It is understood, it is no part of the duties of the primary school to teach the literature of a language.
In the Athénées, or Secondary Schools, French or Flemish compulsory courses comprise six lessons a week during first two years, and three lessons per week in following years:—
German six years, page 11. | 7 years, page 12. | |||||
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th year |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 hours |
The degree of proficiency of the pupils is also stated page 17. In these schools the method of teaching from objects is not anti- but simply ante-grammatical as is apparent from the classes in which the two methods are respectively in use. In the two lowest classes of a primary school, ignorance of their own language, and their unripe mental powers would not admit of children of such tender age learning otherwise than from objects.
Supplement.
The following French Numerals are differently pronounced according 1st—as they stand alone, or are joined to Noun or Adjective beginning, 2nd—with Vowel. 3rd—with Consonant.
Compound numbers as simple ones.
Practise the sounds given | with thewords | ||
alone | ans | livres | |
un | un | un n’arbre | un |
deux | deu | deuz | deu |
trois | troi | troiz | troi |
quatre | quatre | quatr’ | quatre |
cinq | cinq | cinq | cin |
six | siss | siz | si |
sept | sèt | sèt | sè |
huit | huitt | huit | hui |
neuf | neuf | neuv | neu |
dix | diss | diz | di |
17 diss-sett, | 18 diz-huit, | 19 diz-neuf, | |
vingt | vin | vint | vin |
quatre-vingts | quatre-vin | quatre-vinz | quatre-vin |
cent | san | sant | san |
In ils étaient neuf a diner, neuf en tout, the f keeps its natural sound.
No tie is ever made before onze