Upcoming Lessons

I'm currently working on writing some New Testament Greek beginner's lessons, much like I did with Spanish on this blog in the past. My purpose in this is to grapple with the grammar and vocabulary of the language and begin to gain mastery over it. I found this approach helpful to my language learning in the past. It is quite a challenge, though, but we shall see how it proceeds.
Χάρις και ειρήνη.

Estoy preparando unas lecciones de griego del Nuevo Testamento para principiantes, tal cual hice con el español anteriormente en este blog. Mi propósito en todo esto es para luchar con la grammática y el vocabulario del idioma, y por consiguiente empezar a dominarlo. He encontrado este método muy útil para aprender otro idioma. Es muy difícil, no obstante veremos como procede.
Χάρις και ειρήνη.

Update on Greek, Hebrew and Thoughts on Pronunciation

Right now, I'm focusing a little more on reading my UBS Greek New Testament Reader's Edition. Along with that, I have been listening to John H. Dobson's CD that accompanies his book Learn Biblical Hebrew. His method of teaching is different from other language resources and I find it quite helpful.

I am also considering developing my own New Testament Greek lessons in order to spur my growth in this language. I found that my ability to understand and speak Spanish increased drastically when I began making up my own lessons for that a few years ago.

I find the study of pronunciation to be just as important in language learning as is the study of grammar. I'm thinking about this for two reasons, 1) scholars and seminarians pronounce New Testament Greek in the Erasmian style, which sounds strange and artificial to anyone familiar with native Greek. There really should be no controversy over this, but as with all minor points, there is; and 2) in order to hear what people are saying in Spanish, I have to listen very hard to the way they pronounce the words in sentences, because they often do not sound the same when different native speakers talk than when they are learned in the classroom. For that reason, pronunciation learning is an exercise not to be neglected.

My two cents.

Learning Italian, Greek, Chinese, and more

Bene, ho imparato molto dall'ultima volte che ho scritto qualcosa qui sul questo blog. Sto imparando l'italiano, greco moderno, cinese, e un po' di altri linguaggi, soprattutto attraverso i podcasts. Mia moglie bella mi ha dato un libro che mi aiuta con l'italiano, come potete vedere. Ora abbiamo l'intenzione di fare un programma per insegnare l'inglese nella città nostra. Che il Signore sia contento di usare tutto ciò che ho imparato per la gloria del Suo Figlio, Gesù Cristo!

Well, I learned a lot since the last time I wrote something here on this blog. I am learning Italian, Modern Greek, Chinese, and a bit 'of other languages, especially through podcasts. My lovely wife gave me a book that helps me with Italian, as you can see. Right now we are planning a program to teach English in our city. May the Lord be pleased to use all that I've learned for the glory of His Son, Jesus Christ!