London: Linguaphone Institute, 1937. — 26 p.
You have now in your hands the finest means yet devised for the teaching of Modern Languages. Many years of experimental work with every known method of language teaching have gone into the preparation of this Linguaphone Course. You can now command the services of the finest language teachers in the world men and women who combine all the essential elements of the ideal teacher. For the language they are waiting to teach you is their own language, as familiar to them as your own language is to you. They are acknowledged experts in their language, understanding every aspect of it, widely read and widely versed in the culture of their own nation. And, most important perhaps of all, they are expert teachers, with the skill born of long experience in imparting their knowledge to others, and in understanding and smoothing out all the difficulties that might impede your progress. You are waiting to learn they are waiting to teach. This book has only one purpose, to introduce you to each other, and to help you over the early stages of your acquaintance, until you know each other so well that you can get on by yourselves.
Introduction: How to make the most of the Linguaphone Course
Instructions for Adult Students: Preliminary Advice
General Instructions and Exercises
Summary of Exercises
Independent Self-Expression
General Advice
The Sounds Record and Pronunciation Generally
Final Note
Instructions for Children
Exercises for Children under 12
Exercises for Children unable to read