English Course [antikvár]

PrefaceAn ideál system ofinstruction for the learningofa foreign language should fulfil the following essential conditions:1It should be suitable for priváté or self-tuition as well as for class-vvork, and should conform to the best methods of modern language instruction.2It should impart a practical conversational knowledge ofeveryday subjects, while at the same time it should alsó convey, in a clear and concise manner, the essentials of grammar and syntax.3It should enable the learner to think in the foreign language, without any process of translation, by training him from the very outset to associate the foreign words he encounters with the objects or actions they denote. He will thus acquire the ability to speak the language naturally and instinctivelyin the same way as he learned his own language when a child.4Finally, the learner should be taught to speak the foreign language with correct accent and intonation.The Linguaphone Method of teaching languages fulfils all these requirements.Linguaphone Courses are now published in more than twenty languages and are in use in practically every country, while leading Universities, Colleges and Schools throughout the world have incorporated them as a regular feature of their language tuition.The English courseThe Linguaphone English Course is equally suitable for children and adults, for entire beginners and for those who have a theoreticai knowledge of the language and wish to become proficient in the spoken language.