[B-Greek] Teaching Middle-Passive as it should be taught
Carl Conrad
cwconrad2 at mac.com
Mon Feb 14 08:44:11 EST 2011
I may have mentioned this before, but if I have it deserves repeating.
I cannot imagine a better presentation of the forms and functions of
the middle-passive forms (both MAI/SAI/TAI and QHN/QHS/QH)
and usage to a beginning Greek class than Micheal Palmer's online
course in Hellenistic Greek, Lessons 20 and 21. See:
http://greek-language.com/grammar/20.html
and
http://greek-language.com/grammar/21.html
The revolution in the teaching of ancient Greek voice progresses
at the pace of a glacier's movement rather than of the revolution
in Egypt, but it's happening. I've been thinking lately, if I may
be allowed a personal note, of an Egyptian Coptic Christian
student I had back in the early 90's who said his fellow Copts
had a very difficult time in the prevalent regime. We also had
an Egyptian B-Greeker who was allowed to use a pen-name
in posts to the list for reasons of his own security.
Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Retired)
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