GREE 1020

There's not much to say about this course that is different from its predecessor. What is likely to happen from the first to the second semester of Greek is that some students will drop, making the class smaller, and as a consequence of this and the extended time with the same people, you will get to know more of your classmates well. While second semester Greek can become overwhelming due to the sheer quantity of verb forms you find yourself learning, having the foundation from the first semester makes it easier to pick up new concepts -- as Andrej says, once you get to a certain point with Greek, learning new concepts is just a matter of assembling the building blocks from things you already know.

The main issues with this course were pacing and organization. Sometimes Andrej would speed through an explanation and expect us to get it very quickly, and he often asked us to volunteer to read things in class that we hadn't had time to prepare and then be confused when no one volunteered immediately. Also, the two different discussion sections were a bit out of sync and it wasn't always clear what content quizzes were going to be on.

But for all of those things that sound like complaining, this really was a solid course and Andrej is a brilliant man who creates a dynamic class environment. And Greek is, of course, quite eye-opening in its own right.

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