Each Course is self-contained and can be used independently. Publishers, Foreign Booksellers and Foreign Newsagents LONDON: 18 King William Street, Charing Cross. TRADE DEPARTMENT: 34 Maiden Lane, Covent Garden, W.C.2. [London Branches of the Librairie Hachette (Société Anonyme), Paris.] THE DIRECT METHOD AND EXAMINATIONS. French Lessons on the Direct Method. By MARC CEPPI, French Master, Whitgift Grammar School, Croydon. The Series consists of Four Courses-Beginners', Junior, Intermediate and Advanced-arranged for pupils beginning French at the age of nine, and taking them up to the standard of the OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE SENIOR LOCAL, COLLEGE OF PRECEPTORS' FIRST CLASS, the LONDON MATRICULATION, the CIVIL SERVICE, and other higher grade Examina tions. The Text is simple and attractive without being childish, and CONTINUITY OF METHOD exists throughout, without gaps or unnecessary padding, each grammatical point occurring in its natural place. It is the work of an experienced teacher, aware of the difficulties that beset his colleagues, especially in conducting large classes. The numerous exercises can be done orally or in writing, the same applying to the questions on the text. The series should commend itself to those who wish to teach on Direct Method lines, and yet who are expected to prepare their pupils for the above Examinations. French Lessons on the Direct Method-Beginners' Course. (Seventh Edition, 1920. Thirty second Thousand.) Containing 300 Nouns in Common Use, 160 Verbal Forms, 100 of the most usual Adjectives, Adverbs, etc., and over 300 Practical Exercises for Oral and Written Work. By MARC CEPPI, French Master, Whitgift Grammar School, etc. 122 pages. Crown 8vo. Cloth. With small reproductions of Conversational Wall Pictures of the Four Seasons for Class Use and Home Preparation. 2s. This work is the result of an exhaustive study of various applications of the Direct Method in the teaching of French-discarding what is impracticable in similar Courses, and utilising only the best and most essential materials for securing a sound rudimentary knowledge of written as well as of spoken French. The vocabulary and phrases used are based upon Hölzel's well-known Pictures of the Four Seasons. Every word introduced is worth learning and remembering. The grammatical constructions are of the simplest kind, and can be spontaneously reproduced by the pupil. Numerous exercises are set on these constructions in addition to the ordinary conversational questions on the Pictures. The French Verbs are taught in the form of an attractive drill. A few simple idiomatic phrases in French on age, the weather, time, etc., occur, but these are well diluted with a large amount of straightforward matter calculated to give pupils confidence in their power to reproduce what they have learnt. The usual class orders are also given in French. The first five lessons are devoted to the study of the Phonetic Alphabet of the Association Phonétique Internationale- a study of the sounds being deemed by leading authorities to be the best way of acquiring correct pronunciation. The next thirteen Lessons, although likewise in the Phonetic Script, are repeated later in ordinary alphabet, and in the remaining lessons (Nos. 20 to 69) the Phonetic Transcript accompanies only the fresh words occurring in the text. The book can, therefore, be used equally well by those who, whilst teaching on direct lines, do not know or do not care to use this system of mastering the pronunciation. [Continued overleaf. French Lessons on the Direct Method-Junior Course. (Eighth Edition, 1920. Thirty-first thousand.) Containing 360 Nouns, 88 Verbal Forms, 124 Adjectives, Adverbs, etc., forming, with the Résumé of the Vocabulary used in the 'Beginners' Course,' a total of 1100 essential Words. By MARC CEPPI, French Master, Whitgift Grammar School. 