[B-Greek] The BANE of Biblical Greek Pedagogy

Richard Smith rbs58 at comcast.net
Wed Feb 23 08:09:57 EST 2011



Thanks Carl, 



I signed up. And will later join via FaceBook. 



I actually had enough Greek to read the Welcome page instructions. Pretty sharp that the page is set to make sure you have a basic understanding (can read a little) and a Greek font before you join. 



I am excited. Thank you for the recommendation, very much. 



Richard 




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carl Conrad" <cwconrad2 at mac.com> 
To: "Richard Smith" <rbs58 at comcast.net> 
Cc: "Alastair Haines" <haines at alastairs.com>, b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org 
Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 7:41:28 AM 
Subject: Re: [B-Greek] The BANE of Biblical Greek Pedagogy 


On Feb 23, 2011, at 7:29 AM, Richard Smith wrote: 

> Is part of the problem with the ancient languages that learning to converse is not emphasized. All other language studies, emphasize to some degree speaking, listening, and composing. 
> 
> I cannot make a simple sentence in BGreek, and my efforts would be more dismal in BHebrew. 
> 
> I am self taught, and old. I wonder if self taught in a language is as about as good as being self represented in court? 

I would urge you at your earliest convenience to join in the group at ΣΧΟΛΗ (http://schole.ning.com/) where you can at once make the acquaintance of others 
who want to dialogue with each other in voice and written notes and share information about using ancient Greek as a real vehicle of communication. 

I am old myself and my days of teaching and learning in the classroom are long since over; nevertheless, as the dictum of Solon has it: GHRASKW AEI POLLA DIDASKOMENOS. I did two years of Greek composition in graduate school and have taught it tutorially several times at Washington University. Composition accompanying reading really does wonders to help one internalize the language. But it is only in the last year or so that I ever started corresponding in Greek and I've been surprised and delighted to find that it is much easier and much more fun than I had ever thought. 

Carl W. Conrad 
Department of Classics, Washington University (Retired)


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