I agree with everything you said and I wish this level of analysis and insight had been 'available' when I was completing my UCAS application 24 years ago. Looking back I realise that even as recently as 1998, a great number of young people did not have the ability and / or confidence to question or challenge opinions and practices thar were being instilled in them. It was all so clinical and robotic. No one explained to us why we should have studied whatever subject it was at university. You just went to uni, full stop. This is from the perspective of someone who was born in 1980 into a nuclear, English Home Counties privileged middle class family.
This is a great video Matt. I watched the Jesus College Chapel video a couple of times and realized you were , I believe, speaking Latin. I was and am very impressed. And it had touched me in a very personal way. My Husband spoke Latin fluently and could read and spell it too. He passed a little over a year ago, and your video gave me a happy memory. I was going to write you about it and then I found your this video you sent this morning. I think Latin is important because so many other Languages came from it, as I was told. I am glad they still teach it. Thank you Matt. I Love your videos, They enrich my life. I am glad you are well. Jeff
Ancient classical languages such as Latin and Greek teach the learners how to think, in my opinion. They transmit the learners a “method” how to proceed when looking for the essential elements of a phrase. You may say that also other subject transmit this knowledge; this is true; but Latin and Greek do that with entire words useful in further subjects such as Law, Economics, Medicine, Biology, Pharmacy.
Your best bet luv is to mosey down the Brick Lane of a Saturday mornin, bright n ' breezy. They's the kind of Brit wot'll learn yer a nice bit of poetry n' all. Cheers big ears... and now, back to me Aristotle.
I translate from French and Italian into English, and have just decided to learn Latin. Italian vocabulary in particular gives you a very solid grounding in Latin vocabulary, I can say from the outset!
Latin was an international language in the European, middle east and Asia area, and it was transmitted orally and in writing by tens of thousands of people (monks, businessmen, students, workers etc.), also monks and kings science servants were writing translation books with words sounds from all the countries the king had affairs. All the books are kept in monasteries, museums and personal collections.
The point he is making is that when (like me) you come from a less well off environment, the dominant drive when selecting university courses is to gain a practical skill set in demand (ie STEM etc). He is saying studying Classics can be as practical as specific degrees. Another point he makes - is look at statements / situations from a broad perspective and not just your own bias.
There's no age limit on applications. Provided you meet the eligibility criteria, if is possible to apply as a mature student. Please see here: www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate/applying-to-oxford/mature-students
I wouldn't necessarily recommend that. We have good to excellent universities where classics are studied but you need to master Italian perfectly as the normal curriculum foresee exams in Latin, Greek AND Italian language and literature. As far as I know there is no separate curriculum where only Greek and Latin are studied not to mention that all classes and exams are held in Italian.
I agree with everything you said and I wish this level of analysis and insight had been 'available' when I was completing my UCAS application 24 years ago. Looking back I realise that even as recently as 1998, a great number of young people did not have the ability and / or confidence to question or challenge opinions and practices thar were being instilled in them. It was all so clinical and robotic. No one explained to us why we should have studied whatever subject it was at university. You just went to uni, full stop. This is from the perspective of someone who was born in 1980 into a nuclear, English Home Counties privileged middle class family.
Many thanks!
This is a great video Matt. I watched the Jesus College
Chapel video a couple of times and realized you were , I believe, speaking
Latin. I was and am very impressed. And it had touched me in a very
personal way. My Husband spoke Latin fluently and could read and spell
it too. He passed a little over a year ago, and your video gave me a happy
memory. I was going to write you about it and then I found your this
video you sent this morning. I think Latin is important because so many
other Languages came from it, as I was told. I am glad they still teach it.
Thank you Matt. I Love your videos, They enrich my life. I am glad you are
well. Jeff
I’m sorry to read about your husband passing. Many thanks for your kind comment
@@JesusCollegeOxford1571 Thank You Matt,
I hope you are going to continue making your videos. They are really Fantastic.
Jeff
This is another great video; full of good points, well made. Thank you. And what a backdrop! Best wishes, Tim
Thanks to you for your kind comment!
The biggest benefit of studying Latin is learning how to face failure.
Ancient classical languages such as Latin and Greek teach the learners how to think, in my opinion. They transmit the learners a “method” how to proceed when looking for the essential elements of a phrase. You may say that also other subject transmit this knowledge; this is true; but Latin and Greek do that with entire words useful in further subjects such as Law, Economics, Medicine, Biology, Pharmacy.
I like British accent hope i can talk like that
Your best bet luv is to mosey down the Brick Lane of a Saturday mornin, bright n ' breezy. They's the kind of Brit wot'll learn yer a nice bit of poetry n' all. Cheers big ears... and now, back to me Aristotle.
A true and deep understanding of science can only be had from the study of the classics.
I translate from French and Italian into English, and have just decided to learn Latin. Italian vocabulary in particular gives you a very solid grounding in Latin vocabulary, I can say from the outset!
Sounds great! All best wishes
Latin was an international language in the European, middle east and Asia area, and it was transmitted orally and in writing by tens of thousands of people (monks, businessmen, students, workers etc.), also monks and kings science servants were writing translation books with words sounds from all the countries the king had affairs. All the books are kept in monasteries, museums and personal collections.
I have the desire to learn ecclesiastical latin in the future. And I agree, caree, peace, happiness will often be found where people don't look.
Start with classical Latin and then move to ecclesiastical.
"students coming from lesser privileged backgrounds" ....That's what all says about elitism in Classics at Oxford.
The point he is making is that when (like me) you come from a less well off environment, the dominant drive when selecting university courses is to gain a practical skill set in demand (ie STEM etc). He is saying studying Classics can be as practical as specific degrees. Another point he makes - is look at statements / situations from a broad perspective and not just your own bias.
That is not the purpose of the classics being taught. You cannot understand the world without the classics.
I haven’t been to school in many years. I would like to attend the Jesus College in Oxford. Is that even possible at my age.
There's no age limit on applications. Provided you meet the eligibility criteria, if is possible to apply as a mature student. Please see here: www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate/applying-to-oxford/mature-students
and if you happen to have bags with gold in the closet to pay the fees
I’m not sure if you’d be able to answer this but do sixth forms allow pupils to do Latin a level without doing it at gcse?
I’m afraid I don’t know the answer to that.
Don't diss Rachel. The numbers part is a bit hard. We're not all mentats ;0)
Have to say, from a practical sense and from a working class perspective, you're better off doing something vocational to aid your social mobility.
Like a Phd in customer service from the university of Tesco
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Working class perspective?
What does that even mean.
@@Art-is-craft from the perspective of someone working class
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But what does that mean from the context of Latin or the classics.
Best to study Latin go to Italy . Church of England brutally using this language.
I wouldn't necessarily recommend that.
We have good to excellent universities where classics are studied but you need to master Italian perfectly as the normal curriculum foresee exams in Latin, Greek AND Italian language and literature. As far as I know there is no separate curriculum where only Greek and Latin are studied not to mention that all classes and exams are held in Italian.