New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-05-17
Books.
ANEW AND VALUABLE WORK
ON FRENCH.

ON EhENCH.
'a,HE FRENCH PRACTICAL TEACHER; or a New
Method Of Learning to Read. Write and Speak the
French Language. BY Prof Norman Pinney, A. NJ. Ro-
York Price 81.
The hearty approval Of every teacher has used this
wOA snd the success they have had Ia s thorough ia
which the publishers have received Om lhs hfst French
and American teachers Of the language Is the best eyi
ence OF the superiority Of the book Il il he production
a thorough scholar. engaged for series OF IN
earhiuy anguages HIS plan although the same as Ollen.
iors formed and tested by practical and continued
FOR several years before II was made public, and be-
fore Ouendorfs book appeared IL develops NE con
sructon and synlsx Of the language fully ard clearly
In s is paris Of speech As 10 remedy the defeeu OF that
work similar plan adopted IN teaching the Greek and
Latin languages would Introduce into the very hrs read
lessons u the Learner the elements Of
the grammar Is learned exercises In orthography orthoe
Of easy reading This course thoroughly pursued
will give the pupil whether 10 Latin, Greek orFrench, and
whic1 ve nearly describes that Of Prof Pnney better
xnowedge months han Is ord Marty given 10 year
Il prepares him also Tor rapid future progress.
The following Is The private testimony OF several Of the
eminent TEACHERS In Of our Arge cities, who, for
lwo or three years prior 10 iis pu0hcauon tested il
IN their classes 10 connection win the snhor, by The
Of few copies printed Tor Tbs purpose The anthor
la tho meantime, added something % perfect his
TEN and which r-uder The work still more valuable.
" have used Pfoi flnneys Grammar IN my rchoo! FOR
lhs lastwo years ADD snd ALIKE admifaben IL method
and ts detail The es'e and rapeity with which he pa
pill learns 10 write and SPEAK Ihe French language, with
his quite surprising. when compared with The pro-
gress generally made with other GRAMMAR"
Af.er u.ins Prof Pnney'. French Grammar as text
book teaching French between two and three years In
my school, have hesitation In prOnOuncing The
valuable " the kind exant The superiority OF the
method the sk with which he Learner 10 taken from
the simple the complicated paris Of the language and
the completeness OF the work. in It's present form
system OF grammar, render II az Invaluable aid 10 the
o. pupils with his book beyond parsOn more rapid
IhsH with any Others 10 use" March 8, 1857.
From an eminent tsaeher Of French and GRIMM.
Having used most Of he principal grammArs vogue,
10 teaching French 10 England The Continent Of Eu.
rope and In he Jnt~d ssles have found that u Profess
Eedinser WsnosrOct and Leyizsc are not practicsl-
Aanszcs Is comparatively slow snd prol1-Olendor Is
good 10 method bat, beside oter defects have found
him TOO full and iresome parts and too meagre
and defective others Prof Pnneys work Is by far the
mosl simple practical and eompets fbavs SEEN
Aner l experience IN he Of the principal French
graminars before The public, including Oepdordis
M.neseas and Levizscs am confident that the learner
Ill acquire more perfect knowledge Of the French sn
guage and n shorter time with The aid Of Prof Pinneys
brsmnsf h.n VIC any Otber IT'S simplicity and clear
also adapt Il admirably 10 the capacity of yourg
learners March T. lSg7.
OpH'oAs Sf the Prsa.
From The hssiy examin alton have made, Judge
he work 10 be, in many important respects improve
meut Olendorf The method Is Certainly he most
natural sod philosophical which be used in esrn-
ing any language Ia this day Of advancement In the the
DRY and practice Of teaching good school book l. an
important aid 10 he labor Of teaching II becomes
guide % the teacher Ia the beet method Of unfolding The
sasec. o. which 2 eai. s plan less than s details
are important We earnestly recommend his volume 10
teachers 2ad all Who would learn he French"
IN Y Eve Post
Of learning langusgethst Of Be ginning with simp
the noun he Of things and u-irs n
with ne simplest form Of The verb 10 the cOosnctn OF
cay sentences In this wEy L. illustrates In series OF
progressive exercises al The different forms Of he verb
the article, pronoun adjective, &c brought INTO
by 10 heir proper order and with such frequency
IS - imprint them upon ihe memory. The author pears
" have rem-ded many Of the leading defects OF Glen
dort. We commend i 10 teachers IN. Y Egsngelisl
Being conyersanG with perhaps every French grammar
used 10 any extent 10 his cOanir and having tre1 several
u the best teacher, DO not hesitate 10 give decided
preference 10 Prot Pinney's WORK"
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