French Courses, etc., on the Direct Method (continued). GRAMMAIRE SIMPLIFIÉE ET CONVERSATION FRANÇAISE, en 24 LEÇONS Pronunciation, Vocabularies, Dialogues, Verbs, Scenes from Everyday Life, Anecdotes, Poetry, etc. By G. COUILLAULT, Late French Master, Kilburn Grammar School. 242 pages. Crown 8vo. Cloth. 3s. "One of the best books we have yet seen for the practical application of the reform' method of teaching French. . . . The lessons ascend by easy and logical stages through the whole gamut of indispensable grammar, the vocabulary of common things, and the conversation and idiom of daily life. The pupil will realise from the first that he is learning a living language, and the subjects chosen for the conversation should create interest and convince the learner of the utility of what he is doing. An eminently practical instrument, devised on good lines, and well thought out in every detail."-Guardian. LA MÉTHODE DIRECTE By MARC DE VALETTE, Licencié ès Lettres (Langues) et Licencié en Droit. The features of this Method are: Clearness-Simplicity— Thanks to the pictures and object lessons upon which this Method is based (Tableaux Delmas,-see pages to ), the teacher has at his disposal the best material for being Clear. For the sake of Simplicity, the Author has broken up the difficulties. Throughout the whole of the First Book, for example, the Verbs are only used in the Present Tense. In this First Book, the pupil is required to learn a fairly large vocabulary and some grammatical forms, such as Pronouns, Comparisons of Adjectives, Possessive Case, Irregular Plural of Nouns. These difficulties should not be mixed up with those of the Verb. Progression:-The Method begins with the Simplest objects, so as to rise gradually to the knowledge of the most complicated. It appeals first to the senses which are according to a celebrated philosopher "the doors of the soul.' Proceeding, like Nature, by degrees, the Author reaches the abstract by means of the concrete. Revision:-In order to make sure that what has been grasped and seen has been well grasped and seen, the Author has given, at the end of the volume, all the rules of Grammar studied in a disguised and almost imperceptible manner during the course of the Lessons. The Grammatical Revision, which is in the form of dialogues and conversation, constitutes a veritable and valuable innovation. The Second Volume is devoted more particularly to exercises on and practices in the Verbs in the various Persons and Tenses. The Delmas Pictures, nevertheless, will still prove helpful, but the Teacher will be careful to avoid the use of unusual names or unfamiliar expressions. He will also bear in mind that "the Verb" is the life and soul the language. La Méthode Directe. La Méthode Directe. FRENCH LESSONS. s. d. 3 O Cloth 3 I 3 Premier Livre. 130 pages. Cloth Pronoms et Doubles Pronoms: y et en. 32 pages. Cloth (For English, German, Spanish and Italian Lessons on the same Method, see page 159.) Cours de Français pour les Études Scientifiques (Science French Course). By A. G. HALTENHOFF and C. BOULY (see page 8). NEW BOOKS ON THE GOUIN METHOD. The principal features of the Method are the following: I. Its teaching is oral. 2. It is based on the phrase, and not on the word, i.e. no separate word is ever taught, because conversation is never carried on in single words but always in sentences. In 3. The phrases taught are connected by logical and natural sequence. This is the principle which differentiates the Gouin Method from all other so-called new or direct Methods. ordinary text-books, although the ten or fifteen phrases of a lesson may be on the same subject, they have between themselves no natural link, and the last one might, without any inconvenience, be taught before the first. Hence the difficulty of committing them to memory. In the Gouin Method, the first phrase calls up the second, this one the third, and so on. The Imagination and Memory of the pupil or student are wonderfully helped thereby. And that idea of sequence has been fitly termed "The idea of a man of genius." 4. The Serial Lessons are based upon a constant variety of interesting and useful topics. Each Lesson introduces new idiomatic phrases, and is given in an original manner with appropriate gesture and explanation. 5- When the conversational matter of each Lesson is mastered, the grammar is deduced therefrom. The rules are given at the bottom of each page. FRENCH LESSONS. By F. THÉMOIN, B. ès L., Founder of Gouin Schools, London. (7 to 18 years of age.) Premier Livre. 