800 Words and Images: A New Testament Greek Vocabulary Builder (AGROS) - Softcover

Halcomb, T. Michael W.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0615828833 ISBN 13: 9780615828831

Publisher: GlossaHouse, 2013

Synopsis

An essential aspect of successfully navigating any foreign language is vocabulary acquisition. Acquiring the ability to comprehend, recall, and use vocabulary takes time and practice. As a vocabulary-building resource, 800 Words and Images is strategically arranged to assist students in gaining competency and fluency in Koine Greek. Divided into ten sections, this work links together nearly eight hundred words from the New Testament with helpful visuals. In addition, audio files for each section have been created so that students can listen while interacting with the book. Research from the fields of cognitive linguistics, neurosciences, and mental representation theory show that when images and sounds are combined in the process of vocabulary learning, retention is dramatically increased. 800 Words and Images utilizes this research for the purpose of helping and encouraging Koine Greek students. All learners, whether autodidacts or participants in a classroom, can use this work to bolster their New Testament Greek vocabularies.

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From the Back Cover

"All language teachers know that a key to learning vocabulary is to use as many of our senses as possible. ὀκτακόσιοι λόγοι καὶ εἰκόνες succeeds at using visual and auditory as well as semantic grouping to help students master their Koine vocabulary. I heartily salute this project."- William Mounce, Ph.D.

"Whether you're a beginner or a long time student of New Testament Greek, you will recognize the need to build and maintain a strong vocabulary base. In this work Michael Halcomb has given us a tool to do exactly that. Since this book is image based, it works well for multiple ages and does not require initial English fluency."- Richard Heyduck, Ph.D.Wiley College

"Michael Halcomb has created just what you need to dramatically improve your ability to read the New Testament in its original language. Utilizing images and audio together with lists of vocabulary organized into semantic domains, this holistic resource will increase the fruitfulness of your studies by engaging multiple senses at once. Halcomb's method immerses students of biblical Greek into the language of the New Testament like never before."- Matt O'Reilly, Ph.D. CandidateUniversity of Gloucestershire

"800 Words and Images implements recent linguistic research, which suggests that vocabulary retention is substantially increased with the coupling of the visual and auditory senses. If 'A picture is worth a thousand words,' then Halcomb has captured that each word is worth a picture. This first-of-its-kind work will help any Greek student (beginner or advanced) build and retain vocabulary."- Cole Bodkin, M.Div.

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Audio companion files are also available for this book at GlossaHouse.com

Edition details

• Publisher: GlossaHouse
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0615828833
• ISBN 13: 9780615828831
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 116