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Pro lingua Latina in Jyväskylä

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Guest#101 Apr 19, 2016, 18:27
Latin is a basic educational tool as well as a gateway to much of modern literature and life! I am moderator of schools Latin in South Africa, where it is now sadly diminished, and I feel it should not be allowed to disappear., especially not in a country that has offered so much to the world.
Guest#102 Apr 19, 2016, 18:53
Latin is indispensable, highly important for many disciplines, and for this university!
Guest#103 Apr 19, 2016, 21:46
Incredibile dictu audituque!
Guest#104 Apr 20, 2016, 00:40

Latina on kiistaton osa klassista ja humanistista sivistystä. Latinan lakkauttaminen olisi törkeä virhe yliopistolta ja ryvettäisi pysyvästi Jyväskylän yliopiston imagoa. O tempora, o mores!

Guest#105 Apr 20, 2016, 06:47
Latina on eurooppalaisen sivistysen sydän. Arjen sanastosta moni sana juontuu latinasta. Latina on usien huomaamaton arjessa vaikuttava tekijä. Latinan opiskelu edistää ajattelua ja helpottaa eurooppalaisten kielten oppimista.
Guest#106 Apr 20, 2016, 08:47
I think the Finnish latinists have done and awsome job with News in Latin and recordings of Tangoes in Latin and so on. I am not a latinist myself but a fan only.
Guest#107 Apr 20, 2016, 12:07
Latin is a very important language to understand our European civilization and languages. It is the basis of Roman languages and a large quantity of English vocabulary is of Latin origin. And of course in Finnish we have lots of Latin loan words. In these days when technical development is worshipped we should not think that Latin is a dead language and is of no use. Just start learning and see!
Guest#108 Apr 20, 2016, 14:01
Latin is great! Humanities are really important and we need opportunities for people to study historical languages at a university level. We need more humanity in the world right now. Not less.
Lena Wahlgren-Smith#109 Apr 20, 2016, 15:36

The strong profile of the Latin section has contributed enormously to the international status of Jyväskylä University over a long period of time; it would extremely short-sighted to abolish such an essential part of the university's reputation.

Guest#110 Apr 20, 2016, 16:55
To prevent degeneration of cultural knowledge and general civilization. Jyväskylä University is the University of humanities, languages.
Guest#111 Apr 20, 2016, 17:19
The Latin Language enormously contributes to the understanding of our Common European Heritage.
Guest#112 Apr 20, 2016, 22:04
Le latin pour Tous !
Guest#113 Apr 21, 2016, 15:24
Latin is a very important basic "language", but important as a brain training in general if you learn it the right way
Guest#114 Apr 21, 2016, 21:08
We are struggling in France to save the Latin language teaching in secondary education, I don't want it to disappear from a Finnish university ! Vivat lingua Latina in omni orbe terrarum !
Guest#115 Apr 22, 2016, 07:43
Pour le maintien de l'enseignement du latin dans la culture européenne
Guest#116 Apr 23, 2016, 15:54

Latin is important for lingual reflection - especially as to systemic looks at languages - as well as for cultural skills and qualities.

Raija Lehtinen#117 Apr 24, 2016, 07:47

Ei uudissanoja vain englannista

Uudissanojen luonnissa suomen kielen eri aloille latinan (niin kuin kreikankin) tunteminen - edes jollakin tasolla - on suureksi avuksi ja monesti välttämätöntä. Mitä paremmin tunnetaan klassisten kielten sanojen merkitys, ääntäminen ja oikeinkirjoitus, sen parempi! - Kokemusta on 11 vuodesta Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen puhelinneuvonnassa ja termityössä sekä 21 vuodesta yhteiskuntatieteilijöiden opettajana.

Guest#118 Apr 24, 2016, 20:18
"Flectere si nequeo superos, Acheronta movebo"

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Dionysius#120 Apr 25, 2016, 12:54

Il est vital pour la survie de la langue latine, sur laquelle toute notre civilisation a été édifiée, de protéger les grands centres d'excellence comme celui qu'on menace aujourd'hui. La disparition de ces centres entraîne aussi la mise à l'écart déplorable des grands spécialistes du latin qui y oeuvrent et qui font honneur à leur pays dans le monde entier. L'auteur de cette pétition, en particulier, est un homme remarquablement compétent qui s'est fait remarquer par l'énergie et la créativié qu'il a déployées pour faire aimer le latin aux nouvelles générations.

Guest#121 Apr 25, 2016, 12:56
Do not destroy the possibility for your students to understand and interprete the older texts of Europe within their historical scope in their original language!
Guest#122 Apr 28, 2016, 18:29
Study of latin and greek is very important
Guest#123 Apr 28, 2016, 19:53
We need access to our own cultural heritage (in casu Latin language) to understand others.
Guest#124 Apr 28, 2016, 20:08
Because lingua Latina is important in the curriculum of children
Guest#125 Apr 29, 2016, 04:58
I signed this petition because I firmly believe that abandoning our old languages also means giving up our classical heritage, in other words throwing civilisation into the bins of history.