Language World

Greece 

Platform: Mac OS, Windows 95 / 98 / Me
Media: CD-ROM
Features:

• Designed for intermediate-level language learners
• Helps learners speak and understand a new language by hearing and practicing authentic every-day speech
• Learning topics include calendar, sentence building, asking directions, the weather, and numbers
• Monitor your progress with dictation, worksheets, and a recording feature
• Features an interactive TV Quiz

World Talk is the perfect language-learning follow-up to EuroTalk's popular Talk Now! series. In addition to new activities, the creators have added dictation, worksheets, and a brand-new recording section. Topics are designed for the intermediate learner and include reviewing the calendar, building sentences, asking directions, and translating weather terms and numbers. The interactive TV quiz is another useful learning tool, pitting learners against the resident champion or one-on-one against a friend.

Or Buy in: UK or Canada

Platform: Mac OS, Windows 95 / 98 / Me
Media: CD-ROM
Features:

• Learn basic Greek language and vocabulary skills
• Perfect for kids and adult beginners
• Engaging flashcards, fun games, and talking tiger tutor
• Recording tool for pronunciation practice
• Instruction provided in over 40 languages

EuroTalk's interactive flash card system is perfect for helping beginning students and children (ages 3 to 10) learn basic Greek language and vocabulary skills. Language games create a fun education environment, while the program's recording tool lets students record their own words and sentences. Instruction is provided in more than 40 languages by a talented talking tiger.

System Requirements:
PC:

• 486 MHz or faster processor
• Microsoft Windows 3.1, 95, 98, NT 4.0, 2000, Me, or XP
• 16 MB RAM minimum
• 4x or faster CD-ROM drive
• 256-color VGA display with 800 x 600 resolution
• Sound card
• Mouse, speakers, microphone (for use with recording tool)

Mac:

• 68040 or faster processor
• Mac OS 7.5.5 or later
• 16 MB RAM minimum
• MB hard disk space
• 4x or faster CD-ROM drive
• Thousands of colors display with 800 x 600 resolution
• QuickTime 3.0.2 or above
• Mac-compatible microphone (for use with recording tool)

Or Buy in: UK or Canada

It's a petite book, small enough and light enough to sit easily in your hip or jacket pocket without being a burden, yet it covers all the bases, including Boro na se feeleeso? (May I kiss you?), Sas parakalo afeeste me eeseekhee! (Leave me alone, please!), and Yatee yelas? (Why are you laughing?). There's also an introduction to the Greek alphabet, a guide to the pronunciation of Greek letters, a page of basic and essential expressions, and a page to turn to during communication difficulties. And since every English word or phrase is translated into Greek letters as well as their English phonetic equivalents, if your Greek pronunciation isn't up to par, you can always point to the intended line and let the other party read the Greek that asks, "When does the train arrive?"

With chapters on accommodations and eating out, travel and sightseeing, leisure and making friends, shopping and health, there's a phrase for most situations you're likely to find yourself in, and there's an easy reference section on numbers, calendar terms, and greetings, holidays, time, and emergencies, plus an A-to-Z English-Greek dictionary and index, and a Greek-English glossary of common Greek road and airport signs, hotel and restaurant signs, and signs you might encounter in public buildings and tourist sights. There's even a map of Greece in the back. You could lug a five-pound comprehensive dictionary on all your outings, but what you gain in knowing how to say, "Ecru" and "Eclipse," you lose in comfort and convenience, and more often than not, that big dictionary stays in the hotel when you go out. It's far nicer to have a book that's easy to pack and a pleasure to use. --Stephanie Gold

This new series of phrase books contains the essential information need by first-time and experienced travelers alike, presented in a concise, accessible, and easy-to-understand format.

Each guide features over 4,000 words and phrases and is divided into 15 sections, covering all subjects that people are likely to encounter in their travels, from reserving a room for the night or ordering dinner at a restaurant to what to do when the rental car breaks down or how to change a flight. There is also a detailed phonetic pronunciation table plus an extensive word list and a grammar guide that will enable travelers to construct basic sentences.

