why don't students need to study such sn important language like the Ancient Greek?
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Ancient Greek important language? I dont think so, it was important maybe in Ancient times but not know mate....you are lost in time...wht will we do with ancient greek language? wanna start the war with troy allover aight?\n\nToday, English, French, Latin, Mandarin languages are important....its a whole new generation.....\n\nIf you say Ancient greek language is important, wht about Sanskrit? I personally find Sanskrit lang important....
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I raise my eyebrow at the whole idea. Now if I was suddenly filled with the Holly Spirit and was so overjoyed that I couldn't form words in English and spoke something like Latin or Italian.. then yeah.. but jabbering on in a "language so ancient" that no one understands it.. then no.. they are not speaking in tongues.. they just can't express themselves in words.. so they make sounds.
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I think they you need to balanced in your approach. Phonics are the absolutely necessary when learning to read and write. But that doesn't mean that it's all you teach. Students need an opportunity to read and interact with high quality literature. Reading interesting and relevant material motivates students to want to read more and learn more (at least that's what I think).
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Actually it was because Latin was considered the langauge of scholars, and it was the church language.  It wasn't the spoken language of the time. Nor was it the language of Jesus' day other than among the Romans.   Jesus' language probably would have been Aramaic.
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With much respect to Jordafen, I will disagree. Yes, Greek words are in every western language. But taking under consideration the part of the question "would be easier to learn" I will say Romanian. The first factor is that she knows Romanesque languages already that are all from from Latin. Besides some parts of the tongue which are of the specific areas like Gauls and Bretones influence for the French, the Moors and Catalans for the Spanish a.a. all these languages have similar rules for the grammar, while Greek grammar is much more difficult. After all learning modern Greek, would not suffice and our friend will still be disappointed to find out that there will be books written in earlier years, that she would not be able to understand.
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To be honest, I really don't see it happening. Prescriptive language, even on a small scale, is extremely hard to convince people to adopt. Take English spelling as an example: we can't even agree to simplify our system of spelling because it would result in a couple of generations of complete confusion. This may seem like a small sacrifice for one or two generations to make in order to benefits future generations, but no one wants to be that generation. It's like being for nuclear power but not wanting a nuclear reactor in your backyard: there's just no place to put it.\n\nUnfortunately, there just aren't enough Esperanto speakers for the language to spread via natural methods (i.e. inheritance of the tongue from one's parents), and it's highly unlikely that any nation or culture would agree to sacrifice its own linguistic history (along with all the cultural ties that are linked to it) in order to make an artifical, non-maternal language its mother tongue. The problems and resistance that would result could conceivably be similar to the types of difficulties democratic nations encounter when they try to force their "superior" form of government on non-democratic nations. No matter how imperfect one's own government or language is, we still do not take kindly to those who attempt to "improve" it via force.\n\nBesides, language evolves in the direction of increased difficulty just as often as in the direction of increased simplicity. And it is often every bit as divisive as it is uniting. Even if we started over with a perfectly simple and united form of language, it would be extremely difficult to keep dialects and patois from developing. In France, the Académie française, or the "language police", have been trying to systemetize, purify, and enrich the French language for centuries, but they are fighting a losing battle given the amount of English loan words that have entered the language over the last 100 years. I'm afraid the same fate would befall even a "perfect" language such as Esperanto.\n\nBesides, think of all the literature that would be lost to future generations of readers. Never again would English speakers be able to make sense of Shakespeare, and the same would hold true to speakers of other languages. All literary works would have to be studied in translation from here on it, except by a few obscure scholars who study these "ancient" languages in order to preserve them. I don't think anybody would be happy about that.
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The study of any language is always difficult. It's funny when you think about it. Our present day ' Cursive Writing ' ... descends from Arabic! For another, it's usually the best way as what you read tends to stay with you as opposed to any other method. The following is purported to be also a good way:\n\n   http://www.rosettastone.com/en/?a=b\n\nToo, it is your own predisposition to do so. Motive. Without that, no endeavor is possible. There's an interesting story of Themistocles from Plutarch's ' Lives ' where he had to escape Greece and was taken up in a court I believe in the near east. ( Name escapes me. ) Anyhow, the king of that place asked if he needed an interpreter, I think. Themistocles responded by asking to be given a year in order to master that language. He also said that he had many things to say to the King, but like a beautiful Persian rug, it could not be appreciated until fully unfurled or words to that effect. Hope this helps.
