Olá, Salve, Χαῖρε , Ciao, Hello! My name is Joel.
I am a native Brazilian with a love of classical languages. Fun Fact: 80% of English words are borrowed from Latin (with over 150,000 words from Greek)!
I graduated from the Federal University of Paraíba in 2020 with a degree in classical languages. In addition, I graduated from an intensive 8-month immersion course in Latin and Ancient Greek at the prestigious Academia Vivarium Novum in Rome.
From my bio you may have recognized that I currently speak 5 languages: Portuguese, Latin, Ancient Greek, Italian, and English, and would like to learn more. I also enjoy chess, strategic games, journaling, and meditation.
Me as a Teacher
In my 6 years of teaching, I have taught hundreds of lessons with students from different levels and backgrounds. I use many different materials in my lessons such as PDFs, texts. and videos.
For my Latin lessons I also like to utilize books such as 'Familia Romana', and for ancient Greek 'Athenaze' and 'Learning Greek'.
I like my lessons to be comfortable and engaging, and am excited at the opportunity to work with you.
My lessons & teaching style
I prepare classes according to the language and fluency level of the person I am teaching. From the very first class, I strive to understand the unique interests of each student so that I can tailor the best experience for them to improve their language abilities. I help students to develop their language skills through conversational exercises, pronunciation, listening, and writing.
My teaching material
PDF file
Text Documents
Image files
Flashcards
Quizzes
Homework Assignments
Certificates
Immersion course in Latin and Ancient Greek - Accademia Vivarium Novum - 2014
Certificate verified
Education
2014 - 2020
Bachelor’s - Classical Languages (Latin and Ancient Greek)Federal University of Paraíba
5.0
Rating
62
Students
557
Lessons
100%
Attendance
98%
Response
5.0
Rating
62
Students
557
Lessons
100%
Attendance
98%
Response
Latin Lessons
Latin
Greek (Ancient)
Trial Lesson
25 lessons completed
USD 5.00+
Lingua Latina
A1 - B2Language Essentials514 lessons completed
USD 13.00+
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14 Reviews
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Latin
Greek (Ancient)
Thomas Rudd
5 Latin lessons
Awesome lesson as always! I'm a complete beginner but Joel does a great job teaching me the basics of latin and practicing speaking based on LLPSI. He always corrects me in a very gentle way and is incredibly patient. Overall I learn a ton and it's always a fun learning together, so I highly recommend!
Jun 22, 2024
Esther Burrage
21 Latin lessons
A really great first Latin lesson! I already had some knowledge of the language but he understood exactly how I need to learn from here on and was really patient and kind. Looking forward to all my next lessons!
May 9, 2024
Sultan
1 Latin lesson
Outstanding Latin lesson! Joel made learning engaging and accessible, showing great passion and patience. Highly recommend for anyone interested in Latin.
Mar 20, 2024
John H
11 Latin lessons
Great teacher. I feel like I learned a lot and Joel gave plenty of good examples of grammatical structures. I had multiple instances to practice my Latin in real time.
Dec 25, 2023
Cassie
33 Latin lessons
I mistook when our lesson started and was late to the lesson and I really appreciated that Joel took the time to still be willing to teach. I'm a bit forgetful and so it meant a lot to have such a patient teacher.
Nov 7, 2023
Antonio Paduano
1 Latin lesson
My son is interested in Joel teaching method, I will book more lessons with him.