120 pages. Crown 8vo. Cloth. With 60 Illustrations depicting Familiar Scenes of Everyday Life s. d. net 2 O The Lessons are short, varied, and easy. After they have been learned, most of them can be acted in class to the delight and profit of the pupils. A useful Grammatical Appendix gives a résumé of the rules exemplified in the text matter. Deuxième Livre. 162 pages. Crown 8vo. Cloth. With 25 Illustrations net Arranged on the same plan as the "First Book," although a trifle more complex. The Lessons, as in Book I., are interspersed with short stories, anecdotes, poetical pieces, songs, etc. After the above two books have been mastered, Vol. II. of the Adult Course should be gone through. The Course can then be completed by a careful study of the French Idiomatic Expressions (see below). Complete Course for Adults. 2 6 166 Lessons based on a constant variety of interesting and useful topics. Grammatical inferences, always deduced from lessons previously learnt, are given at the bottom of each page. Vol. II. 160 pages. Demy 8vo. Cloth net 4 6 Forms a sequel to Vol. I. Treats of vegetable and animal life, and that of man in its various relations (Education, Society, Professions, Government, etc.). The second part of the volume is made up chiefly of extracts from modern authors. "The lessons follow each other in a logical sequence, and all the common idioms most required for ordinary everyday conversation appear in the series of phrases so ably put together. Those desiring quickly to learn to speak French with a reasonable hope of being able to make themselves understood, cannot do better than do so on this eminently rational and natural system."-Teacher's Aid. French Idiomatic Expressions. Gallicismes, Proverbes et Expressions difficiles se rapportant à des Qualités et à des Défauts moraux et intellectuels; Gallicismes, Proverbes et Expressions difficiles se rapportant à des Choses plutôt matérielles. 160 pages, Large Crown 8vo. Cloth. net 4 6 The plan of this work is entirely novel. Idiomatic expressions which relate to the same class of idea are grouped together according to their sense, and linked into a connected text, instead of being merely printed in a detached alphabetical list. The advantage of this method is that as two or three different expressions often The volume contains more than 2,500 different expressions, all explained in easy and simple French. It is intended for students who wish to understand French thoroughly, and will be found very helpful to those preparing for examinations. Commerce and Commercial Correspondence — French-English and English-French. With over 2000 Expressions, Phrases, and Terms, arranged by Analogy of Subjects, and linked into a connected Text in accordance with the Principles of the Gouin Method. 272 pages. Cl. net 50 (For full particulars see page 40.) (For English, German, Spanish and Italian Lessons on the Couin Method, see pp. 160, 161.) French Courses, etc., on the Direct Method (continued). LA CLASSE EN FRANÇAIS A NEW INTERMEDIATE FRENCH COURSE ON REFORM LINES, with "Explications" in simple French to elucidate the Subject-Matter and enlarge the pupil's vocabulary, "Questionnaires" and "Devoirs de Rédaction," providing Material for Free Composition, "Vocabularies,” “Exercices de Grammaire,” based on the Text, for Oral and Written Practice, etc. By E. J. A. GROVES, L. ès L. Senior French Master, Bradford Grammar School. Third Edition, revised. 230 pages, with Illustrations. The subject-matter includes entertaining descriptions, with illustrations, of several important French towns: Toulouse, Pau, Bayonne, Bordeaux, etc. The course is divided into 35 sections, each followed by Explications to enlarge the pupil's vocabulary by the addition of useful words suggesting themselves during the reading of the text. Following the Explications are lessons based on the story, and consisting of Questionnaires, Vocabularies, Devoirs de Rédaction, and Exercices de Grammaire. The Questionnaires bring out the salient points in the narrative, and by amalgamating Questions and Answers, a Connected Summary can be obtained. This Connected Summary will provide excellent and abundant material for Reconstruction and Free Composition. The Devoirs de Rédaction which follow most of the Questionnaires are generally intended to be worked in this way. The Vocabularies consist of Questionnaires or Exercices dealing with some particular subject borrowed from the immediate circle of thought of the pupil and which has been met with during the reading of the extract. Numerous Exercices de Grammaire deal with all the essential points of French Grammar which can be well assimilated by boys and girls of 14 or 