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If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
As far as good suggestions for language learning go, it seems that all that's changed in 100+ years is the tone.
The help of a friend imbued with similar desires and aims will be useful. [...] The name of every object which is round about us in our daily life should be learned and referred to in conversation. The phrases employed to denote particular actions and feelings should be looked up as they recur to the mind. [...] There should be a resolve, too, to do something every day. If an hour cannot be spared, then an odd five or ten minutes should not be lost.
-From an 1895 issue of The New York Times, LEARNING THE LANGUAGES; Not a Difficult Task if Properly Undertaken. PRACTICAL HINTS TO BEGINNERS Read, Study the Dictionary, Do Not Be Frightened by the Grammar, and It Will Be a Pleasurable Exercise.
(SUZANNE)
September 26, 2007
