THE CUMULATIVE METHOD
Easy Lessons in French, according to the Cumulative Method, adapted to Schools and Home Instruction. By Adolphe Dreyspring. Illustrated. 8vo. Cloth, 70 cents.
"I have a class of six young ladies who have nearly completed the book. I am much pleased with the method. Indeed, it is the best introductory work to the study of French that I have ever seen."--From W. T. Dumas, Monticello, Ga.
"The success of 'The Cumulative Method' in German being assured, the adaptation of the system to the French language was a foregone conclusion. The distinctive features of this little volume are: 1. Presentation of the normal phases of the language first. 2. Selection of its elementary material, with special reference to what is usually in sight. 3. Development of the first needs of speech. 4. Unfolding of the language out of itself. 5. A vocabulary within reasonable bounds. 6. A constant revolving of the accumulating material, under ever-varied forms and new combinations. 7. Special care to interest the student, and to preserve his enthusiasm for the study. It will prove an invaluable aid to all in the study of French."--Christian at Work, New York.
"'Easy Lessons in French' is the best little book of the kind we know of. It is based on the right principle of no English when you are trying to learn French, and it is so arranged that the young pupil unconsciously imbibes the rules of grammar without learning them in set paragraphs."--The Critic.
"The success of Mr. Dreyspring's admirable method in German has induced him to adopt the same method to French. The features of his system are selection of the most elementary material, and development of the first needs of speech, with a constant reiteration under new forms and combinations of the constantly accumulating material, especial care being taken to awaken and hold the interest of the pupil. Beginning thus with the names of familiar objects, in fifty lessons the pupil finds himself prepared to read an ordinary book in French without difficulty."--New York Church-*man.
"The author has prepared a rudimental text-book of the same description upon the German, which has met with a very favorable reception. By repetition, through a great variety of questions on the same subject, the author seeks to impress the familiar words of common conversation upon the memory of the young student. Illustrations also are made to do good service. As a primer of French, it seems admirable."--Zion Herald, Boston, Mass.
"The success of the author's method of teaching French consists in the departure from old-established methods of drill on declensions and verbal forms, and beginning at once with familiar words and their connective is. Excellence is claimed for the book in several particulars, and chiefly in its ability to excite enthusiasm in the minds of the students. The illustrations attract attention. Lessons are well arranged, and the vocabulary is sufficiently full for the purpose of instruction."--Journal of Education, New Orleans, La.
"These lessons are arranged according to what is known as 'The Cumulative Method,' and are adapted to schools and home instruction. They seek to introduce the pupil to the easiest points of access to the language, combining both sight and hearing to impress the memory, and constantly adding new forms and ever-varying combinations. The method can hardly fail to interest the pupil, to awaken his enthusiasm, while the constant recurrence of words and phrases, already employed in the advancing lessons, tends to fasten every acquisition firmly in the memory."--Daily Telegram, Troy, N. Y.
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