[B-Greek] You Are Smarter Than a Lexicon (?) The beat goes on ...
Barry H.
nebarry at verizon.net
Fri Jun 4 13:50:29 EDT 2010
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From: "Carl Conrad" <cwconrad2 at mac.com>
To: <dixit-dominus at thechristadelphians.org>
Cc: "B-Greek" <b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Friday, June 04, 2010 11:03 AM
Subject: Re: [B-Greek] You Are Smarter Than a Lexicon (?) The beat goes on
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> Sure, but the blog-entry to which I called attention disparages that
> old-fashioned learning method -- rightly so, in my opinion. But what it
> offers in its place is a system whereby it isn't necessary at all to learn
> Greek; you learn how to access what other scholars have predigested and
> spewed out for you as the meaning of the Greek text.
> I don't happen to think English has a very effiicent orthography or
> phonetics. Italian and German are more the preferred model of that for me.
> But English-speakers have acquired the ability to speak and read English
> without expending superhuman effort, regardless of its structures, however
> absurd they may be, and a great literature has been composed in it. The
> same is true of ancient Greek: a great literature is there and the
> language can be learned -- it really CAN.
Amen, brother Carl. This was my point in the earlier post -- it is possible
to learn, "magna cum diligentia" even for people who consider themselves of
average ability. The goal is for every student to become competent in
handling the language. Translation and interpretation are different issues,
certainly, but one thing is sure: competency in the language(s) will provide
a good foundation for both.
N.E. Barry Hofstetter
Classics & Bible Instructor @ The American Academy
2010 Salvatori Excellence in Education Winner
http://theamericanacademy.net
Mentor, The North American Reformed Seminary
http://www.tnars.net/
http://my.opera.com/barryhofstetter/blog
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