On the introduction of linguistics in the secondary school curriculum through latin Michael De Salvo, Richard Larson, Lori Repetti Introduction The value of Linguistics education in the school curriculum has been urged by several authors (see Larson 2010, Oniga, Iovino, and Giusti 2011, and references therein), and there have been various attempts to introduce formal linguistics into primary and secondary school classrooms (Keyser 1970, Honda 1994, Stordahl 1969, Loosen 2014, O’Neil 2007, O’Neil and Kitzhaber 1965, and references therein). However, these efforts have met with limited success and/or have not been widely emulated (O’Neil and Kitzhaber 1965, Honda 1994, Loosen 2014). While much work has been done on using Linguistics to teach languages, classical languages in partic- ular (Cardinale 2011; Cardinaletti 2007, 2008, 2011; Giusti & Oniga 2011; Oniga 1991, 2007, 2008, 2012; Oniga & Cardinale 2012), we propose the opposite: using classical languages (Latin, in particular) 1 as a vehicle for introducing formal linguistics into the secondary school classroom. In this paper, we review the benefits of introducing theoretical linguistic concepts 1 More and more people have shown an interest in using Latin for less traditional purposes. Entire online communities exist for Latinists to practice their language abilities, or to oth- erwise promote the usage of Latin. The r/Latin sub-Reddit (a specialized forum within the mega-site Reddit.com) hosts a weekly dies loquax ‘discussion day’ where users are encour- aged to interact only in Latin (The Latin Language /r/latin n.d.). There is a Lingua Latīna Vicipaedia, a Latin-language Wikipedia, offering Latin versions of articles from “The Free Encyclopedia”, featuring topics ranging from Roman emperors to modern television shows (Vicipaedia n.d.). Beyond textual resources, the Finnish national broadcaster Yle even airs the Nuntii Latini (Latin News) weekly, using the reconstructed classical Latin pronunciation, and has done so since 1989 (Nuntii Latini n.d.). BERTOLLO-CAVALLO_ Atti convegno Linguistica e Didattica_2018.indd 73 16/01/2019 17:09:34