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Fantastic news! I prefer to wait for the videos, but I'm so eager to follow this civilization's path, that I may give the audio an early try.

I wish students would offer me November deals for a change, instead of getting them 🤔

Say, a nice deal to submit ALL their homework on time, every time, diligently done, tidy and legible/audible/watchable, until November 30th?

*looking at you*
*looking at you, sternly*

#teacherlife
#langsky

Although if we work together for some time we may start discussing things like "I went to Italy for my summer holidays", or "I hate stevia", I don't see why I'm expected to share my daily events, my family life and my inner thoughts with all my students.
We are not best friends, I am your #teacher.

I got stuck at verb conjugation and never found the patience to continue.

The Greek version would probably say Πήγασος, though. Even more so since it's about branding.

ebook - Learning Kit for Modern Greek - eirmos online's Ko-fi Shop Your old email content, finally in e-book format! What you get: - 8 expression sets built around essential verbs - about 20 expressions each - 8 eas...

Here is the e-book format of the emails' content (iykyk)

- 150+ expressions built around essential verbs
- 8 easy-ish texts with vocabulary for reading practice

📚 Digital download - yours right after purchase:
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(the audio files are on hold for now, will consider)

#langsky

A cat saying "I see you"

Students: being assigned a story to improve vocabulary
Also students: sneakily writing fanfics about the story characters
Well, at least they're engaged with the text?
I won't ask why you're fanfic-ing my lesson story characters... but remember to use those grammar skills! 👩‍🏫

#langsky
#teacherlife

26 September, European Day of languages.

I speak 3 and learning 3 more. (actually 5). What about you?

#langsky
#Europe
#languages

The picture explains the difference between χάρη σε... (thanks to) εξαιτίας (because of)

Χάρη σε --> you are thankful
Εξαιτίας --> you blame

#Greek
#langsky

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJw9...

Your friends, who are an A2 at most and who struggle with basic vocabulary, become a ⭐ C1 ⭐ when they talk about their best hobby or a social issue that affects them.
It's not surprising and shouldn't be discouraged.
Instead of confining them in their A2, help them enjoy their little C1s.
#langsky

Learning them as a hobby or for studies is one thing, expecting to be understood in the street is another.

I've discovered that many people, especially non-Europeans, think it's the same language. It's not strange. Modern culture is not as advertised as ancient culture. When people hear "Greek", they hear "Plato".

Because we're taught ancient Greek at school, it's not impossible to understand a large portion of the text, but you can't expect a good "translation" from the average person. Older people who know Katharevousa will have an easier time.

The core mechanics are similar, but people will struggle with grammar patterns, "short words" and meanings that have evolved or disappeared.

Look, although it's very commendable to want to learn any form of #Greek, the ancient Classics and the Greek in your Bible are not what you need if you are learning the language to introduce the newborn to your in-laws or to start a hospitality business in #Greece.

Just saying.

#langsky
#heritage

I believe that, when we learn languages, we first have to accept them.

We have to embrace their strangeness, their unfamiliar feeling, their foreign ways of conveying ideas.

Else, why do we even bother?

#Greek
#language
#langsky
#edusky

Do you ever mix languages (not the "got confused" way, the "naturally switch back and forth" way) intentionaly and naturaly?
In a relaxed conversation, I tend to do this often, and other people do, too. We use what comes to mind, maybe catchwords, a movie line, a quote, or just a phrase.

#langsky

I use shortcuts.
The one that really tries my patience is the άνω τελεία· (upper dot). I need codes such as Alt 0903 and it also depends on the OS. I saved the symbol in a shortcut.

I also have a separate document with all the accents I need in my languages, and I use it to copy-paste.

I colour-code when I start a new language and everything is new and shiny. Or, when I restart learning after a long hiatus, because I feel guilty.

I find colour-coding useful and practical, but to be honest, when I study, I lose myself completely in my task and I am too distracted to organize. 😳

I wouldn't hold my breath, they will probably roll out the new one after some fixes. It's part of their AI thing and it has to cater to their AI features.

I'm usually telling you to learn the grammar rules. I usually insist and make a fuss about it. I'm the one who keeps nagging you about proper patterns and proper endings.

So, when I say "don't bother with rules for this specific point", maybe you should trust me and listen.

#langsky
#Greek

Even before they announced the italki Plus, I knew this was coming.
I advised all my teacher colleagues and my students to be prepared for a full AI revamp of the site and of the "learning platform" market in general. They didn't listen.
Now, I'm collecting bet payments in language homework.
😈😈

I'm talking about irrevocable changes that will keep catching up with me, so I'd rather stay in front of them than behind them.
But yes, up until this very moment, I haven't found value in this kind of tools. Just smoke and mirrors and lots of foam.

AI generated text with OBVIOUS mistakes

I agree with you on this, and I really try to avoid it, but some students insist and go and find other teachers who will yield. I wish I could avoid it completely, it creates more workload than it saves.

I do try to use it. I think we should accept its existence and welcome it. I don't want to be like those old-time grandmas when they saw a telephone or an electric stove for the first time. Honestly, I do try.
The results, however, are anywhere between hilarious and disastrous.
It doesn't work yet.

Lesson communication language aside, do you want your teacher to speak foreign languages?

I do.

I don't think a foreign language #teacher who has never learnt a foreign #language can understand the assignment.

This is my experience as a life-long language learner.

#langsky

Target Language. I am sorry, I am so used to this abbreviation in language learning contexts, that I forget to explain it.

Please do not write the "pronunciation" of the TL in your language. Especially if the alphabet is different.

If you insist you *must* do it, at least use some international phonetic system, such as #IPA.

δ is not d
θ is not th
γ is not g
χ is neither x nor h

#langsky
#languages
#Greek

I don't know about other languages, but in Greek is extremely funny to use LLMs for translation.

For the Greek speaker.

The other party might not find it as amusing after some time.

😈

Yes, I am obviously procrastinating to Olympic levels and beyond but, in my case, it's a precursor of serious #studying bound to happen within the next few weeks, so...