[B-Greek] Greek audio-video

Mark Lightman lightmanmark at yahoo.com
Sat Apr 11 11:04:54 EDT 2009


We talk (and fight) about Greek audio often on the list, but
what about Greek audio-video? What resources are out
there and how should audio-video best be used in learning
Greek?  I kind of wish he had not, but Louis Sorenson recently
referred me us You-Tube for a Rock Video about Koine and I 
was surprised (I'm not sure pleasantly or not), to find lots of Greek
audio Video already on You Tube.  Everything from  someone
reciting the Greek alphabet to the tune of the Beverly Hillbillies to 
a curser flowing over John while the text is being read to
Sophocles being accompanied by music and dance.  There's
also truly weird stuff, like Greeks speaking Spanish and
episodes of Pokemon dubbed into modern Greek.  Suffice it
to say that Greek audio-video is still in its infancy.  I'm kind
of afraid of what it will be like when it grows up.
 
But the point is, does anyone know of good Greek audio-
video resources, and maybe we should share some ideas and
produce some good stuff to share.  I've thought it would be
helpful to have cartoons where the Greek text changes colors and
moves around while being spoken.  For example LAMBANW changes
to ELABON and the root is highlighted or something while you hear
the word read.  Another idea which I think was mentioned on the list
is performances of the Greek NT.  Are these out there?  How helpful
would they be?  Much of the Greek NT is abstract and without props and
stuff I wonder how much the video would improve the audio.  There was
a movie a few years ago, the Gospel of John based on the Living Translation
or something.  Could you dub that into GNT (not the Modern Greek
translation) and would that be helpful?  Is it any easier to understand
Greek being read if you see the person reading it?  It should be, but I'm not
sure it is.
 
Mark L.  


      


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