# It’s All Greek to Me! Using Authentic Readings to Improve Knowledge of the English Language and Western Culture

- By: Charity Davenport
- Publisher: The University of Tennessee Libraries
- Source: [Open Textbook Library](https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/it-s-all-greek-to-me-using-authentic-readings-to-improve-knowledge-of-the-english-language-and-western-culture)
- Licence: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
- PDF: https://trace.tennessee.edu/entities/publication/159a71e1-e5bb-4ae2-b8e3-fd21ef06d7c9

“It’s All Greek to Me!” has everything—entertaining stories, academic articles in a variety of disciplines, vocabulary crossover in literary and academic readings, connections to local, American, and Western culture, and plenty of chances for critical thinking for advanced students of English as a Second Language (ESL). All readings are authentic with minimal adaptation from a variety of sources. This textbook also gives help for advanced level grammar and writing issues, using outside sources, and reading and vocabulary strategies.