The inductive-contextual method of learning is a method of learning languages evolved from the direct method. The Contextual Inductive Method was applied to the teaching of Latin by Danish professor Hans Henning Oerberg in his Lingua Latina per se illustrata published between 1953 and 1961.
Method FeaturesUnlike repetitive immersion methods, the Inductive-Contextual Method proposes immersion of the student in the foreign language through texts in which each new word or grammatical concept can be deduced thanks to the context. is very different from the deductive method. Advantages of the Method
Among other advantages of the Inductive-Contextual Method is that the student is very satisfied to be able to understand the text directly without previous translation. The contextual approach also invites a review of what has already been seen, since each word that is forgotten can be remembered without having to consult a dictionary: it is enough to look at the passage in which it appeared for the first time, within a context in which is easily deductible. Application of the Method to Latin The application of the Inductive-Contextual Method to a language like Latin, taught mainly by the traditional Method of Grammar-Translation, has aroused great interest in the world of Classical Philology, and currently in countries like Italy is one of the methodologies, among other things, thanks to the dedication of Professor Luigi Miraglia and his Academy Vivarium Novum. The method has also aroused great interest among speakers of spoken Latin, although the purpose is not to reach oral competence, but the reader. However the assimilation of active vocabulary seems much more effective than with the traditional method, so it can be a good start for anyone who wants to achieve active competition in the Latin language.
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