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ias.vii.Jin.T24.i92o.] NOTES AND QUERIES. NEW METHOD OF LEARNING FRENCH. 'Latest Achievement of Pelman Institute. " Do you think that you could pick up a 'book of four hundred pages, written in a language with which you are unacquainted sa y Spanish or Italian and containing no English words at all and read that book through without having to refer once to a -.dictionary ? " " Of course I couldn't," you will reply, " such a thing is impossible." Certainly it seems impossible. Yet this is just what the new method of learning Foreign languages by correspondence, in- " troduced by the well-known Pelman Insti- tute, now enables you, or anyone else, to do. An Original Method. The New Pelman method of Language Instruction is one of the most remarkable educational achievements of the century, and, in the opinion of those who have thoroughly examined it and subjected it to the most stringent tests, it is certain to exercise a profound influence upon the normal methods of teaching languages, in this and other countries. The French Course is now ready courses in other languages will follow shortly and is described in a little book entitled " Hxrw to Learn French," which will be sent free to any reader of Notes and Queries on applica tion to the address printed on this page. The Pelman Method is based on an entireb new principle. It is a simple method. I presents no difficulties of any sort, and the very first lesson of the French Course wil amaze you. There is not a word of English n this lesson, yet you can read it with ease, ind you could do so even if you didn't )ossess the slightest previous knowledge of French. It sounds almost incredible, but t is perfectly true. No Vocabularies or Translation. 'By following this method you can learn French n about one-third the time usually required. The progress made, even by those students who lave had no previous acquaintance with the anguage, is rapid, and, by the time you have completed the Course you will be able to read .ny French book or newspaper, and to speak French more fluently than can the average student who has learnt French for years in the ordinary way. And you will attain this proficiency without aving to spend hours, days and months studying complicated and dreary rules of grammar, or memorizing long vocabularies. There is no translation and no dictionary. There are no passages of French to be put into English, and no passages of English to be put into French. You learn the language in th'e natural way, just as you would do if you were staying in France. This, of course, makes the study extremely in- teresting, so much so that once you begin it you will go on until you have completed the Course. By that time you will have acquired a thorough practical mastery of the language, and will be able to read, write, and speak French fluently and correctly. Guide to Pronunciation. Another interesting feature of the Course is the Guide to Pronunciation. Hitherto this question of pronunciation has presented almost insuperable difficulties to, those who have been endeavouring to learn French by correspondence. In the Pelman French Course this difficulty has been overcome by a simple and ingenious device, and with the help of this guide you will have no difficulty in acquiring a correct accent, and in pronouncing French words as they should and must be pronounced. Write to-day for a free copy of " How to Learn French " to the Pelman Institute (Modern Languages Department), 36 Bloomsbury Mansions, Hart-street, London, W.C.I.