What determined the content and size of each chapter?
In general, content was determined by a desire to put together morphology and syntax most easily taught together and to have a logical progression of topics from chapter to chapter. Vocabulary lists contain words that appear commonly in a wide variety of Latin authors, and in individual chapters words were included that fit neatly with the morphology and syntax of that chapter and allowed for the creation of synthetic Latin sentences that accurately reflected real Latin usage. The authors of LTRL found that more interesting and complex Latin sentences reinforcing new material could be written if care was taken in the choice of vocabulary and in the size of the vocabulary lists. The authors also sought to ensure that each new vocabulary word was used at least five times in the synthetic Latin sentences or short readings without straining real Latin usage in the synthetic sentences. back to top • Why is the vocabulary listed first in each chapter? The vocabulary list is placed first to e
