Thinking Greek denuo

Paul, Doug Doug.Paul at GD-CS.COM
Tue Jun 13 08:45:33 EDT 2000


Is there a greek text book that encourages Hale's approach and poses the
kinds of questions the reader must have as they read along?

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-----Original Message-----
From: Sunuiprachu at cs.com [mailto:Sunuiprachu at cs.com]
Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2000 9:29 PM
To: Biblical Greek
Subject: Thinking Greek denuo


Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have just reread with new appreciation a lecture very pertinent to the 
discussion of Thinking Greek.  Wm. Gardner Hale's "The Art of Reading Latin:

How to Teach It" (www.bu.edu/mahoa/hale_art.html) contains numerous valuable

observations on how to teach the reading of Latin and Greek.  He strongly 
criticizes the normal translating/decoding method; he holds forth that we 
must think as did our authors & that it is possible to do so if we can be 
bothered.  I will not try to present a few snippets since I do not know if
it 
will be of any use to very many, but also because the case Hale presented in

his 19th.-cent. lecture, together with full specimens of how he conducted 
class, cannot not possibly be done any justice by a few quotes.  I will say 
that the incomplete application of his principles in my high school Latin 
classes has been very satisfactory; when I teach both Latin and Greek next 
year, I will make it my aim to conform as much as possible to his 
prescriptions.  Faithfully,  
Dan Monroe
Marshfield High School
Coss Bay, OR

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