Best books/CDs for learning Greek?

I started with the BBC book too. Also did evening classes. I
found that although I passed two exams in the UK (oral and
written), once I got to Greece it was more difficult to speak
"off the cuff" rather than preparing for ten minutes ! Practice
makes perfect though, and after about six months I got the hang
of speaking fairly well. Been away for six years now apart from
odd holidays, so we are off back for three years on and off and I
hope to get my rusty Greek working again.

I also recommend buying in Greece LEARN GREEK which is aimed at
the age group 10 years. Whenyou think about it, unless you are
going into business and need advanced Greek, this sort of book
covers everyday things, items and phrases and is more thanuseful.
It also gives little tests (answer book available too).

I have many Greek books, the last one used on an O Level course.
They are packed up ready to go next week, so I cant remember
offhand their name.

To sum up, BBC book and tapes are excellent start and give a good
overview of most situations.

Enjoy!

Jane

Greecemad wrote:
> On 16 Jul, 21:02, Eddy <eddy.bent....RemoveThis@DELETEallROTTENSPAMvirgin.net>
> wrote:
>> Hi Everyone,
>>
>> I would be glad for suggestions of a good course for learning Greek. I
>> spent a couple of hours in a good bookshop the other day and looked
>> carefully at about 15 different courses. In the end I decided the one
>> for me was "Teach Yourself Greek" by Aristarhos Matsukas, consisting of
>> a 230-page book with two CDs. However, looking on AmazonUK and
>> AmazonUSA I see that while some buyers have been impressed others have
>> not - pointing to errors, omissions, and apparently other pedagogic
>> faults.
>>
>> I realize there's not ONE course that's going to do the trick and it'll
>> also take much practice and many years . . . but I WOULD like to begin
>> with the better courses rather than the not-so-good.
>>
>> Any suggestions?
>>
>> By the way, I don't just want to learn phrases for a holiday trip. I
>> would like to eventually be able to converse freely in Greek and to read
>> and write in the language.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Eddy.
>
> Eddy,
>
> It must have been a good bookshop if you found 15!
>
> I tried to learn Greek using one of those books and CDs (or it was
> cassette tapes then). I didn't progress very far before I seemed to
> hit a stumbling back and didn't get any further. I got on better after
> I started an evening class as I then had a teacher and was able to
> practice with fellow students.
>
> I think the BBC's 'Talk Greek' course is a good one for a beginner.
>
> Greecemad
>
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