[B-Greek] Machen-Modern vs Mounce-Classical

Terry and Gail Cook cookie99 at fuse.net
Tue Dec 23 14:34:10 EST 2003


Kat wrote: "Machen using a modern pronunciation has videos, software,
printed flash cards. THe Machen videos also teach sentence diagramming".
I've been looking around the web for Machen videos etc. without success can
you elighten me?
Terry Cook

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Katb4now at aol.com>
To: <b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2003 8:43 AM
Subject: [B-Greek] Machen-Modern vs Mounce-Classical


> Hi everyone,
>
> I'm a homeschool mom of a 15 year old trying to pick a curriculum for
Janaury
> that we will STICK to and finish.
>
> We have been toying around with MANY different languages, both ancient and
> modern, for years, but we need to start preparing for college and earn
some
> credits.
>
> It seems to me there are 2 really good curriculums for self study of
Koine,
> with many supplements.
>
> Mounce using a classical pronunciation has a CD, flash card software,
> cartoons, quizzes.
>
> Machen using a modern pronunciation has videos, software, printed flash
> cards. THe Machen videos also teach sentence diagramming which looks
REALLY good to
> me with my latin backround.
>
> It looks to me like they are so different it's hard to ask "which is
better?"
>
> Can anyone comment on the curriculums for me? I'm not talking about the
> newbie question "Is Mounce a good book?"
>
> I'm looking for down the road insight, where 2 years from know, I might be
> kicking myself for my choice.
>
> This modern pronunciation makes me a bit nervous.
>
> Kat
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