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Latin and Ancient Greek are known as "dead" ********s, based on the fact that people no longer speak them for the purpose of interactive communication. Yet they are still acknowledged as important ********s to learn (especially Latin) for the purpose of gaining access to classical literature, and up until fairly recently, for the kinds of grammar training that led to the mental dexterity considered so important in any higher education study stream.

Latin has been studied for centuries, with the prime objectives of learning how to read classical Latin texts, understanding the fundamentals of grammar and translation, and gaining insights into some important foreign influences Latin has had on the development of other European ********s. The method used to teach it overwhelmingly bore those objectives in mind, and came to be known (appropriately!) as the Classical Method. It is now more commonly known in Foreign ******** Teaching circles as the Grammar Translation Method.

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