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Stran 26 - The first object requires instruction in grammar and composition. English grammar should ordinarily be reviewed in the secondary school ; and correct spelling and grammatical accuracy should be rigorously exacted in connection with all written work during the four years. The principles of English composition governing punctuation, the use of . words...
Stran 27 - English, as well as from hfs reading in literature. Finally, special instruction in language and composition should be accompanied by concerted effort of teachers in all branches to cultivate in the student the habit of using good English in his recitations and various exercises, whether oral or written.
Stran 27 - It is advisable that subjects for this work be taken from the student's personal experience, general knowledge, and studies other than English, as well as from his reading in literature. Finally, special instruction in language and composition should be accompanied by concerted effort of teachers in all branches...
Stran 27 - The second object is sought by means of two lists of books, headed respectively reading and study, from which may be framed a progressive course in literature covering four years. In connection with both lists, the student should be trained in reading aloud and be encouraged to commit to memory some of the more notable passages both in verse and in prose.
Stran 30 - ... accompanying practice, as before, in the translation into German of easy variations upon the matter read, and also in the offhand reproduction, sometimes orally and sometimes in writing, of the substance of short and easy selected passages; (3) continued drill upon the rudiments of the grammar...
Stran 29 - THE WORK TO BE DONE During the first year the work should comprise: (1) careful drill in pronunciation; (2) the rudiments of grammar, including the...
Stran 29 - ... irregular verb forms, and of the simpler uses of the conditional and subjunctive. Suitable texts for the second year are: About's Le roi des montagnes, Bruno's Le tour de la France, Daudet's easier short tales...
Stran 29 - ... ability to read, a passage of very easy dialogue or narrative prose, help being given upon unusual words and constructions ; to put into German short English sentences taken from...
Stran 29 - Foa's Contes biographiques. and Le petit Robinson de Paris, Foncin's Le Pays de France, Labiche and Martin's La poudre aux yeux and Le voyage de M. Perrichon...
Stran 28 - During the second year the work should comprise: (1) the reading of from 250 to 400 pages of easy modern prose in the form of stories, plays, or historical or biographical sketches; (2) constant practice, as in the previous year, in translating into French easy variations upon the texts read; (3) frequent abstracts, sometimes oral and sometimes written, of portions of the...

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