New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-04-29
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TIVE FRENCH PRACTICAL TEACHER et ~ ~.
L Method Of Learning to Read Write and sp.ak lle
French LanguAgs BY Prot Norma, y sxsse Kew.
York Pdce 81 ,s,.
The hearty approval Of every teacher 30 has usea M
work snd The success they have bad IN is ihor0ugh ira
a. well az he voluntary and strong recommendations
which the publishers have received from ne hfs rIsnen
ard Arercau teachers Of the language 10 the best eVi
Seaes OF ne superiority Of the BOOK II the production
OF thorough scholar engaged for senes OF yeas 10
teaching isnguages HIS plan although the same a. Oen.
vas forned and tested b. practical and continued
se for several years before u WA made pubic sho De
fore onendorss toot sppssIed II eeyeops sLs sII
ell lie paris Of speech 10 remedy Tie deees y lha
work similar plan adopted Ia TRACKING TIE 9reeH sha
Lain languages would Introduce into the very ni rsA1
ing es,Oss Of The Learner, a. soon a. he eem-h
the grammar IL learned, exercises In Orihograpy 0ih"s
py, adjudication. acoennatioa, &c. 70 ofast III % -
master Of easy reading This course I
will give the pupil, whether 10 Latn Ofees ald
when very nearly describes hat o. froi rlhh-y s'
knO1led In siK months ihsn = ord Marry gwen IN sa
IL prepares him also for rapid future progress
The following is he private testimony Of .eyetai o. ss
most eminent teachers In Of our large Gives who ir
two three years prior 10 is paolesnoe' te,'Sa
10 their classes 10 connection Win ue A'.rSli ~ ~
use OF copies printed for Tbs purpose Ih- ellhof
and which render inc yyofs .,nI more a l 70,
HE stwO years and find Il ALIKE sdnlfAbeln us meiho1
and ia detail The and rapidly with which TIE pl'
p learns 70 write and speak the French laneuage win
This book 10 quite surprising when compared win me pro-
gress generally made with other gfsmlasf'
san.r n.ing Prof Pnney'. French Grammar as text.
book Ia teaching French beween two and nree years m
my school have hesitation 10 prooouneing u the most
valuable work Of the kind eXani The superiority OF The
method the sk with which the Learner Il taken on IRON
The simple the complicated paris Of The sngasge ara
sS,tem on grsmrsr render il Az invaluable aid TO the
teacher and learner Of French nave found the progress
Of pupils with his book beyond Psrs . more raPo
From on ernin>ni teoeher Of Frenoh and Grimm
Having used mosi Of The principal srsmmsr. y3gne'
teaching French, in England on he Coninen, Of "a
rope and Ia the United States have found that OK froes
Pinney decidedly the best The older gr4ninWs OF
Meidnqer, WanOstrOcht and Levizac are nol prseuc1
Manesca Is comparatively slow and prox-Olendofn
good in method bat beside Other defects have found
Tim too fu and tresome some parts and too meagre
and detective on others Prof Pinneys work 10 by far The
most simple, practical and complete have seen
Alter h experience IN the use Of The principal French
grsmmsrs before the public, Including Oiendorn >
msnescas and Levizscs am confident nat ne iearner
gusge and in time with the aid Of Prof Pnneys
Grammar than with any otse lis simplicity snd clear
Oytnioai Of IN, Pr,H
From the hssy examination we have made, we iuoge
the work 10 10 pOrtant respects an improve
meni pon OendoIf The method Is certainty ne most
natural and philosophical one which can be used IN esIn
ing any language In this day OF advancement IN ne me
DRY and practice Of teaching he good school book Is an
important aid in the mere labor Of teaching u becomes
guide 10 the teacher In the best method OF unodhs We
subject of which II It's psn no less than nc details
are important We earnestly recommend ms volume 70
'e4'"e'' '"' ~ WIN "'D'1 ''''" w. in y Eve Post
Ths work IL based the only philosophical principe
OF learning snguagea Of be ginning with the simplest
elements the noun the names Of things, and using
with the simplest form Of the verb 10 the construction OF
easy sentences In this way be Illustrates 10 series OF
progressive exercises all the different forms Of The verb
the article pronoun affective &C ore brought into use
one by one In their proper order and with such frequency
as u imprint them pom the memory The author appears
To have reneded msny Of the leading defects Of Oen-
dorh We commend It to teachers" IN. y. Evangelist
Being conversant with Serhsps every French grammar
used TO any extent 10 this csuniy and having ed several
Of the teacher do not hesitate 10 give decided
preference to Prof Pinney's WORK"
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