Getting our feet wet
This is where we start. This course will introduce you to Koine Greek! You will grow a basic vocabulary and ability to hear, speak, read and write in the language. You’ll begin to get familiar with how the language works, even as you follow along with simple stories and answer comprehension questions. And you’ll even read your very first lines out of the New Testament.
Pre-requisite
There are no prerequisites.
Content
This is a Greek course like it was meant to be – interactive, enjoyable, meaningful! You’re learning the language from an expert teacher, along with others who worship the Lord, exploring a whole new world of connections in meaning, found in Koine Greek. And you’re having loads of fun, while you’re at it!
By the course’s end, you will be able to:
respond appropriately to basic commands
command others to perform actions
describe people, places, animals, objects and actions in your own words
answer comprehension questions about pictures and mini stories
ask basic questions of others
understand simplified Bible stories
read actual direct citations from the New Testament (the words of Jesus and others)
speak Greek in prayer to God
Live classes
You will meet with your teacher in a live conference call, together with other students in your course, twice a week. You do interactive activities, both in the larger group and in pairs or trios, including:
Responding bodily to verbal instructions, all in Koine Greek (standing up/sitting down, walking/stopping, raising/lowering hands, showing a sad/happy/fearful/angry face and more).
Looking at pictures and describing them.
Following along as mini-stories are told from pictures and, then, learning to tell the stories yourself!
Reading short, adapted biblical texts, retelling important events in the history of God’s work in the world, with actual words of speech taken directly out of the New Testament!
Enriching coursework
Between your live lessons, you will be active throughout the week in a variety of learning activities and exercises, including:
Watching videos that teach you and help you review what you learn, as actors on the screen describe and demonstrate new material
Reading and writing using exercise packets (PDFs) that contain enjoyable and engaging activities to help reinforce what you are learning in the live lessons
Using our online webapp that enables you to review and reinforce vocabulary and phrases that you are learning – through self-directed quizzes, as well as mutliple-choice questions
Highlights
This course covers material related to the foundation of what our good God has created: humans, family, male and female genders, heaven, earth and sea and the animals, formations and objects he’s placed in them. It also covers basic human motion and activities, surroundings inside houses and schoolrooms, as well the accounts of Jesus’ call of Paul on the Damascus Road and a powerful healing performed by Jesus!
Duration & Cost
We meet twice weekly, each time for a two-hour session. Eight weeks (32 hours of live instruction).
The reduction tuition is currently just $380 (regular $420).
“Jordash is an outstanding teacher who loves the Lord and has a deep knowledge of Koine Greek. His passion for helping others know the Lord better and engage with Scripture more faithfully is inspiring. He walks the extra mile for his students, making learning both meaningful and rewarding.”
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