First Book In German Classic Reprint

Excerpt from First Book in German IN this book an attempt has been made to work out, for the classroom, the principles I have set forth in The Teaching of German in Secondary Schools. It is not a radical textbook, yet I trust that ardent reformers will find in it abundant reading material and exercises thor oughly in harmony with the direct method. English sentences for translation have been provided, however, for the benefit of those teachers who wish to use them. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.

Excerpt from A History of German Literature, Vol. 1 Tms work is a history of German literature from the earliest times to the death of Goethe. The first chapter traces the roots of German nationality back to the period preceding the Aryan separation, and presents a picture of the intellectual condition of our forefathers at the time when they became known to the Romans. The second chapter treats of the rise and development of the German hero-legends in the epoch of the migrations, and during the Merovingian period. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.

Excerpt from First Year in German The natural method (which has been very aptly called the plunge and struggle method) goes to the other extreme. It subordinates systematic study and the practical knowledge of grammar to the acquisition of words and phrases, exercising and cultivating the memory rather than the discriminative faculty of the student. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.

Excerpt from The First German Book In conclusion, the Editor confidently relies on this book rewarding all his labors by rendering the study of German attractive as an accomplish ment, valuable as an auxiliary to the full comprehension of English gram mar, or most advantageous, now that a knowledge of German is becoming so wide-spread, on the score of generaééitility. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.

Excerpt from First Year German I take pleasure in acknowledging my obligations to the per sons from whom I have had aid. Mr. M. Grant Daniell did me the favor to read a part of the proof-sheets with his accustomed care. To Miss Anna B. Eckstein, Principal of the Modern School of Languages, Boston, and to Miss F rida von Unwerth of the School of Ethical Culture, New York, I owe heartiest thanks for their criticisms and suggestions, especially in connection with the proof-reading of the exercises. Their thorough knowledge of their own language, combined with their insight as teachers, has made this help invaluable. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.

Excerpt from A First German Book A long experience in teaching modern languages, in Europe and Ameriea, has taught me that a correct knowledge of any language, or even practieal ability in speaking and writing it, ean never be acquired without some grammatical system followed in studying it; but I have also learned that every system, however thorough and correct it may be, must be based on the pupil's eapacity and intelligence, and supported by practical exercises. Thus, in preparing this first german Boox, limited to the most fundamental forms of the language following each other in their natural order, and to a vocabulary and phraseology within the Sphere of a beginner, it has been my constant aim to combine. Correctness and thoroughness with a simplicity and cleamess of the instruction and explanations, that even the weakest pupil will not fail to gradually acquire a knowledge of the subject. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.

Excerpt from First German Reader Yielding to repeated requests, we are giving an abstract of German grammar with brief explanations in German. This abstract contains a set of grammatical terms in German for practical use. We have purposely given the preference to Latin nomenclature since it is more widely employed in German higher schools, and since it is more readily intelligible to our American pupils. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.

Excerpt from The First German Reader: To Succeed the "First Book in German" The selections in poetry are great favorites with the children, many of these being famil iar as household words to every German child. Their popularity is owing to their charming fresh and nervous style, and their earnest appeals to the best feelings of the human heart. It would be an interesting exercise for the pupil to commit these little poems to memory. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.