Episode Details

About our Guests

The Ancient Language Institute exists to transform the way ancient languages are taught and to recover the humanistic tradition for the modern world.

Jonathan Roberts is the President and Co-Founder of the Ancient Language Institute. Jonathan graduated from The King’s College in New York City with a degree in Politics, Philosophy, & Economics, and was awarded a Master of Arts in Philosophy from the University of Missouri in 2017. He co-hosts the New Humanists podcast with Ryan.

Ryan Hammill is the Executive Director and Co-Founder of the Ancient Language Institute. Ryan received an A.B. in History from Occidental College in 2015, where he also studied French and Russian. He has experience in journalism and digital marketing, and co-hosts the podcast New Humanists with Jonathan.

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Direct Links for Course Information with Ancient Language Institute: 

Learn Latin: https://ancientlanguage.com/learn-latin/

Learn Attic Greek:https://ancientlanguage.com/attic-greek/

Learn Latin Koine Greek: https://ancientlanguage.com/koine-greek/

Learn Biblical Hebrew: https://ancientlanguage.com/biblical-hebrew/

Learn Old English: https://ancientlanguage.com/old-english/

Show Notes

A major goal of this podcast is to point parents and educators back to the tradition and give them a rightly ordered way of understanding classical education. Considering some common reasons why a Renaissance is occurring in Classical Education, Adrienne and her guests from Ancient Language Institute discuss: 

• The essay written by Jonathan called, Classical Schools Aren’t Really Classical 
• Some misconceptions of the Trivium, and why the Trivium has a large impact on how ancient languages are taught today. ( Adrienne also encourages her listeners to listen to their episode called The Trivium According to Dorothy Sayers) 

Some Questions that are covered include:

• Traditionally, what is the main goal of learning Latin and/or Greek? 
• How do these goals impact the manner in which these languages are taught? 
• How can our listeners find you and if they are new to ancient languages, where should they start?

Resources and Books & Mentioned In This Episode

• Classical Schools Aren’t Really Classical by Jonathan Roberts, President ALI
• The Didascalicon of Hugh of Saint Victor: A Guide to the Arts by Hugh of Saint Victor
• Surprised by Joy by C.S. Lewis
• The Great Tradition: Classic Readings on What It Means to be an Educated Human Being by Richard Gamble
• The Aeneid by Virgil
• Pro Archia Poeta by Cicero
• Charles DeGaulle Biography 
• The New Testament 
• Ancient Greek authors
• Ancient Latin authors

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