I have been studying Ancient Greek for a little over 4 years. I started a small Ancient Greek study group in January 2018. We worked through all of “Reading Greek” with the help of a volunteer professor. The group went to zoom because of the recent unpleasantness and remains on zoom. We are guided by a different professor now. We are currently reading Plato’s “Symposium.” I participate in an international Ancient Greek study group via zoom. We are working through “Athenazde,” the Italian version, and we are in chapter 21. Our leader recently posted to this group seeking clarification of a difficult passage. Thanks to this group, we have worked it out. During that period I also attended University of Georgia undergraduate Ancient Greek classes online and then in person, 4 semesters. We used “Athenazde.” Read some of Homer’s “Odyssey” . Home alone, when I find the time, I am working through the Ancient Greek translation of “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.” Now that’s fun! Thanks and see you all soon online. Martin Cowen
Welcome to Textkit, Martin!
Welcome, Martin!
I’m curious, how did you get your study group started? I’ve often thought that it would be fun to learn new things online in this type of structure, but haven’t known of any appropriate venue. I have a negative impression of MOOCs, and other options I know of here in California (community college classes, UC Extension) don’t seem that great either.
I literally said to myself, “Build it and they will come.” I simply announced the group 6 months in advance. (Note that I did have a group of lifetime learners of which I was already a member. We had done a slow, careful read of James Joyce’s Ulysses over a 4 year period.) Someone in that group said that she heard a lecture of a retired Ancient Greek teacher from Agnes Scott College. She gave me his email. I asked him if he would like to help us for free. He did and stayed with us for about 18 months. We now have a knew volunteer Ph.D. teacher. I had a friend who was willing to host us in her house every week. We did a potluck supper. That lasted for two years and now we are online only via Zoom.