Ingram:

For those who want more from a language course than lists of phrases for travelers, this comprehensive book/cassette program fits the bill. With a goal of teaching total fluency, this package helps students of Greek master grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary, as they gain complete spoken command of the language.

With Pimsleur Language Programs you don't just study a language, you learn it -- the same way you mastered English! And because the technique relies on interactive spoken language training, the Pimsleur Language Programs are totally audio -- no book is needed!

The Pimsleur programs provide a method of self-practice with an expert teacher and native speakers in lessons specially designed to work with the way the mind naturally acquires language information. The various components of language -- vocabulary, pronunciation and grammar -- are all learned together without rote memorization and drills. Using a unique method of memory recall developed by renowned linguist, Dr. Paul Pimsleur, the programs teach listeners to combine words and phrases to express themselves the way native speakers do. By listening and responding to thirty minute recorded lessons, students easily and effectively achieve spoken proficiency.

No other language program or school is as quick, convenient, and effective as the Pimsleur Language Programs.

The Comprehensive Program is the ultimate in spoken language learning. For those who want to become proficient in the language of their choice, the Comprehensive programs go beyond the Basic Programs to offer spoken-language fluency. Using the same simple method of interactive self-practice with native speakers, these comprehensive programs provide a complete language learning course. The Comprehensive Program is available in a wide variety of languages and runs through three levels (thirty lessons each) in French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian and Spanish. At the end of a full Comprehensive Program listeners will be conducting complete conversations and be well on their way to mastering the language. The Comprehensive Programs are all available on cassettes and are also on CD in the six languages in which we offer the Basic Program on CD.

Outstanding text for new students of Greek, February 1, 2000
Reviewer: A reader from Cincinnati, OH
As a 37 year old physician, I decided to learn Ancient Greek on my own without any prior experience in classical languages or grammar. Having reviewed a few other texts, this is absolutely the most useful and easily accessible. That's not to say that it's easy, but everything is explained in a well-organized and complete manner. The drills and exercises are very well done and it was thrilling to be able to tackle such a difficult subject on my own. My only minor issue with this book is that there is no answer key for the exercises, so one has to puzzle them out for oneself--a good experience in itself--but there are periodic self-scoring tests with answers that do keep you on track. Overall a wonderful introduction to Greek for the novice.

This Independent Study Guide is intended to help students who are learning Greek on their own or with only limited access to a teacher. It contains notes on the Greek texts that appear in the Reading Greek Text volume, translations of all the texts, answers to the exercises in the Grammar, Vocabulary and Exercises volume and cross references to the relevant fifth-century B.C. background in The World of Athens. There are instructions on how to use the course and the Study Guide. Apart from those studying entirely on their own, students in schools, in universities and summer schools who have to learn Greek rapidly and intensively will also welcome the appearance of this book.

Covering the most commonly used vocabulary of everyday Greek life, as well as that found in general literature, this revised edition of the highly acclaimed Oxford Dictionary of Modern Greek is specially designed for tourists, travelers, students, and business people alike. This authoritative guide offers comprehensive coverage of 67,000 words and phrases, as well as some 82,000 translations, and includes many idioms and illustrative phrases in both Greek and English showing words in use. Information is given on points of style and usage, and appendices are included listing the principal parts of Greek verbs, place names, and personal names. Brought completely up-to-date with the monotonic spelling system for the Greek language, now the most widely used in Greece, this reference guide is a must for anyone learning or using Greek.

This guide to the Greek language includes a two-way dictionary, notes on pronounciation and grammar, tips on accommodation and getting around and an extensive section on food.

The pack contains a Phrase Book and Dictionary and 60-minute cassette. The cassette includes all the essential phrases needed to get by, presented clearly and slowly by a native speaker. * The packs provide a chance to practice and learn key words and vocabulary before you embark on your travels. * Repeated listening will ensure that you will recognize much of what is said to you.