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THE FRENCH PRACTICAL TEACHER; or New
Il Method Of Leaning 10 Read, Wriie and Speak the
French Language. By Prof Normsn Pnaey, A. NJ. Ro-
BINS = sniih, Hartford Huntington Savage, New
York Price II.
The hearty approval Of every teacher ho has used This
work. snd ne success they have bad In It's thorough trial.
Wen he voluntary and strong recoume siious
which the publishers have received from The first French
and Anecan teachers q lhe language Is The best ey
OF thorough scholar engaged FOR a series OF years In
teaching languages HIS clan although he sane as Oen-
dorf o. formed and tested By practical and continued
use Tor several yesrs before made public. and be-
strucion and synax Of toe language fully and clearly
II al is paris OF speech 10 remedy The deecls Of that
work similar plan adopted II teaching the Greek and
Latin languages would introduce into the very read
Ing lessons Of The Learner, soon the elements OF
the grammar IS learned exercises In photography. orhoe
py, syabicaion, sccenmstion, SC. IN order til he
master Of easy reading THIS thoroughly pursued
viii give the pupu. whether IN Latin Greek orFrench and
which very nearly describes that Of Prof Pnuey better
knowled e IN ok months than Is ordinarily given year.
Il prepares him slso for rapid future progress.
The following l. the private testimony OF several OF The
eminent teachers in Of our large cies who, for
two or three years prior 10 IFS publication tested II
10 their classes IN connection with the auihor, by the
Of few copies printed for This purpose. The author
has In the meantime added something perfect his sys
tenn snd which render the work still more valuable.
have used PROT Pinney's Grammar In my school for
the asIIwo years and ind h alike admirable Ia iIs method
and us detail The ease and rspidy with which the pu-
Pill learns TO write and speak the French language, with
This book quite surprising when compared with the pro-
gress generally made with other grammar
Afler using Prof Pinneys French Grammar as text
book In teaching French betwee TWO aud three years In
ny school, have no hesitation In pronouacing the
valuable work Of the kind extaui Tie superiority OF the
method the skill with which the learner 10 taken from
The simple the complicated paris Of the language and
the completeness OF the work, in it, present form, as
system " grammar render il an invaluable aid TO the
teacher aud learner Of French have found the progress
than with sny others IN USE" March g. 1877
From, an euiinent teacher Of Fyenei and Gernru.
Having used OF The principal grammsrs vogue,
in teaching French In England me Continent Of Eu
rope and In the United states have found that OF Profess
lfaHl 10 ffa ha ~ NJ
Medinger WanosuOcht sud Leyizac are not practical
Manesca Is comparatively slow and prox-Olendori Is
him too fall and refome parts, and too mesgre
and defective others Prof Pnneys work Is by far the
most simple, practical and complete have seen"
Aner m experience in the use OF the principal French
grammars before the public, including Oendort's,
Manassas and Leyzacs am confident nat me learner
will acquire perfect knowledge Of the French Ian
gusge and 10 shorter me with the sid Of Prof Pnney.
Grammar, than with any other It's simplicity and clear
ness also adapt IL admirably to the capacity OF young
learners March T. 1871
From the hasiy examination we have made, we Judge
the work TO be, IN many important respects, an improve
ment upon Olendorf The method is certainly the
natural ana phosophics 3ne which caa be used in learn.
ory and practice of tenchng the good school booA is an
important aid in the mere labor Of teaching II
guide 10 the teacher IN the beet method Of unfolding the
subiec, Of which il treats It's an no than ls details
important We earnestly recommend this volume 70
teachers and all who would learn the French
This work Is based on the only philosophical principle
Of learning language-that Of ginning with The simplest
elemenIs-the noun the Of things, and using u
with the simplest form Of the verb in the construction Of
easy sentences In this way be illustrates, Ia series Of
progressive exercises all the different forms Of the verb
the article, prOnoun, adjective &C brought into
by In their proper order and with such frequency
imprint them upon the memory The auhOr appears
hAys remedied ineny q the leading defscls Of Oh en-
dorf. We commend IL 10 teachers ~ Y. Evangelist
" Being with perhaps every French grammar
used 10 any extent 10 this country and having tried several
Of the best teacher do not hesitate give decided
preference to Prof Pinneys work"
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