Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-05

word In one language with
other lanruaFoi 10 perceive the sense
OF the foreign language through the In
iarmedlary OF their maternal tongue.
that Is. bv translation instead Of BY
direct asaocia ti0n. usually the class cN-
erclses given are wholly void OF sIEnih-
canoe. q set Of Illogical statements have
ing no application whatever 90 the stu
dents individuality and ured solely for
the Illustration ~ rules " grammar,
the whole process being. therefore. ap-
Hiraci and arbitrary. resting on no foun-
dalton except the fancy ~ the author.
TO this process my method " OPP
posed IN almost every particular. the
learner has for cxerclseF sentences mat
always have a distinct and sensible
meaning and are true ln substance and
To- fact. These are linked t0E her in
logical sequences ~ the development Of
thdr action. and give rise 90 good IT.
efary experience. the learner has ths
significance " the phrase always c1ll'l
up .n his mind before h. is ne iuced
% the tuillgn phrase which expresses
90; fhe association ~ the foreign phrases
H thus not with an English sentence,
hut Wi;h che actual fact ur mental cons
cr1iion which The English phrase only
stands Tor and expresses ih' atuden
s given the pronunciation orally hrHt
AMI before ne Secs the practical f1fmi
ana this several Zines successive
On ME- memory. Only after he
thoroughly knows the meaning and
pronunciation is H. allowed to see and
read the printed lesson. 80 rule. mo-
word. no phrase. no expression Ia give
90 in an abstract condition hut always
1a depending on SOM concrete nCt pre-
Vl1uHiy known and directly applying Co
iho students own Individuality.
To Illustrate; The class goes through
IN French the different operations VI
opening door How 90 move toward
the door. how 20 grasp the knob, how
% turn it. how 90 open the door Wide.
how 90 close o.. how 60 move away from
the door how TO walk In The hall and
take hold NJ the barisicr how So 20
down stairs. etc. etc. Each sentence
~ taken up according 90 the method
given above. and pronunciation and
meaning learned at the same time
The adults seem to appreciate and 60
enjoy thoroughly the system u
ia almost surprising to zee how pupils
understand aud talk aiicr few lcs-
rfps.
some words seem rather hard TO pro-
IuNHHs NNt MNUHi|NI MhAA 20 1000
clurares his students and drills them
like a company Of sidlcrf-"J'ouvre il
poriei" he says. "po just as do
r.r.r.r.r. rouvrc-No. not jo5ye-noi
j'5ver. either. bat r0uvr-r-r Nov
40 together. r-r-r-r-r-youvre. An c'esi
parialt. Mcsdlmes. you have a good ear
you are beating IN, FenNcmen' but
an. l know that before." and the ami
able professor bows pleasantly
Apple,ou'a Encyclopedia o. American
biography gives quite "a nai1erlng
sketch Of the doctor. who has been re-
Gently rewarded by the FreEeh g'v-
crnmen, Tor his services In The ncld of
education. lie IL In love. Doc says. with
this country for which hls grcat-grand-
father gave ~ his ne at the Siege u
yorktown with Lafayette. and. bcsldes'
he has Just married an American g'n
from Missouri.
The "Ncws" u ever willing TO cneour-
age efforts for education and lakes
pleasure In caillrg attention TO the OPP
por,unity Professor MuEEnrolii offers
tho public 10 become acquainted wiih
the beautiful language Of our European
sister republic.