136 pages. Crown 8vo. Cloth, 2s. This work may be used either as a continuation of the author's 'Beginners' Course,' or as a much-needed sequel to any of the numerous text-books based on Hölzel's Pictures of the Four Seasons. For the convenience, however, of teachers and pupils who are unacquainted with the more elementary course, a résumé of the Beginners' Vocabulary is included in this volume, thus making the Junior Course' practically an independent class-book. The reading matter is easy and can be readily reproduced by the dullest pupils; no difficult constructions occur, and in the Vocabulary only words of frequent use are given. The stories, dialogues, etc., have been made attractive without being too childish, and although the subjects show great variety, new words are, as far as possible, explained by means of those previously learnt. The verb-drill as developed in the 'Beginners' Course' is continued and amplified, the tenses taught being the Present, Past Indefinite, and Future. The Imperfect and Preterite are purposely left out, boys having, as a rule, far too great an affection for the use of the former as a stock past tense to be used on the slightest provocation. The Guide accompanying the text-matter, page by page, is a novel feature. Pupils preparing home lessons will find in it practically all the aid and information they need. Running parallel with the text it can be consulted more readily and effectively than can notes at the end of a volume. The exercises include numerous questions on the text, together with grammar practice written entirely in French. Revision occurs frequently, and constant recapitulation of past lessons forms another feature of the work. Each Course is self-contained and can be used independently. French Lessons on the Direct Method-Intermediate Course. Episodes from French History with essential Rules of Grammar, a Vocabulary of 1400 Words, numerous Questions, 274 Exercises, 10 Revision Lessons, etc. By MARC CEPPI, French Master, Whitgift Grammar School. 200 pages. Crown 8vo. Cloth, 3s. The This work has been especially prepared for Candidates for both Oxford and Cambridge Junior Local and the College of Preceptors' Second Class Examinations. It forms a sequel to the Junior Course and is based on the questions set during the last ten years. The link with its predecessors has been carefully preserved, and the Intermediat Course begins exactly where the Junior Course ended. The text is based on episodes of French History, especially prepared to introduce certain rules of Grammar. marginal Guide accompanying the text helps to increase the vocabulary, to develop the verbs and idioms occurring in the reading, and to formulate rules. A large number of questions and exercises forms a feature of the book, which, like its predecessors, aims at the rapid and correct reproduction of the pupil's thought into French. The ten revision lessons, occurring at regular intervals, are intended to refresh the pupil's memory and to test the knowledge of new comers into a Form. The final revisions are very searching, and should prove of great service on the eve of the examination. The Intermediate Course-as well as the Junior and Beginners' Courses-is essentially a Class-Book, written with due regard to the difficulties that often beset the teacher. Not the least important feature of the Series is the perfect continuity of Method which runs through its several parts. French Lessons on the Direct Method-Senior Course. (Third Edition, 1920. Eighth Thousand.) By MARC CEPPI, French Master, Whitgift School, Croydon. 192 pages. Crown 8vo. Cloth, 3s. This 'Senior Course' is issued at the request of a number of teachers who have successfully used the 'Intermediate' for the preparation of pupils for Junior Examinations. It is specially written for the preparation of candidates for the Oxford and Cambridge Senior Locals, the College of Preceptors' First Class, the London Matriculation, the Civil Service and other higher grade examinations. The most successful features of the preceding courses have been retained; grammatical points have been further developed, and in the questionnaires an attempt has been made to secure longer answers, and, in many cases, miniature essays. The earlier lessons are based on texts chosen from good authors, the later ones, on texts set at various recent examinations. As indicated in the Index, opportunity has been taken to introduce into the Revision Lessons questions of the type set in the various higher examinations. The final revisions contain, in addition to more advanced work, some elementary exercises to be gone through rapidly on the eve of the examination. The student's attention is also drawn to the new grammatical nomenclature recently introduced into French schools. Translation is considered by Direct Method teachers as an art apart from the mere learning of a foreign tongue. While it is outside the scope of this book to attempt to teach it, in a few cases reference has been made to idiomatic constructions differing in both languages. Each Course is self-contained and can be used independently. PRESS OPINIONS. 