[B-Greek] Tips for first-time teaching of NT Greek?
Randall Buth
randallbuth at gmail.com
Fri May 2 05:23:48 EDT 2008
Liwak HRWTHSE
> In teh Fall, I"m gong to have the great opportunity
to teach NT Greekj. I've not done that ever before,
even though I've wanted to do so for a long time. The
course is an intensive, 12 units of Greek, the whole
first year, in one quarter. The standard textbook
(though I don't think I have to use it) is Mounce (I
learned using Machen, long before Mounce's book
existed). From looking at Rod Decker's web site, I
got some other ideas about things to potentially also
bring in. However, I would just like to know if
anyone has tips for a first-timer, as this is unlike
any course I've taught before. Conveying information
on, say, Acts, is totally different from teaching the
1 Aorist forms. I've looked around search results
from Google for tips but not found much taht I thought
was useful. Of course, I got way many more hits than I
examined, so theer may be gold out thjere I didn't
look at. Thanks.
Ken Litwak >
shalom Ken,
You are undertaking a noble task. Intensive is
preferable, in my book. Also take a very deep breath
and say a prayer in Greek: BOHQHSON HMIN,
KYRIE.
Some specifics that I've found helpful:
1. Get the most recent edition of James Asher's
Learning Another Language Through Actions. Available
on the web for about $20. Study how it was developed, and
tested. There is no more efficient introduction to language.
Amazing. Double-triple efficiency.
This should be followed up by TPR Storytelling by Ray
and Seeley. As Krashen says, 'there's nothing out there
that comes close.'
2. Avoid the audio files that are available with Mounce.
See previous thread if you need to know why not.
3. If you have six weeks and want to practice Greek 24/7,
well, at least 4 hours in class and then with classmates
or by oneself outside, drop by Qibbutz Tzuba 22
June-August 1. (Acutally, you'll need to communicate
quickly because the Qibbutz will run out of rooms. They
have more going on than the little class of Greek
students/teachers.
4. Get an assistant for the class. If you are able to visit
our SXOLH you will see that an incredible amount of
energy is put out by the teacher and that two teachers
make an 'intensive' class much more even and efficient.
The ambiance stays 'high' and Greek for four hours. Plus
some fun interaction can take place between the teacher
and assistant that the class can follow like being in a
real, comprehensible, immersion situation. That's what
it takes if we want this language to grow inside a
student as Greek. (See the Greek parable at
http://alefandomega.blogspot.com/ "January" if you
want a short reminder about why this is necessary.)
5. Maybe the students can even set up a Greek room
where they have an ARISTON or DEIPNON together or
with a teacher. For class itself, you can get lots of props:
rubber animals, shields, balls, anything for fun and
games in the language. See Asher. There is nothing
like saying PIASON THN SFAIRAN and tossing a ball
to a student. Then ask, TI EPOIHSAS? ... "e-e-epiasa"
NAI, THN SFAIRAN EPIASAS. NYN, BALE AYTHN
TW MAQHTH EKEI. ktl. RIPSON EPI TO EDAFOS ktl.
ARON AYTHN ktl.
ESTIN WS PAIDIA' (alpha oksytonos).
ERRWSO
Randall Buth
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Randall Buth, PhD
www.biblicalulpan.org
randallbuth at gmail.com
Biblical Language Center
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Randall Buth, PhD
www.biblicalulpan.org
randallbuth at gmail.com
Biblical Language Center
Learn Easier - Progress Further - Remember for Life
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