Koine Greek?

[Keniki]

DD will be using MFW AHL next year and has decided she'd like to learn Greek with it. I have no idea which program to use. I'd like something relatively inexpensive (less than $100 maybe?) and open and go. She enjoys dvd's if the teacher is good.

 

Suggestions? (Her goal is to be able to read the New Testament in Greek.)

[mims]

I would suggest Elementary Greek. It can be started at mid grade school age but my high school son is going through twice as fast. I personally think all three books are the level of two high school years. I took Greek at college level and like how it teaches. Very clear and no fluff but enough practice. I have heard suggestions for what to do afterwards on here if she wants to keep going - I can't remember the name but somebody else should.

[Lang Syne Boardie]

Amazon has everything for Mounce's course.

 

We used Bluedorn's Homeschool Greek, but only because we were able to borrow it. It's rather tortuous but effective. For my younger students I intend to use Elementary Greek followed by Mounce's, with no Bluedorn's.

[Embassy]

We are using Athenaze as a route to be able to read Koine Greek. It is Attic Greek, but it incorporates portions of the NT into the textbook. If you can read Attic Greek you can read Koine Greek. I read somewhere that after completing Athenaze 1 and 2 you should be able to read and understand most of the NT. We are only a little way into the first book and we can already understand a little.

[Keniki]

Thank you all for your help! Off to do my research. :)

[Zoo Keeper]

One of the posters on here (maybe Abbey?) told me that EG was written to be a preparation for Machen's NT Greek for Beginners. Hunter had a nice little thread with some info on Machen.

 

I like EG; bite size chunks, well explained, and it would be easy for an older student to go through it at a good pace on their own.