Communicative Koine
for Koine Greek Teachers
I am passionate about making learning accessible to the average learner. This site showcases what I have learned about teaching Koine Greek in a way that makes it accessible to students. The thoughts and resources shown here are the result of thousands of engaging interactions with other learners and teachers of Greek, formal course work done for a Master’s in Foreign Language Teaching from Michigan State University, and over fifteen years of teaching Koine in the Lutheran Bible Institute, Lilongwe, Malawi. Browse the tabs and enjoy. Start with reading the essay, "Nitz Notes on Communicative Koine" under the How to teach Greek tab. Post your comments and questions in the Forum.
Paul D. Nitz
About Me
I have many roles: father, missionary, pastor, teacher, team counselor. I have many deep interests: Dialogue Education (TM), book making, Lencioni, Clifton, and Wickman. But here you will find the fruits of one of the longest roles and deepest passions I have invested in - the study of the acquisition of one of the most important languages in the world, Koine Greek. I began teaching Greek in 2003, but only really began to understand how to teach it in 2011. Since then, I have devoted much of my life to understanding Communicative Language Teaching and how it can be employed in helping others learn Koine. My given name is Paul. My Greek name is Σαῦλος.
Contact
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