<p>Rosetta Stone is Modern Greek.</p>
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<p>I was taking the first level of Ancient Greek. I have an extremely good memory, which is why it was so easy for me. Seriously, if I see a movie one time I remember every little detail. If I see it twice, I remember the script.</p>
<p>psr13, wait until Intermediate Greek. . . :)</p>
<p>I don't know anyone in my class who doesn't have at least some trouble. Mind you, these students are extremely bright, mainly third years, but some grad students in other fields such as philosophy and religion.</p>
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<p>Katharos, have you come across any works written (or translated) by Peter Burian? Just curious. He teaches Greek here, and apparently he's well-known in the field of Greek drama/poetry.</p>
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<p>I'm not in Greek anymore. I am not at the same school anymore. I never study in any language I learn.</p>
<p>Warblersrule86, no, I have not. I will have to check them out, though. :)</p>
<p>Are you a classics student at Duke?</p>
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<p>I'm currently undeclared, but I'll probably declare a major in Classical Civilization. I've only taken a few courses thus far (Greek History, Ancient Rhetoric, and Greek Philosophy), but I've found them really interesting. I'm taking Egyptian next year instead of Greek/Latin, though, so I'm an unusual Duke classics major. :D</p>
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<p>Very nice! I know someone who took Egyptian (though she called it Coptic, and I am not sure of the difference). She is interested in history, though, and has taken both Latin and Greek as well. I believe she is doing a masters program of liberal arts now with her specialty being in classics. </p>
<p>I just noticed that this thread is now four pages long. Pretty good for a thread on a dead language. Keep posting, people!</p>
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<p>Coptic is the most recent version of ancient Egyptian. It is written with a modified version of the Greek alphabet. It continues in use as the language of the Coptic church. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coptic_language%5B/url%5D">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coptic_language</a></p>
<p>Recognizing the connection between Coptic and hieroglyphs helped with the latter's translation.</p>
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<p>do any colleges teach modern greek?</p>
<p>i know chicago does, but others?</p>
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<p>Many colleges teach modern Greek, or have program in which students can go to Greece and learn some.</p>
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<p>Chicago teaches modern Greek, but it seems that ancient is more popular in colleges. </p>
<p>DianeR-
Thank you. You knowledge is vast. :)</p>
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<p>Yeah, sometimes I amaze even myself ...</p>
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