I am here to find (and I hope eventually give) help in learning Greek. I have Latin and also very good Russian, which gives me a feel for the use of cases. Russian verbs implement aspect distinctions even more widely than Greek, and I am interested in comparing the two. I am helplessly in love with historical linguistics and use Sihler at times for the “why.”
First I want to learn the grammar well enough that it doesn’t pose big problems in reading. For a start (for sentimental reasons) I am working my way through JWW First Greek Book. I am up to lesson LXIII and have found a useful answer key, but I see even better stuff here,
e.g .http://discourse.textkit.com/t/jww-exercises-para-398-411-418-424-431-441/694/1
Can somebody help me to find more in this (Koala) series, and/or other ways to check my work?
Hello Zembel and anyone else here that finds this relatable.
I had to reply to you because I am currently taking Russian and German At University. If they hire an adjunct for the Fall Latin as well.
I have an opportunity to homeschool a child so I wanted to come here and brush up on my Greek.
I am looking to network with other language lovers.
I remember being interested in languages back in grammar school, in the days when foreign language was strictly a high-school subject in the USA. I wish there had been an adult to help me towards learning a language at that point. At least the higher grades in elementary school (back in those days) gave us a good grounding in grammar. I remember in seventh grade spouting off: The verb is third person singular, present tense, active voice, indicative mood." And I knew what all that meant!
Of course kids learn automatically in an immersive situation, but I don’t know about methods for classroom instruction. If I had your chance I would start the kid out with Latin. There’s enough words with a ring of familiarity from English, and the structure is like a model showing how the engine works. When I finally got to Latin in school I was hooked.