Here’s something I never expected: that ancient language would inject new life into my teaching. As a secondary English teacher, I’m always thinking of new ways to get my students to think critically, to acquire and use ambitious vocabulary, and (perhaps the biggest challenge) to write with technical accuracy.
Sixty per cent of words in English derive from Greek and Latin roots, meaning that our language is heavily meaning-based. A quick investigation of a word’s meaning often takes us to a breakdown of the units of meaning in the word, many of which will have origins in Greek or Latin languages.
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