Latin and Ancient Greek Language Courses with Optional Instructor Support
Why Choose Metis Classics?
Focus
We focus on one field, the Classics, and on our mission to help individual students achieve their personal goals. Whether your goal is to increase your knowledge of the Latin roots of the English language or to translate lengthy passages of ancient literature, our personalized approach will lead to your long-term success.
Learning Outcomes
Learning a language is not a passive pursuit. Although we provide you with tools such as video lectures and vocabulary flashcards, we go well beyond the basic offerings that constitute the entire learning programs of many large organizations. You will actively engage with the language on a variety of levels through a detailed learning plan that corresponds to well-respected textbook and that progressively guides you toward fluency, but that also allows you to choose your level of engagement and pace of learning.
Optional Instructor Support
We offer different levels of customization and support to provide flexibility for individual students. Whether you’re interested in a baseline of support from a lesson plan for individual learning or in direct instructor support, we have a plan for you.
The Metis Difference
Metis (Ancient Greek, mῆτις) was a word that meant wisdom, but, more specifically, a type of subtle, cunning wisdom, the embodiment of which was the wily hero Odysseus, whose wit and subtle use of language allowed him to escape many predicaments. The primordial goddess Metis (Mῆτις), mother of Athena, also exhibited this type of wisdom, learned from practical experience and artfully applied to dynamic and individual circumstances. This Greek word is often contrasted with tékhnē (Ancient Greek, τέχνη, the root of the English word technical), which, simply stated, is universally applied through a rigid set of rules. We think the choice between the two is clear with respect to language and translation. By choosing Metis and by actively engaging with your language studies in a variety of contexts, you will gain the practical experience to apply your learning on a level that is most appropriate and most beneficial to you.