15. Plenty of practice is afforded in the use of tenses and of the various prepositions following verbs and adjectives. By means of the text-matter, and of the numerous examples of particular points of Grammar grouped together in these Exercises, the pupil should be led first to an unconscious application of what is correct, and then by the Teacher to a conscious recognition of grammar rules. [Continued overleaf. French Courses, etc., on the Direct Method (continued). Cours de Français pour les Études Scienti fiques (Science French Course). Lectures graduées sur les Mathématiques, la Physique, s. d. la Chimie, la Zoologie, la Botanique, la Géologie, l'Agriculture, la Physiologie, la Psychologie, l'Economie politique, etc., etc., avec Règles de Grammaire, Notes et Questions d'Examen posées récemment sur des Sujets scientifiques à l'Université de Londres. Par A. G. HALTENHOFF, Lecturer at the University of London, Late Head of the Modern Language Classes, Imperial Institute of Science and Technology, London, etc., and C. BOULY, Licencié ès Sciences, Directeur d'Écoles Gouin, etc. Cloth 266 pages. Large 8vo. net 6 o This Course, based on the Conversational Method, is intended to meet the requirements of students making a study of French from the beginning up to the answering of Science Questions set for the Universities, and to read French Scientific Works. It can be used either for classes or for private study, but, where possible, it should, like all language studies, be commenced with the aid of a teacher, in order to secure a good pronunciation. The MARGINAL QUESTIONS should be answered IN FRENCH either viva voce or in writing. The GRAMMAR PART deals with the LEADING RULES AND IDIOMS; important exceptions are also pointed out. Méthode Intuitive pour Apprendre le Français. - Leçons de Choses - Conversations — Composition — Grammaire, etc. Par A. HAMPTON, L.L.A. 120 pages. Crown 8vo. Cloth . Le Français Rendu plus Facile. Grammaire, Exercices, Conversation, Questions, Revision, . 16 Lecture, etc. An Elementary Manual for the Use of (For full particulars see page 20.) 3 0 [Continued on next page French Courses, etc., on the Direct Method (continued). MÉTHODE DIRECTE POUR L'ENSEIGNE MENT DE LA LANGUE FRANÇAISE (PREMIÈRE ANNÉE). Leçons de Choses, Actes de la Vie scolaire, Grammaire avec Exercices oraux et écrits, découlant naturellement des Phrases, Types logiquement graduées, Exercices de Rédaction y compris des Essais très modestes de Composition, Récapitulation, Exercices de Prononciation, Poésies et Chants populaires, Ce qui se dit en classe, avec Index (Français-Anglais), etc. Par CHARLES SCHWEITZER, Docteur ès Lettres, Professeur agrégé de l'Université, avec la collaboration de ÉMILE SIMONNOT, Professeur au Collège Chaptal. English Edition published in collaboration with 150 pages with 100 Illustrations. Demy 8vo. Cloth. 2s. 6d. La matière embrasse, avant tout, la vie scolaire, laquelle offre, pour l'enseignement des formes verbales, une richesse de ressources qu'on chercherait vainement ailleurs. De cette première sphère du langage, l'élève passe aisément dans une sphère voisine. Il apprendra à parler de sa famille, des saisons, de la nature, etc. La grammaire, que nous enseignons n'est pas un ensemble de préceptes et de paradigmes en dehors du vocabulaire. Les règles découlent naturellement des phrases-types logiquement graduées. Nous groupons dans un même devoir un certain nombre de questions se rapportant à un même objet, de façon que l'élève exerce son jugement personnel et fournisse des réponses dont l'ensemble constitue un petit développement suivi. Pour tempérer l'austérité des exercices, nous les avons entrecoupés de chants et de poésies-qui renferment parfois un vocabulaire imprévu. Le professeur ne devra pas craindre de recourir à la traduction pour expliquer des termes qui se présentent un peu prématurément. Les chants sont empruntés à dessein à notre vieux répertoire populaire (Sur le Pont d' Avignon-Quandtrois poules vont aux champs - Savez-vous planter des choux ?-Au clair de la lune-Nous n'irons plus au bois-Cadet RousselleIl était une bergère, etc. etc.) En les fredonnant, les élèves feront mieux qu'apprendre des mots, ils sentiront ce qu'il y a de gai, de gracieux et souvent de fine ironie au fond de l'âme française. Enfin, pour permettre au professeur d'éliminer, dès le premier jour, l'emploi de la langue maternelle, nous groupons sous le titre:-Ce qui se dit en classe: les formules qui reviennent sans cesse dans la vie scolaire: ordres donnés, questions posées, salutations, encouragements, réprimandes, etc. [Continued overleaf. |