Greek Today: A Course in the Modern Language and Culture

This book is an excellent source of explanations and grammar but definitely no for self study. There is NO answer key. Too much role play and classroom type exercises for someone studying by him/herself. A lot of the exercises are the drill type (I see this is still a hangover from the obsolete 1950's academic type grammars concepts) instead o meaningful interaction which makes you creat sentences. Only 1 CD for a big 608 page book, much too little. 2500 words are alot for someone wanting a basic course for self study. Don't waste your money on the workbook which is more of the same drills and exercises like "write the English word next to Greek one". All I need is a piece of paper for an exercise like that. Vocabulary is learned by "meaningful interaction" in context, not lists. It could be a good complement to a "learn yourself" course, however.

May be a good book but it havn't a dictionaty for lessons or a translation of the text and this make difficult to learn alone. You need a teacher for learning. Also , evry lesson is divide in few sections and that dos'n aid to get all picture.
I find a teacher to help me but this get more mony.

Learning modern Greek can be a bit of a daunting task.
Specially if you have some knowledges of classical Greek . The modern pronunciation, the iotacism, words that looks alike but do mean something different.. well, it can be a bit scary.

Now, I must say that "Greek Today" is a REALLY GOOD self study textbook. The main book is quite thick and is in a A4 format. It comes along with a workbook that I definitely recommend as it gives great exercises and a great way to make sure you know your vocabulary. All the explanations are in English,and also, the course comes with 2 CD roms, 1 for Mac, one for Windows, with recordings of the dialogue by Greek actors.

Studying that course is pleasant, an easy task and honestly, it makes modern Greek a Doodle to learn compared to its classical sister. NO ghastly hard conjugations, reduced declensions.. what a joy. Greek Today gives you all the pleasure of learning a great and lovely language without the headaches. The website also gives you extra material to study and loads of texts, videos andis very user friendly.
I have tried other textbooks, and THIS one is by far my favorite.

If you re serious about learning modern Greek.. Go for it . Buy that course, (I know it is an investment but you deserve quality ).
Get yourself a cup of agnos ellinikos kafes (real greek style coffee) and start studying.. You won t regret it , I can assure you that

Nicely published, large textbook, with clear layout and clear font. The accompanying CD is well produced also, although it seems to lack a cross-index to the textbook. It is obviously intended for classroom use, under the guidance of a teacher. It can also be used for self-study, perhaps in tandem with " A Manual of Modern Greek" by Anne Farmakides, an older but excellent book which I found extremely helpful.

This I find to be a good start on learning Greek. Learning any language is going to require effort but having the various forms of media may ease it some. Go to their website which is also referred to in the book for additional material in learning this wonderful language.