ANOTHER PROTEST AT BALLIOL? I. Dear All, Allow ... - Julius Tomin

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This can be changed; Greek can be taught in such a way that the learner begins to
understand Greek directly in Greek from the very first sentence he or she tackles in
Greek – with the help of an illuminated and illuminating teacher. Instead of sweating
with parsing and translating, learners can profit from their teacher‟s explaining to
them the grammatical form of each word and elucidating its syntactic function within
the given sentence, and thus conveying its meaning. This didactic function can be
provided by teachers who themselves must translate the text in order to understand
it. I am convinced that any teacher who would venture on this path would be the
first to benefit by acquiring the ability to enjoy understanding Ancient Greek directly
in Greek.
With best wishes,
Julius Tomin