Ancient Egyptian Heiroglyphics For Beginners

Course Description

Course Description: Objectives of the course are: 1) basic mastering of the Hieroglyphic writing with both active and passive competency (drawing and reading abilities), 2) basic mastering of the fundamentals of middle Egyptian grammar and lexicon, 3) ability to read and understand simple passages from ancient Egyptian literature. Methods of the course are: stimulation of the student’s metalinguistic reasoning skills applied to language learning through 1) active use of the new language’s writing system, 2) reasoned grammar learning departing from the minimal fundamentals of morphology (morphs and their combinatorial laws), with constant application of the new grammatical rules and lexicon learned via formulation of new sentences in Egyptian by the student led by the teacher, 3) recognizing of the grammatical laws and lexicon learned in the samples from the original literature which are offered to the students in the final part of the course. In fact, my method starts with the two active skills (writing and speaking) and ends with the two passive ones (reading and listening) Level: The course is for beginners. Textbook: Instructor will provide materials.

Details

• Semester: Summer 2023
• Day: Sunday
• Time: 11:00 AM ET
• Duration: 60 minutes per session

Tuition

$1,250 per course

Availability

1 spots remaining out of 5

Cancellation Policy

Telepaideia tuition is non-refundable. However, if you need to cancel your enrollment or withdraw from your class, you may be eligible for a 50% credit to be used toward a future Telepaideia course. In order to be eligible for this credit, you must notify info@paideiainstitute.org of your withdrawal before the second class meeting has taken place.