Teaching aspect via English

Glenn Evans glenn at irr.org
Tue Dec 10 09:33:05 EST 2002


Hello Dale and et. al.,

This is my first post here. I have a couple of questions: 

1) What "pre-language" English grammar textbook would you recommend? I'm
interested in purchasing one for myself. 

2) [This is an off the subject question] I have been using the
Accordance program with my imac for about one year now, and I am looking
at purchasing the new 17-inch widescreen imac to use with the accordance
program. For those of you who have used Accordance with this new imac,
would you recommend it to others? Any disadvantage - other than cost?

 

Glenn A. Evans

Glenn at irr.org

Seminary student at Grand Rapids Baptist Seminary, Michigan

-----Original Message-----
From: Suedaleg at aol.com [mailto:Suedaleg at aol.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 2:06 AM
To: Biblical Greek
Subject: [b-greek] RE: Teaching aspect via English

Hefin et al:

I have been saying for many years, at least since I was in college in
the  late 70's, that English is being taught completely backwards in 
our schools.  

Our schools attempt to impose "correct grammar" without correctly
teaching what grammar is truly about.  English grammar, or grammar 
in any language for  that matter, should be tought so that the student 
should understand what is being said by the structure and syntax.  
This is aspect.

I had a roomate in college who was also a classmate in my Greek 
class. He  could not grasp the concepts of the Greek language 
beyond the vocabulary.   The grammar would not come for him.  
When I tried to help him with the  concepts I found that he had no 
understanding of the meaning of English grammar.

I think it would be a good idea for the colleges and seminaries to test
and  offer a "pre-language" English grammar class so that this lack 
could be  addressed before frustrating the student in a foreign 
grammar.

Just two cents from one who is trying to understand clearly.

Dale Greenlee

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