I used to seriously question the Comprehensible Input method for learning ancient languages, but now I strongly recommend it as fully authentic and the best method for gaining reading fluency and b…
I’ve changed my mind - the comprehensible input stuff is actually incredibly powerful for learning language, even dead languages like Latin, Ancient Greek, and Biblical Hebrew. The one thing I can’t even make myself enjoy is the poster-child of CI in Latin, Orberg’s Lingua Latina Per Se Illustrata. I compare the pedagogy of this textbook to the pedagogy of Aleph with Beth’s video series of Biblical Hebrew, and explain how well-crafted video resources may have a far greater impact on language acquisition than print textbooks.













