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Ancient Greek Alive
Teaches
Chinese (Shanghainese)
Native
English
Greek (Ancient)
Speaks
Chinese (Mandarin)
Native
Latin
Chinese (Cantonese)
Italian
Spanish
Ancient Greek Alive
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From ChinaLiving in Shanghai, China (18:00 UTC+08:00)
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Hi there, my name is Zen, and I'm more than glad to be here to teach you the Ancient Greek language. I firmly believe that a language should be taught through comprehensible input and a natural way of conversations. If you want to learn Ancient Greek as a living language, then you are in the right place! I will not only teach you grammar, but also how to read, speak and write the language as a language, not as a puzzle to be solved. Let's bring the ancient languages alive back to the world!
歡迎來到我的主頁，我叫Zen，很高興在這裡教大家古希臘語。我一直覺得學語言不僅是學習它的語法技能，而且也是學習其相關的文化。古希臘語現在雖然已經沒有母語者了，但這並不妨礙我們去切身感受它的存在。期待你能和我一起學習這門古老的語言，通過面對面的交流來暢快地閱讀先哲的著作，讓這門語言重新散發出光芒。Me as a Teacher
I have taught Ancient Greek to both complete beginners and students with some prior knowledge of the language. My teaching is highly tailored to each student’s needs, and I’m always open to discussion and questions. I also have experience helping Chinese students learn languages that are very different from their own, making the learning process smoother and more effective. My lessons & teaching style
GREEK: we will start with the textbook Athenaze (Italian version), though I’m also open to other options such as Logos, Alexandros, or Thrasymachus. The main goal remains the same: to be able to read the ancient authors as soon as possible. Once we finish the textbook, we will progress to unadapted texts by authors like Xenophon and Plato, and later explore works by the tragedians and the epic poems of Homer.
SHANGHAINESE: we will learn this Chinese language through a natural way of speaking and conversations. I would provide a word document of key phrases and sentences written in Shanghainese and pinyin for our class every time.My teaching material
- PDF file
- Text Documents
- Presentation slides/PPT
- Audio files
- Image files
- Video files
- Quizzes
- Homework Assignments
5.0
Rating
25
Students
226
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
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English Lessons
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Chinese (Shanghainese)
Greek (Ancient)
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14 Reviews
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Chinese (Shanghainese)
Greek (Ancient)
Robin
5 Chinese (Shanghainese) lessons
Excellent Shanghainese lesson, as usual! Zen helps with not only language, but the culture as well. They also were very accomodating with adapting the lesson to my learning needs (for example, speaking new words and phrases more slowly in Shanghainese so I could understand what was being said easier). I would highly recommend Zen to anyone interested in learning Shanghainese.
Oct 23, 2025
Theo
60 Greek (Ancient) lessons
Another great class!
Sep 26, 2025
Marine K
14 Greek (Ancient) lessons
Very cool lesson, χάριν σοι ἔχω, Zen ! :D
Aug 24, 2025
Robin
5 Chinese (Shanghainese) lessons
Excellent first class in Wu (Shanghainese)! Zen did a really good job explaining the intricacies of the language, including breaking down longer introductory phrases into parts (like what each word literally means, basic overview of loanwords, etc), which I really appreciated. I'm looking forward to the next lesson!
Oct 8, 2025
Marine K
14 Greek (Ancient) lessons
Thanks a lot for the classes, they are incredibly interesting :D !
Sep 21, 2025
Kollin Kennedy
3 Greek (Ancient) lessons
Amazing first lesson. I'm new to learning Ancient Greek, and I appreciate how Zen was able to break it down for me to understand the differences between the nouns & the verbs by showing me patterns in the words. I'm also glad he helped me with my pronunciation and with my interpretation of basic texts. I will continue to work with Zen in the future to help me improve my Ancient Greek.
Aug 17, 2025
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