Demotic Greek II: The Flying Telephone Booth

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by Peter Bien

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Integrated sequel to DEMOTIC GREEK I for second-year students uses scenarios and readings based on authentic Greek texts drawn from folktales, ballads, and writers such as Herodotus, Kazantzakis, Koraes, Myrivilis, and Seferis. "A sequel which spreads out to wider horizons [and] does indeed set a good standard for an academic intermediate level. Another outstanding feature is the great flexibility which the format allows to users. The organization of the material makes it easy for each individual student to concentrate on that aspect of language acquisition most needed . . . The authors are intelligent and experienced professionals, [and] their Demotic Greek II deserves every praise."-- "Journal of Modern Greek Studies" A sequel which spreads out to wider horizons [and] does indeed set a good standard for an academic intermediate level. Another outstanding feature is the great flexibility which the format allows to users. The organization of the material makes it easy for each individual student to concentrate on that aspect of language acquisition most needed . . . The authors are intelligent and experienced professionals, [and] their Demotic Greek II deserves every praise. Journal of Modern Greek Studies " 6 x 9 trim. 137 illus. LC 81-51609 PETER BIEN is Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Emeritus, Dartmouth College, and a former president of the Modern Greek Studies Association. CHRYSANTHI YIANNAKOU-BIEN is Senior Lecturer in Modern Greek, Emerita, Dartmouth College, and teacher of Modern Greek in the Accelerated Language Programs sponsored by the Rassias Foundation at Dartmouth College. Used Book in Good Condition

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