From: Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu
Message: 4254
Date: 2015-03-17
Tim,
Well the most important I think right now is the formatting. The text book was created by a student of mine based on the lessons I gave while in Sri Lanka. Not all of it is correct and the formatting is pretty basic. As it stands it's mostly an outline to be used as an accompaniment to actual lessons. There's not a lot of explanatory content.
What I like most about it is the format which follows basically the ancient grammars, as opposed to the quote unquote new Pali courses which deviate and in my opinion confuse the student, obscuring as they do the bigger picture framework common to the ancient grammars.
It is also only one half of a full course, dealing only with naama, kiriya, and abyaya. The full course would include kitaka, taddhita, and compounds.
Bhante,I love the idea of creating a new Pali text book. As I've gone through several starts and stops in learning Pali, I've thought a lot about what an effective textbook might look like. When studying Lakota, I found that a textbook with a lot of visuals and a grounding in everyday objects was very help as a "kick start", for examples - Textbook, Inside.May I ask what your goals are for this text book? Is there something that you would like to improve upon in?Regards,Tim KielyOn Tue, Mar 17, 2015 at 11:16 AM, Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu yuttadhammo@... [palistudy] <palistudy@yahoogroups.com> wrote:YuttadhammoBest wishes,Dear Friends,I have just uploaded a prototype Pali textbook based on the Thai grammar texts that I've used to teach in the past. It's rough and more of an outline right now, but if anyone is interested in working on this with me, please let me know. The document is here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/17gzVydTPfG6Es3YKjkQ2RZEbnZdmk7ZlNDblBgydZKA/edit?usp=sharing