Reading and Speaking Foreign LanguagesThe author discusses the nature of the talent for speaking, the distribution of linguistic talent, the relationship of linguistic ability to immaturity, the vast difference between active active and passive knowledge of foreign languages, the effect of bilingualism on mental development, the disorder in language instruction, and the battle of the various methods. He offers suggestions for placing foreign language instruction on a scientific basis. Originally published in 1945. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value. |
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... Direct Method is based are probably quite correct as far as the spoken lan- guage is concerned . That " one learns to speak by speaking " is true to the extent that one can , under any system of class instruction , actually speak . The ...
... Direct Method is based are probably quite correct as far as the spoken lan- guage is concerned . That " one learns to speak by speaking " is true to the extent that one can , under any system of class instruction , actually speak . The ...
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... direct methods will probably prove most effective . But this does not mean that many of the devices used by grammarians would not still prove valuable in a method aimed primarily at read- ing knowledge . The principal indictments have ...
... direct methods will probably prove most effective . But this does not mean that many of the devices used by grammarians would not still prove valuable in a method aimed primarily at read- ing knowledge . The principal indictments have ...
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... method for learning a foreign language , or ( 4 ) merely as a check on the ... direct " methods for acquir- ing the spoken language , translation in any ... direct , and convenient than translation . To a person knowing French and Eng ...
... method for learning a foreign language , or ( 4 ) merely as a check on the ... direct " methods for acquir- ing the spoken language , translation in any ... direct , and convenient than translation . To a person knowing French and Eng ...
Contents
The Talent for Speaking | 3 |
The Effects of Bilingualism | 14 |
The Present Disorder | 26 |
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