[B-Greek] Biblical Greek learning tool

Norbert Rennert norbert.rennert at sil.org
Thu May 12 16:18:10 EDT 2005


I am developing an interactive, web-based Greek learning tool for 
learning paradigms and vocabulary in which the student reads stories 
which can be manipulated into dozens of variations. My goal is to make 
the learning of Greek morphology easier without having to rely on the 
rote memorization of paradigms. So far I have stories which focus on 2nd 
declension masculine nouns but also includes some other vocabulary due 
to the nature of the manipulation of the stories. For the project to 
really succeed it needs to have more stories to cover the full range of 
declension types found in Greek. I invite you to view the site at: 
www3.telus.net/norbertre <http://www3.telus.net/norbertre/index.html>. 
The stories can be seen here 
<http://www3.telus.net/norbertre/Greek05.html>. The requirments for 
viewing the site is having a unicode Greek font installed (links are 
available on the site) and having javascript enabled on your browser. 
This site will be tested in a classroom setting as a supplement to 
traditional Greek teaching method this summer. (There are English 
translation mouse-overs for the Greek words so that even beginner 
students can read an entire story without having to memorize the 
vocabulary first.) I hope to gain some feedback from students from this 
to guide future development.

I would like to solicit some feedback (especially from Greek experts and 
teachers) on several areas.
1.) Does this approach warrant further development?
2.) Is the interface useable and intuitive?
3.) Does anyone have (simple) stories which they already use for 
teaching Greek that they would willing to be made available for this 
site? Contact me off-list.
4.) Would anyone be interested in authoring some stories for this site? 
The greatest benefit for doing so is that by writing one story, it can 
actually become over 100 different stories and can be used to teach 
complete paradigms and vocabulary in a more enjoyable manner. Full 
credit of authorship will be given for every story. Stories can be 
submitted in Greek or English (I will translate them and have them 
checked by a Greek prof.)

More information on authoring stories for this site can be seen at: 
www3.telus.net/norbertre/Authoring.html 
<http://www3.telus.net/norbertre/Authoring.html>.

Enjoy reading Greek, not memorizing paradigms!

Norbert Rennert
Canada Institute of Linguistics
Langley, BC
Canada




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