Duilius

optimus magister est Duilius. His command of Latin is thorough and his knowledge of antiquity is impressive. He is willing to share this knowledge with you patiently and using the best method available to us to learn Latin (the direct method). There are few tutors that can teach you as well as he can. I've learned a lot from him in a short time.

Duilius is an excellent teacher! I have studied Latin for many years, but wanted to improve my speaking skills. We are currently reading and discussing Cicero’s De Natura Deorum in Latin. It’s both challenging and extremely rewarding!

If you want to hear Latin and, likewise, learn how to respond and read in Latin, then Duilius is highly recommend. He will talk to you in Latin and, based on my experience, will only break out of it when absolutlely necessary. (In my case, that's apparently when I look lost and he needs to be sure I understand.) We use the Lingua Latina Per Se Illustrata text, which is very efficient for teaching Latin.

Dulius probus et praestans magister est.

With Duilius, you WILL learn Latin as a living language. It will be Latin throughout the lesson: he will greet you in Latin, ask you questions in Latin, give you directions in Latin, make side comments in Latin, explain concepts in Latin, and say goodbye in Latin. Rarely does he break from the language, but, in my experience, will do so if I seem lost. This is a powerful way to teach Latin, but it does require you to focus when he is talking. His fluency comes from rigorous training at his former academy, so you are well advised to learn from him (it's easier and cheaper than moving to Italy to do what he did for years!).

Duilius is a great Latin teacher for me. Generally, he focuses on getting me to speak Latin during the first part of the lessons, then we reveiw the text or parts of grammar. It's amazing to hear Latin spoken so fluently and in a modern context, but he shows me how to do it.