Excerpt from First Lessons in Learning French The arrangement ought to be methodical and very plain, and designed to teach the elements rather than the philosophy of the language. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from First Lessons in French: An Introduction to the Practical and Intellectual Method of Learning French Faulty systems of teaching, which unqualified French teachers, through ignorance, introduce into our schools. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from A First Course In French Unimportant points and exceptions have been omitted with the aim of avoiding the mass of detail so confusing to beginners. Efforts have been made to stimulate the student's interest by the following devices: (1) the book is profusely illustrated (2) the French exercise in each lesson consists of a connected paragraph, based on the picture of that lesson (when one is given) (3) the French exercises of the first thirty-three lessons take up home and school topics, while those of the remaining lessons describe successive incidents of a trip to Paris. Thus the vocabulary is that of everyday life and, incidentally, it is such as would be needed by anyone visiting France. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from First Lessons In French Teachers are not supposed to, be obliged to follow all the directions given at the head of each chapter: we leave it to their experience and judgment. The directions show only our own way, the way in which we have been teaching the contents of this book. Teachers need not confine themselves to the questions given in the book; they may add some, leave some out, or replace others. If at any time a part of a grammar lesson, on account of its length, shall have been deferred from the foregoing session, it might be advisable for the teacher to treat first an extra subject for conversation or to have the previous subject repeated. In the explanations of words, we aim only to convey to the mind of the student the meaning of the word limited in most cases to the particular connection in which it is used in our text. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from First Lessons in French: Consisting of Rules and Directions for the Attainment of a Just Pronunciation, and Select Pieces Arranged for Double Translation From French Into English and From English Into French The object of the present publication is to afford to persons desirous of learning French, a sure and easy method of acquiring a just pronunciation of that language, and, at the same time, convenient means of promptly mastering, both for the purpose of translation and conversation, a great num ber of its most useful words and phrases. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Beginners French The old method of teaching modern languages was training only the eye. The new methods aim to train the ear, the tongue and the eye. The author has tried to bring together a set of exercises giving to each of these organs a fair field of activity. Up-to-date teachers are anxious to use French in their classes as soon as possible, but very few elementary books, if any, help them to carry out their cherished ambition. It is the aim of the present volume to enable such masters, however inexperienced they may be, to make use of the conversational method from the very start. A glance through the book will suffice to understand its arrangement. It is simple and methodical. Rules. - The book contains all grammar rules that first and second-year high school students or first-year college students are expected to be familiar with. Every lesson begins with a few general rules, the examples coming first for obvious reasons. It was decided to write the rules in English for the convenience of the learner. However, as early as possible and especially when reviewing, the teacher is advised to translate them into easy French and to require his pupils to recite them in the same form. May it also be suggested here that teachers of languages should make a more general use of the Socratic or inductive method? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.