Title of the resource
Title of the resource in english
Publisher
Classical Languages Teachers Association, Australia
Original language
Target and Age Group
Beginners’ Greek, teachers, children, homeschoolers
Author of the Entry:
Elizabeth Hale, University of New England, ehale@une.edu.au
Peer-reviewer of the Entry:
Ayelet Peer, Bar- Ilan University, ayelet.peer@biu.ac.il
Second Peer-reviewer of the Entry:
Lisa Maurice, Bar-Ilan University, lisa.maurice@biu.ac.il
Emily Matters
Emily Matters is a Sydney-based teacher of classical languages, having worked at several schools in the city (incl. Pymble Ladies’ College), and is the President of the Classical Languages Teachers Association. She has contributed to the Australian Languages curriculum, and is the author of Aeneas: Virgil’s Epic Retold for Younger Readers (Bloomsbury, 1991), under the name Emily Frenkel.
Emily Kerrison
Emily Kerrison is a student in Physics at Sydney University.
Contents & Purpose
Uses the Greek myths to introduce students to basics of Classical Greek. Incorporates cross-cultural reflection, emphasizing connections with Australian Aboriginal mythology. Uses a frame narrative of four young Australians (one Anglo-Irish, one Aboriginal, one of Greek descent, and one Asian-Australian), who are learning Greek in order to enter a competition for a trip to Athens. Connections between Greek and Australian culture are made through references to Greek-language newspapers, the Greek community, Sydney architecture, and expressions (In Australia, the expression Eureka! is connected to a miners’ rebellion in the colonial era).. Accompanied by a teacher’s guide.