'The three books (Beginners', Junior, Intermediate) will ensure a good working vocabulary, and not a little facility in putting it to practical use. Much labour has evidently been expended on the selection and the presentation of the materials. The volumes are attractively got up.'--Educational Times. "The constant repetition, by means of which it is possible to get familiar with words and phrases, is a decided feature of the method.'- Education. The plan of work adopted by the author is the outcome of years of practical experi ence and careful thought, and, properly followed, gives the student a living knowledge of the language.'-Teachers' Times. The author is thorough in method and practical. The claims of, and necessity for, granimatical drill are clearly recognised.'--Educational Record, The text... is accompanied by a marginal "guide" as in the Junior Course. This 'guide" explains in simpler French the meaning of the word and expression in the text which the reader has not previously met in the Course, or by stating its opposite or other indication it enables the reader to grip the meaning. This is a most valuable training. In addition to frequent revision lessons on vocabulary and rules, there is a searching test for use on the eve of examination. The author avoids the more tricky grammatical points, but gives a full grammatical groundwork. Idioms are carefully taught, and the vocabulary, acquired in nearly three hundred exercises (Intermediate Course) extends to 1400 words, which with the Beginners' and Junior Courses gives the student a total exceeding two thousand words.'-Scotsma”. French Courses, etc., on the Direct Method (continued). MÉTHODE DIRECTE POUR L'ENSEIGNE- For the use of Intermediate Forms, Adult Students, Evening By E. COSSARD, Brevet Supérieur, Certificat d'Aptitude Pédagogique, and P. LAURENT, Licencié ès Lettres. New and revised Edition. 200 pages. Crown 8vo. Cloth. 35. Ire PARTIE.-Salle de classe, dimensions, formes, préposition de place, leçons précédentes au pluriel, avoir, être, divisions du temps, pouvoir, falloir, verbes réfléchis, corps humain, cinq sens, vêtements, salle à manger, le temps qu'il fait, etc. etc. 20 PARTIE.-Le passé avec avoir, être, etc., le futur. 3o PARTIE.-Voyages (sur le paquebot, la douane, à la gare, à l'hôtel), la santé (chez le docteur, chez le dentiste), correspondance (un bureau de poste, au téléphone), la ville (une promenade dans Paris, au théâtre), magasins (chez le marchand de meubles, dans un grand magasin, chez le tailleur, etc.). 4 PARTIE.-L'imparfait et le passé défini, les saisons, le conditionnel, anecdotes, le subjonctif. etc. 5o PARTIE.-Prononciation, verbes auxiliaires, réguliers et irréguliers, Le professeur de langues vivantes ne doit pas perdre de vue: 1° que le verbe est le mot essentiel de la phrase; 2o que le but du professeur n'est pas précisément de parler beaucoup lui-même, mais de faire parler ses élèves; 3° que les progrès d'un élève ne se mesurent nullement au nombre des pages qu'il a parcourues, mais à sa facilité d'expression. Beaucoup de personnes qui ont étudié longtemps le français et qui le lisent couramment ne peuvent cependant le parler parce que les verbes leur manquent pour exprimer leurs idées. Il faut donc s'ingénier à enseigner le plus grand nombre possible de verbes usuels; quand l'élève saura les employer, le reste sera relativement facile. C'est pourquoi nous avons intercalé des séries de verbes dans les leçons; elles sont basées sur l'association des idées, ce qui aide énormément la mémoire. Il est bon d'habituer les élèves à faire eux-mêmes des questions et cela dès les premières leçons. Le professeur explique d'abord, puis il pose des questions pour s'assurer qu'on l'a bien compris ; ensuite, il écrit au tableau une ou deux questions typiques et en fait faire de semblables aux élèves. Plus tard, par exemple, dans la troisième partie du livre, on fait raconter les morceaux lus, d'abord au présent, puis au futur et au passé, en se servant des séries, puis on fait faire des conversations analogues, mais sans l'aide du livre. Quant à la prononciation, on ne saurait trop s'en préoccuper. Le professeur devra la soigner dès le début et corriger les sons défectueux (les sons nasaux, par exemple) en se servant des exercices de prononciation placés à la fin du livre. [Continued on next page. |