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Product Identifiers

PublisherUniversity of North Carolina Press

ISBN-10080784800X

ISBN-139780807848005

eBay Product ID (ePID)26038669881

Product Key Features

Number of Pages304 Pages

Publication NameAncient Greek Alive

LanguageEnglish

SubjectGreek (Modern), Ancient / Greece, Ancient Languages (See Also Latin)

Publication Year1999

FeaturesNew Edition

TypeLanguage Course

Subject AreaForeign Language Study, History

AuthorCatherine Freis, Paula Saffire

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight9 Oz

Item Length11 in

Item Width8.4 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number3

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN98-046276

Dewey Edition21

ReviewsThey give the best of both worlds, being traditional but with some innovations and some attention to oral work. Scholia Reviews, It is challengingly thorough, and the reading selections are not only lively and entertaining but very effective. Elizabeth Lyding Will, Amherst College, Faculty in colleges and secondary schools considering a new textbook for beginning Greek are well advised to look at Saffire and Freis. In a way they give the best of both worlds, being traditional but with some innovations and some attention to oral work. The story-telling and reading emphasis are excellent and attractive. Saffire and Freis's enthusiasm for Greek and joy in teaching it bubble through each page. -- Scholia Reviews, It is challengingly thorough, and the reading selections are not only lively and entertaining but very effective.Elizabeth Lyding Will, Amherst College, They give the best of both worlds, being traditional but with some innovations and some attention to oral work.Scholia Reviews, A good venture for any young-at-heart teacher who is disenchanted with traditional texts which leave students cold. Eliot Youngman, Mercer University, This book should help teachers reconsider their teaching strategy and contribute to the health of our discipline. David Kovacs, University of Virginia, A good venture for any young-at-heart teacher who is disenchanted with traditional texts which leave students cold.Eliot Youngman, Mercer University, This book should help teachers reconsider their teaching strategy and contribute to the health of our discipline.David Kovacs, University of Virginia, This textbook is nicely laid out for classroom study. . . . Appropriate for either high school or college use. -- Bryn Mawr Classical Review

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal488.2/421

SynopsisThis innovative textbook offers students a dynamic introduction to classical Greek. It inspires a constructive sense of enthusiasm in the classroom while helping students master grammatical principles and reading skills.Among the imaginative features of the book is a two-week introduction to spoken Greek, which immerses students in the sound and basic vocabulary of the language so that they are comfortable as they learn to read and write. (Conversational scripts are provided.) For its reading passages, Ancient Greek Alive uses engaging and even humorous stories drawn from folklore around the world and rendered freshly into classical Greek. The book's grammatical explanations are unusually clear. Helpful, one-step-at-a-time exercises are incorporated into the lessons. Entire chapters are devoted to vocabulary review to underline its importance and provide rest stops. There are special sections on aspects of Greek culture. Students test their reading skills along the way on intriguing passages in original Greek texts, which range from Heraclitus and the New Testament to Diogenes and Greek gravestones., This innovative textbook offers students a dynamic introduction to classical Greek. It inspires a constructive sense of enthusiasm in the classroom while helping students master grammatical principles and reading skills.Among the imaginative features of the book is a two-week introduction to spoken Greek, which immerses students in the sound and basic vocabulary of the language so that they are comfortable as they learn to read and write. (Conversational scripts are provided.) For its reading passages, Ancient Greek Alive uses engaging and even humorous stories drawn from folklore around the world and rendered freshly into classical Greek.The book's grammatical explanations are unusually clear. Helpful, one-step-at-a-time exercises are incorporated into the lessons. Entire chapters are devoted to vocabulary review to underline its importance and provide rest stops. There are special sections on aspects of Greek culture. Students test their reading skills along the way on intriguing passages in original Greek texts, which range from Heraclitus and the New Testament to Diogenes and Greek gravestones., This innovative textbook offers students a dynamic introduction to classical Greek. It inspires a constructive sense of enthusiasm in the classroom while helping students master grammatical principles and reading skills. Among the imaginative features of the book is a two-week introduction to spoken Greek, which immerses students in the sound and basic vocabulary of the language so that they are comfortable as they learn to read and write. (Conversational scripts are provided.) For its reading passages, Ancient Greek Alive uses engaging and even humorous stories drawn from folklore around the world and rendered freshly into classical Greek. The book's grammatical explanations are unusually clear. Helpful, one-step-at-a-time exercises are incorporated into the lessons. Entire chapters are devoted to vocabulary review to underline its importance and provide rest stops. There are special sections on aspects of Greek culture. Students test their reading skills along the way on intriguing passages in original Greek texts, which range from Heraclitus and the New Testament to Diogenes and Greek gravestones., This textbook offers students an introduction to classical Greek. Among the features of the book are a two-week introduction to spoken Greek, folklore stories from around the world rendered in classical Greek, and special sections on aspects of Greek culture.

LC Classification Number98-46276 [PA]