Albion College - Albionian Yearbook (Albion, MI)

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28 ALBION COLLEGE Construction. — Pronunciation; study of the parts of speech; conversation. Second Semester. — Reading of easy prose continued. Construction. — Grammar; French composition; Conversa- tion; The study of Modern Prance. Course II. — Pour hours per week throughout the year. Pirst and Second Semesters. — Reading. Such books as Sand ' s La Mare au Diable; Erckmann-Chatrian ' s ' Madame Therese, Le Conscrit; some easy Prench plays are read and interpreted in Prench. Construction. — Grammar; Prench composition. Conversation. — The study of Prance; its customs and in- stitutions. Course III. — Pour hours a week throughout the year. Pirst and Second Semesters. — Duval ' s History of Prench Literature will be taken up and studied with appropriate selec- tions from Prench authors. The study of the history of Prench Grammar will also be begun. . Course IV. — Two hours per week throughout the year. Prench conversation. Baumann ' s ' Pictorial Prench Course and Prench Daily Life serve as the basis for the year ' s work. Special attention is given to the idioms of the language . Re- production, on the part of the student, of Prench stories, dicta- tion, etc. Note. — Only students having had at least one year of Prench and who are taking Prench at the time wil be permitted to en- ter the class. NORMAL WORK IN PRENCH. In order that every prospective teacher of Prench may have the opportunity to train professionally before going into the active work of teaching, it has been decided to add this fea- ture to the Department of Romance Languages. Every student, desiring to avail himself of this opportunity, is expected to take regular work in the department while en- gaged in the Normal work. The Normal Course is intended to cover the Junior and Senior years of the college course.

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YEAR BOOK 27 This course is intended only for advanced students. Every one must first be approved by the instructor before enrolling in this class. Course VII. — Two hours per week throughout the year. Advanced German composition. Special attention is given to the idioms of the language. Reproduction, on the part of the student, of German stories, dictation, etc. Note. — Only students having had two years of German, and who are taking German at the time, will be permitted to enter the class. Course VIII. — Seminar in Modern Languages. NORMAL WORK IN GERMAN. In order that every prospective teacher of German may have the opportunity to train professionally before going out into the active work of teaching, it has been decided to add this feature to the German Department. Every student, desiring to avail himself of this opportunity, is expected to take regular work in German while engaged in the Normal work. The Normal Course is intended to cover the Junior and Senior years of the college course. First Year. First and second semesters. Methods in German. The stud- Credit three hours. Second Semester. — History of Modern Language Teaching. Elements of Phonetics. Analytical-inductive method of teach- ing German Grammar. What and how to select for a reading course in German. Credit two hours. During the entire year the student is required to attend beginning language classes as observer. Second year. First and second semesters. Methods in German, The stud- ent is expected to attend the beginning class in German, assist in looking over and correcting written work as well as work on the black-board for the purpose of personal preparation and teach a class of pupils of high school strength in the afternoon in the presence of the instructor. Discussion and criticism once a week. Credit two hours. FRENCH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE. Course I. — Four hours per week throughout the year. First Semester. — Reading. Easy Prose.

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YEAR BOOK 29 First Year. First Semester. — History of Education (see Pedagogy.) Credit three hours. Second Semester. — History of Modern Language Teaching. Elements of Phonetics. Analytical-inductive method ol teach- ing French Grammar. What and how to select for a reading course in French. Credit two hours. During the entire year the student is required to attend be- ginning language classes as observer. Second Year. First and Second Semesters. — Methods in French. The student is expected to attend the beginning class in French, as- sist in looking over and correcting written work as well as the work on the black-board for the purpose of personal prepara- tion and teach a class of pupils of high school strength in the afternoon in the presence o,f the instructor. Discussion and criticism once a week. Credit two hours. ENGLISH LANGUAGE. Course I.— The Elements of Logical Composition. Three hours per week throughout the year. Required of all Fresh- men. A study of the principles of Rhetoric, together with prac- tice in the construction of exposition and argumentative dis- course. The work is divided equally into recitation from text, writing and criticism of standard examples of English prose. This class will be divided into three sections. Students deficient in the rudiments of composition will be required to do special work to make up the deficiency. Course 11. — The Elements of Literary Compo sition. Two hours per week throughout the year. Required of all Sopho- mores. The study and practice of persuasion, description and narration from the artistic standpoint. Reading and criticism of novels, short stories and lyric poetry. Course III. — A study of English Prose Style. Two hours per week throughout the year. An inductive investigation of the Masterpieces of English prose from Bacon to Emerson, sup- plemented by a study of the various theories of style.