Latin undergirds the Romance languages: Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, etc. Scholars in medicine, law, and the sciences have all cited benefits to studying Latin. Latin helps improve English vocabulary and comprehension, as close to 2/3 of English words are derived from Latin. Latin is a rich, layered language that can be a joy to study. Below are four highlights among many more to study Latin. Studying Latin is a meaningful scholarly pursuit. These courses were developed in-house by our talented faculty. In addition to the World Languages options above, we also offer four levels of Latin. Trusted approach: Mizzou Academy and Rosetta Stone Education have been used by thousands of learners around the world as a trusted resource to expand and deepen language learning. Mobile-friendly: Students can either work on a laptop or desktop, and also through a mobile app. In some of our courses, students also have the opportunity to interact with native speaking tutors. Practice: Rosetta Stone’s speech recognition tool enables students to practice their pronunciation in a stress-free context. Scaffolding: Our content is structured in a way that what students learn, prepares them for the next lesson. Self-paced courses: Mizzou Academy suggests a weekly course load to finish in 20 weeks, but students can tweak this schedule to fit their own pace and schedule and finish earlier. Students acquire the structures by modeling real communicative situations. Immersive environment: Students will spend all their time on the course immersed in the target language, so they will get used to interacting within the focus language and using it. Through an exciting partnership with Rosetta Stone Education, we are able to offer 21 World Languages with the following features: Benefits of world languages created with information from MLA.org, 2020 We commend you on your interest in world languages, and we would be thrilled to count you among our global learning community. At Mizzou Academy, we have students from over 40 different countries of origin. Global citizenship is the idea that all human beings are interconnected as members of a world community who share space, experience, and common bonds. As you learn new languages, you will be able to communicate with more people, build bridges, understand nuance in culture and literature, and be a more mobile global citizen. Truly studying language means learning about both communication and culture. A world language learner is someone who is studying a language beyond their home language. Learning another language is far more than gaining a few new phrases. We’ve found the more you learn about languages, culture, and the world, the distance between people and place becomes smaller. This means you have almost endless potential to learn new languages and make new connections. There are over 7,000 languages spoken globally. Welcome! We are so happy you have decided to embark on or continue your world language learning journey with Mizzou Academy. Expand your horizons – learn a world language with Mizzou Academy!