[B-Greek] re: How to Define first year Greek
R Yochanan Bitan Buth
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Mon Jul 5 01:08:53 EDT 2004
[B-Greek] re: How to Define 1st year Greek?
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"R Yochanan Bitan Buth" wrote:
The provocative answer is to ask yourself what can be learned in 90 to 150
classroom hours of a modern language and use that standard for evaluating
progress with Greek. If such a standard were used, students would be able to
communicate with each other in Greek on a basic level at the end of 3 years.
No one usually does this latter thing, on the grounds that "Greek is a dead
language" and is therefore not comparable to what can be done in a good
German or Russian program. But, provocatively, any language is a dead
language inside a classroom and there is no theoretical limitation between
progress made in German or Russsian versus progress made in Greek.
>
I am a long way from being able to communicate in Greek.
I would like if I could, but it is not the goal of my study.
If I can read Greek without having to translate it, I'll be happy. I am
making progress but the progress is much slower than I would like.
Is there any material available that has a lot reading using the vocabulary
and grammar of each lesson.
That would make reading fun and one would get familiar with
the words fit into sentences.
I quess I am looking for a reader like "Look John, see Jane run" that is
used for grade one students (Maybe not as simple as that.)
Thank you.
Bert de Haan.
>
WHD Rouse's "A Greek Boy at Home" is the closest thing to your wish.
The main point is for students and teachers to use what is known about human
language learning to evaluate and measure Greek levels.
Randall Buth, PhD
Director, Biblical Language Center
www.biblicalulpan.org
and Director, Biblical Studies in Israel
Hebrew University, Rothberg International School
ybitan at mscc.huji.ac.il
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