[B-Greek] Teaching languages alive in the classroom (was:reading for translation or understanding?)

Randall Buth randallbuth at gmail.com
Tue Feb 5 19:08:49 EST 2008


shalom Eric,
egrapsas:

> The approach you're using might be more practical with respect to time.

If you put that in contexts of limited time, it becomes even clearer. Imagine
someone wanting to read the Greek NT, who studied modern Greek for two
years (4 semesters). They wouldn't be fluent in modern and would not be
reading much Greek NT.

As a visitor to Greece at least once a year, I sympathize with wanting to
learn modern Greek. But for most people they will need to choose one or
the other. The language(s) is not close enough for the inclusive approach
to be applied within reasonable time frames (say under three years
intensive, or ten years partial time).
And choosing modern will guarantee that seminaries stay out of the loop.

QA TA POYME θα τα πουμε

ERRWSO

IWANHS



On Feb 5, 2008 5:56 PM, Eric Inman <eric.inman at wescorpflex.com> wrote:
> OK, I think I see what you're getting at.
>
> I'm in agreement with most of what you say. I think the approach I would prefer for myself is first to become a fluent second-language user of Modern Greek, and then to learn how to mimic the styles found in the GNT. The approach you're using might be more practical with respect to time.
>
> Eric

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