The Teaching of Modern Foreign Languages by the Organised Method (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Teaching of Modern Foreign Languages by the Organised MethodA bright young journalist - writing for a popular morning paper - has stated that French is taught in English schools only because there are a certain number of men and women who know French, have no Special aptitude for anything in particular, and for whom work must be found. This ingenious lady - she is an actress and~writer of plays - went on to point out that Modern Languages were quite unnecessary, as all the waiters, policemen, and shop hands in Europe could Speak English much better than we could ever h0pe to Speak French, German or Russian. Those of us who are or have been teachers of French must therefore approach the subject in a mood of humility and modesty, since we are all part of a great conspiracy to humbug the nation out of the princely salaries it bestows upon teachers of Modern Languages.We may, however, be permitted, in a moment of frivolity, to sweep aside the accusation of the lady journalist and to ask ourselves once more why in efiect we do teach languages. Having made up our minds as to our aim we can proceed to build up the method by which we shall attain our objects.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.