Advanced Lessons in English (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Advanced Lessons in EnglishThis volume would never have been published if it were not for the belief that just such a book is needed. Colleges and high schools are trying to' place the blame, each upon the other, for the faulty English found in college com positions and in the writings of graduates. The weakness lies rather in the earliest teaching of English. Pupils who do not master elementary principles at the very beginning of their study of expression will never be able to recover the lost time. Later teachers will take for granted knowl edge of which the pupils are not possessed. To meet the need of a text book by aid of which pupils may be started right is the reason for this volume.Names of authors have rarely been given, except where the example illustrates an exception to the general rule. The quotations are all from standard authors, and by pref erence from the poets. The pupil should be made to feel that the poetic language is not a thing apart from daily life. The essential unity of the language is illustrated by these examples which may be supplemented by homelier ones of the pupil's own choosing or composition.The author's aim brie¿y stated is to meet practical needs by the application of sound pedagogical principles. The result desired is the improvement of the teaching of English so that an increasing number of our young people may be prepared to enjoy the beauties of English literature and to express their own ideas in words not unworthy of those who speak the language of Milton and of Longfellow.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.