[B-Greek] Criteria for evaluating NT Greek Intro Grammars
Raymond Regalado
fwgk5942 at mb.infoweb.ne.jp
Thu Feb 19 07:11:32 EST 2004
On 2004.2.19, at 08:32 PM, Carl W. Conrad wrote:
> I don't think the textbook is
> UN-important, but I do think that the teacher and the classroom
> experience
> and student's attitude and commitment are far more crucial than the
> textbook itself.
Mr. Conrad,
What would you suggest, though, for those who have to teach themselves
and do not have the benefit of a classroom setting? Is Funk's good for
self-study? Anyway, I once used Machen because it was small enough to
carry with me and read in the crowded Tokyo subway as I commute to
work. I use Mounce too, and I think its size is the practical limit
for reading in the train. Alas, Wallace is too big, so I might have to
use Dana/Mantey in my "commuter second-year Greek studies". (The trend
these days in textbooks seems to be that they're growing bigger, and I
think the paper is thicker, the bindings are as a rule glued instead of
sewn so that they won't open flat as good bindings should. I wish
they'd follow the example of the UBS books made in Germany -- they're
so handy, and the paper and bindings are of such good quality).
Anyway, of course I realize textbooks are not designed for use in Tokyo
subways...;-)
Best Regards,
Raymond Regalado
Tokyo
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