Remedies are suggested for difficulties encountered in Latin to English translations by pupils in the fourth and fifth forms of English Grammar schools. Reading skills proficiency is seen as a prerequisite for effective translation, and stave analysis is suggested as a method of solving the problem of gross error in pupils' translations of complex…

An examination of the goals of Latin teaching leads the author to conclude that its primary objective is the development of the ability to read extant Latin authors A brief review of past designs for teaching meaning leads to a discussion of phonetic, lexical, structural, and cultural meaning. Teaching techniques to help develop a mastery of the…