Learning Greek to Improve your English |
| AS if English wasn’t proving hard enough for them, pupils at primaries are |
| to face the challenge of ancient Greek. |
| Some 13 schools in Oxford will begin lessons designed to improve |
| their English. Dr Lorna Robinson, who helped bring Latin back to state |
| schools, believes ancient Greek is destined for success. |
| ‘It will provide a clear and fascinating basis for grasping the |
| complexities of English grammar,’ she told the Times Educational |
| Supplement. ‘People can be discouraged by the idea of learning a |
| language that has a different alphabet. Actually, we’ve found that, while |
| the different alphabet does add an extra dimension, it’s one that people |
| take to quickly.’ |
| Sue Widgery, the head of a primary school in East Oxford, said: ‘The |
| Latin classes we did were surprisingly successful. A lot of our children |
| know two languages or maybe three. They are used to working with |
| different texts.’ |
