creators_name: Zeps, Dainis
type: preprint
datestamp: 2009-09-07 10:21:45
lastmod: 2011-03-11 08:57:24
metadata_visibility: show
title: The Learning of Ancient Languages as
(super)Human Effort
subjects: ling-learn
full_text_status: public
keywords: ancient languages, Biblical languages, teaching of languages, learning of
languages, Internet tools for education, cognition
abstract: Problems around teaching ancient languages are discussed. It is suggested to assume that
learning and teaching of languages require some superhuman effort. Author’s experience of
teaching ancient languages and producing electronic educational tools both for text version
and for Internet in Faculty of Theology in University of Latvia is described. Problems around
cognitive models of reasoning and place of languages there are discussed.
date: 2009-09-04
date_type: submitted
refereed: FALSE
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citation:   Zeps, Dainis  (2009) The Learning of Ancient Languages as (super)Human Effort.  [Preprint]     
document_url: http://cogprints.org/6624/1/ancient.electronic.pdf