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Casler, Frederick H. – 1980
Traditionally, students of ancient languages have been taught to translate rather than read. The four most popular current approaches to language instruction--the grammar-translation method, the direct-reading or inductive approach, the audiolingual method, and the structural approach--all have inherent deficiencies that are magnified when applied…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Classical Languages, Postsecondary Education
Casler, Frederick H. – Cl J, 1970
Six foreign students were taught Latin by the direct method at Brock University, St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada, in an experiment to improve rapid reading mastery. (DS)
Descriptors: Classical Languages, College Language Programs, College School Cooperation, Experimental Teaching