot of relevant cultural, historical, and literary context that most adolescent students simply don’t have today.

As for the grammar lessons, they are clear and not overly complicated. And while OLC doesn’t match the rigor or thoroughness of a more traditional series such as Wheelock or Jenney, the textbook presents grammar topics in a more systematic and comprehensive way than is typical of reading-based texts.

For Younger Adolescents 

This series is most suitable for 7th-10th grade students (10-16 years old). Some of the features that make this an appealing choice for younger adolescents may put off older or more advanced students. Many of these students find that the grammar lessons are not as rigorous as they would like, and proceed too slowly. Higher level students might also benefit from moving to more advanced reading more quickly.

The Oxford Latin Course also features illustrations by Kathy Balme.  She is a well-known illustrator of children’s books and daughter of series creator Maurice Balme. The illustrations that introduce each chapter are intended to look like a comic strip drawn by a child.  Younger students may find the illustrations make the text more inviting.

 Acceptable Condition 

The copies available here are paperbacks that have done honorable service for a number of years in a high school classroom.  They would be listed as in Acceptable Condition on the book selling websites. Accordingly, they show a fair amount of wear, particularly to the covers. They have all their pages (unlike newer paperback reprints, these hardcovers were made to last).  The pages have some writing and marking, but it doesn’t deface or obscure the text.

I’m asking $24.00 a copy here, including shipping.