Tag Archives: Immersion

A Koine Greek Immersion Event in Lexington, KY

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Daniel R. Streett

Michael Halcomb of Pisteuomen is hosting a conversational Koine weekend in Lexington, KY. This would be a great way for anyone within driving distance to get their feet wet speaking Greek or to get further practice and network with others … Continue reading →

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Understanding Language: A Guide for Beginning Students of Greek and Latin

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Daniel R. Streett

I recently received an email from Catholic University of America Press featuring a new release by Donald Fairbairn, who teaches Patristics at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Massachusetts. The book, titled Understanding Language: A Guide for Beginning Students of Greek & … Continue reading →

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Greek Immersion in the Seminary Curriculum—Practical Suggestions (Basics of Greek Pedagogy, pt. 8)

Posted on September 24, 2011 by Daniel R. Streett

About the Series In the last post, I discussed two typical modern language programs and their requirements. The point was to show how typical seminary requirements for Greek/Hebrew pale in comparison, as modern language programs a) require 50 credits worth … Continue reading →

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The Oral/Aural Foundations of Reading (Basics of Greek Pedagogy, pt. 4)

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Daniel R. Streett

About the Series This is part 4 in a series of posts laying out the problems with typical Koine Greek teaching methods and proposing a reformation in pedagogy. Part 1 talked about what it means to read Greek or any … Continue reading →

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