This course teaches the Greek language. After finishing the course, you should be able to read and speak Greek, make sentences and follow conversation.

The course is ideal for

• travelers that want to understand the native language,
• students that want to learn Greek,
• parents/teachers that want to teach Greek to their children/students.

This level of the multimedia Read and Speak Greek CD-ROM consists of about 270 lessons (each lesson takes less than about 15 minutes) and uses an environment that is both game-like and academic. The course assumes zero knowledge of Greek and employs multiple stimuli (color pictures, sound, text and handwriting) to strengthen memory recall. In addition to learning Greek, the course is designed to improve the student's knowledge of English.

The course teaches the following:

• how to read and pronounce Greek text,
• a vocabulary of about 800 words,
• correct gender for Greek nouns, articles, adjectives and pronouns,
• fundamentals of Greek grammar for all 10 parts of speech plus illustrating sentences,
• noun cases plus 9 declination patterns ,
• all the verb tenses (Present, Past, Future, etc,) and conjugation categories for Active and Passive Voices,
• illustrated use of about 40 verbs,
• explicit conjugation of key verbs (I am, I was, I have, I want, I go, I do, I write, I see) plus illustrated sentences,
• dialog between children illustrating key verb usage,
• how to make sentences using verbs and other parts of speech,
• color printouts showing the homework performance done on the computer as well penmanship homework to be done at in class or at home,
• about 455 sets of exercises.

This course is designed for use by schools or at home. The course teaches the material covered in elementary school. The course is fun to do because it uses gorgeous color pictures, human sound and colored text. Because of game-like features, the homework is especially appealing to students. The course can be used repeatedly to refresh student memory.

Also available for purchase are illustrated books that cover the same course material. The books provide the capability of teaching the same material to students that do not have a computer at home.

Features :

• Use of only the mouse
• Read, Hear and See the Alphabet and Pictures for over 800 Greek words and sentences
• The Phonics Method for Greek Sounds and their Spelling
• Illustrated Grammar for all Parts of Speech
• Verb Conjugation Patterns (All Tenses, Active and Passive Voices)
• Declination patterns for popular noun types
• Numerous exercises that test acquired knowledge and are Fun to Do
• Color Printouts

System Requirement:

• IBM Compatible,
• Pentium (133MHz or higher preferred),
• 16MB RAM,
• 25MB available hard disk space,
• SoundBlaster compatible,
• Printer,
• WINDOWS 95 or 3.1

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