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A Modern Approach to Modern Greek
If you’ve tried to learn Greek FOREVER and feel deflated, and you are still using the same methods / books / apps / teachers / whatever, please be aware of the opportunity you have to learn Greek TODAY - in contrast to the past.
It’s a new ballgame ⚽︎
And it's a gift for Greek language learners!
Some of the perks of learning today are due to changes in the language itself (like the elimination of accents), many are due to living in the digital age, and some are just due to the changing landscape of life and education. Some are random. All of them are game changers.
I am going to make a short video about each of these points.
For now, here's a stream-of-conscious list.
33 Reasons it is easier to learn Modern Greek today than ever before
1. Accents - used to be complicated, used to be many, now there is essentially one. ONE.
2. Apps to help with vocabulary and memory retention
3. Digital spaced-repetition (think digital flashcards...you don’t have to create or update it - it just works like MAGIC)
4. Podcasts of all different sorts - slow and fast
5. A fantastic array of videos with slow Greek, very slow Greek
6. Online teachers - plus ease in choosing due to reviews or word of mouth in community
7. Online schools - ditto above
8. Asynchronous support: Ease in submitting homework and getting feedback online when it works for YOU
9. Asynchronous support: Pronunciation Checks
10. Auto-check quizzes and/or online quizzes checked by humans
11. Books: dramatically better options. (The content from my first Greek book makes me SHUDDER.)
1. Accents - used to be complicated, used to be many, now there is essentially one. ONE.
2. Apps to help with vocabulary
3. Digital spaced-repetition (think digital flashcards...you don’t have to create or update it -it just works like MAGIC)
4. Podcasts of all different sorts - slow and fast
5. A fantastic array of videos with slow Greek, very slow Greek
6. Online teachers - plus ease in choosing due to reviews or word of mouth in community
7. Online schools - ditto above
8. Asynchronous support: Ease in submitting homework and getting feedback online when it works for YOU
9. Asynchronous support: Pronunciation Checks
10. Auto-check quizzes and/or online quizzes checked by humans
11. Books: dramatically better options. The content from my first Greek book makes me SHUDDER.
12. E-books - shorter, easier to see if it's helpful or not
13. PDFs / WHITE SPACE (HUGE game changer)
14. Be in a GROUP with students from all over the world, FUN!, definitely less likely to quit (solo studying can be very boring/lonely)
15. Be in COMMUNITY - make FRIENDS, maybbe even life-changing friendships (it already happened to me in our community)
16. Learn via an online COMMUNITY - inside jokes, cheering each other on, recognize each other’s strengths and weaknesses and you also realize you aren’t alone in how much you don’t know - also see that you already know things that others don’t know yet, aids confidence
17. FONTS!!! Used to be so difficult just to look at a page of Greek text. Today, if you’re using the right materials, this is 100% eliminated…
18. **Speakers - find the ones you like,** disregard the rest
19. The pleasure of reading and learning from an ipad or a tablets (with or without pencil - but especially with a pencil!)
20. Google translate (not a perfect tool but definitely helpful) and other such conveniences
21. Brain Science - advancements in understanding of how we learn / memorize
22. Ability to find materials in your specific fields of interest
12. E-books - shorter, easier to see if it's helpful or not
13. PDFs - WHITE SPACE !!
14. Be in a GROUP with students from all over the world, FUN!, definitely less likely to quit (solo studying can be very boring/lonely)
15. Be in COMMUNITY - make FRIENDS, might even lead to life-changing friendships (it already happened to me in our community)
16. Be in COMMUNITY - inside jokes, cheering each other on, recognize each other’s strengths and weaknesses and you also realize you aren’t alone in how much you don’t know - also see that you already know things that others don’t know yet, aids confidence
17. FONTS!!! Used to be so difficult just to look at a page of Greek text. Today, if you’re using the right materials, this is 100% eliminated…
18. **Speakers - find the ones you like,** disregard the rest
19. Tablets (with or without pencil)
20. Google translate (not a perfect tool but definitely helpful) and other such conveniences
21. Brain Science - advancements in understanding of how we learn / memorize
22. Ability to find materials in your specific fields of interest
23. “Comments” under photos and videos - short! Digestible, meaningful, not overwhelming - fun way to get started with short blurbs of text
24. Access to recordings! Songs with transliterations …. with translations…
25. Autosuggest !!!
26. Texting
27. Predominance of printing vs cursive
28. Offline access to digital materials
29. Greek videos / movies online
30. Captions in most videos
31. Books that are in Greek AND in English (with translation side by side)
32. Lessons on your phone / ease / in your pocket
33. My signature Modern Greek Foundations course + Gradual Greek membership 😊
23. “Comments” under photos and videos - short, digestible, meaningful, not overwhelming - a fun way to get started with short blurbs of text
24. Access to recordings! Songs with transliterations …. with translations…
25. Autosuggest (massive game changer - like having a teacher in your pocket)
26. Texting
27. Predominance of printing vs cursive
28. Offline access to digital materials
29. Greek videos / movies online
30. Captions in most videos
31. Books that are in Greek AND in English (with translation side by side)
32. Lessons on your phone / ease / in your pocket
33. My signature Modern Greek Foundations course + Gradual Greek membership with phenomenal team of native speakers and teachers 😊
If you are learning from an app, online materials, or a book (or booksssss), or perhaps you have a program that is sitting in a box, annd you'd like to add a human touch...
you are warmly welcome to join us in the Gradual Greek membership.
If you're looking for a novel way to learn Modern Greek, we're here for you.
Try it for a month or better yet, commit to a year!
Have you imagined what a year of supportive Greek learning would do for you?
Imagine!
If you are learning from an app, online materials, or a book, or perhaps you have a program that is sitting in a box, and you'd like to add a human touch...
you are warmly invited to join us in the Gradual Greek membership.
If you're looking for a novel way to learn Modern Greek, we're here for you.
Try it for a month or better yet, commit to a year!
Have you imagined what a year of supportive Greek learning would do for you?
Imagine!
Join for a month, a quarter, or a year.
Hi, I'm Demetra. I am a multi-passionate, life-long teacher working in food, music, and Greek language.
I love simplifying the complicated and an unconventional approach to learning, in which fun, clarity and efficiency are the major players.
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