[B-Greek] The BANE of Biblical Greek Pedagogy
Dewayne Dulaney
dewayne.dulaney at gmail.com
Wed Feb 23 16:28:21 EST 2011
Χαρις υμιν και ειρηνη· CARIS hUMIN KAI EIRHNH
(Sorry if I didn't get the transliteration right: the list style is
very different from what I first learned in Greek classes and on my
own. While using H for Eta makes sense, I'm more used to writing an e
with a line over it! Getting used to using W for Omega and Q for Theta
is weird too.)
I agree whole-heartedly with Hale's approach, although I haven't
personally had an opportunity to use it when teaching Latin (I taught
Exploratory Latin for two years). I feel sure that the same approach
would work for Greek.
Professor Dexter Hoyos, at the University of Sydney, Australia, who
wrote a modern book-length treatment about developing Latin reading
fluency, Latin: How to Read it Fluently, has provided a summary of his
basic rules for reading Latin (and translating, as well) in a free PDF
download which you can get here:
http://www.latinteach.com/Site/ARTICLES/Entries/2008/10/15_Dexter_Hoyos_-_The_Ten_Basic_Rules_for_Reading_Latin_files/Reading%20%26Translating%20Rules.pdf
Having looked at these, I can see how they would also apply to reading
Greek, and have started using his approach in my own Greek reading. So
far, it seems to be helping me a lot. I encourage you all to take a
look at Hoyos' material and see if you think it would help you in
teaching Greek and reading Greek on your own.
Eρρρωσθε (ERRWSQE),
Δεβένιος Δουλένιος (Dewayne Dulaney)
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