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It is important because the different interpretations will be encountered as they try to apply their knowledge.  It's like teaching the use of a comma in a sentence is to separate a list, but then leave out the other uses of a comma.  Just knowing how to multiply isn't enough to get an understanding of when to multiply.  \n\nSo much of school and math in particular is sets of seemingly aribitrary rules.  But one of the main points of math is that the rules are, in fact, logical and not arbitrary.  So, if students learn that the mathetical operations are aribitrary rules and not steeped in a logical base, it gets very difficult for them to understand math at all.  That is to say that teaching more than one interpretation of mathematical operations can allow the students to see the logic behind the operation as opposed to memorizing the "hows"
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Even if the students don't read regularly or daily, It is compulsary for the teachers to read daily! They can't stand in front of the student without preparing for their class! students are smarter now-a-days! My sis is a teacher! She sits with her subject book and papers every evening regularly to update her knowlege!\n   But if the teacher has been teaching the same subject for a pretty long time period, She/ he would have mastered the book and so need not spend much time reading!\n   They will read the books of the subject which they are handling! They read encyclopedias! Ofcourse reading again and again make them master the book and subject and so they become professionally talented!
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Your best bet is to check at a university that has a department of Ancient Languages, really. Still, I list a dictionary in the sources; if there is a title that you can translate, you may be able to find an English version somewhere. Or, you can contact the owner and ask...
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In an ideal world, there wouldn't be such a need. But since schools these days are not requiring spelling and grammar proficiency exams before graduating high school, the level of competence in these areas is going downhill fast!  I am amazed more and more each day at what I see in here and, honestly, those people should be ashamed. There is no excuse for it.
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Greek isn't quite so hard as it's made out to be--it has fairly simple grammatical and pronunciation rules that are quite reliable. If the listen to the CD and repeat method doesn't work for you (it doesn't at all for me--I need the grammar first), a company called Living Language puts out some very nice textbook-type books that you could probably slam through in five months. They have more in-depth structure and such--nice if you're going to be there for more than a short trip, especially.
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It's already required in the school where I teach. Actually by the time they leave 8th grade they've had four languages in addition to English. \n\nWe begin teaching French in kindergarten and add Spanish in 3rd grade. Chinese is then required in addition to Spanish in 4th and 5th grade. In sixth grade they have a quarter of Spanish, a quarter of Chinese, a quarter of French and a quarter of Latin. In 7th and 8th grade they then choose one of the four languages for a two year extensive study that earns them a high school credit. \n\nOf course I think it should be required. If you have any question refer to a March edition of "Newsweek" magazine. Chinese is the shift. With so many dealings with China it has become imperative in the business world that we know how to communicate. Spanish is obviously important as well because of the exposure we have in immigration. Travel itself makes learning of various languages so important.\n\nAs a traveller, I notice that when I go to other countries that many Americans just "expect" people in the country they are visiting to speak English. This infuriates me. You are a visitor to THEIR country!! Make the effort! Don't feel entitled!!\n\nI love the fact that my children will be multilingual growing up. I so hope to expose them to the same travels I've been lucky enough to experience. And if they do embark on these journeys, I do pray they communicate well and show that Americans do make an effort!
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Unless you are talking about abstract concepts, knowledge does not depend on language. communication does require some sort of common language. But it need not be spoken.
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No doubt! My 7th-grader learns a foriegn language every 2 weeks in school. 2 weeks is not enough time for one thing. It only causes them to run all the languages together. And why should they even do it? The language in America anymore seems to be Spanish. You can't even order a cheeseburger without hearing a foreign language. It kills me to go to the counter of McDonalds,speak to an American,in American, & watch them turn around and yell in Spanish so they can be understood. We have to many homeless people here to have all the foreigners over here working our jobs. The high school kids needing a summer job is gonna have problems finding them because they've been givin' to foriegners who can't even speak our language!! Gets me fired up fast!!!
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Studies Are As Important As Other Things\nI Belive Atleast One must  Educated To An Extent He Can Stop Himself From Being Cheated n Can Read And Write In Any Language Properly..\nBesides That Studies Are Not Impt For The One Who Has A Talent For Something Which Requires Physical Attention n Not Mental..!
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Presumably you mean to learn Akkadian, the main language written in cuneiform. Other ancient languages written in cuneiform include Sumerian, Old Persian, Hittite and Ugaritic.\n\nIt could be an good hobby if you were strongly interested in the ancient Middle East.  You could read the Epic of Gilgamesh and the story of the goddess Inanna in the original.\n\nLook up a book seller's website such as Amazon for books on Akkadian and Assyriology. Some universities teach courses in it.