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The First Course in Literature *
Author(s) -
Havens George R.
Publication year - 1939
Publication title -
the modern language journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.486
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1540-4781
pISSN - 0026-7902
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-4781.1939.tb02847.x
Subject(s) - course (navigation) , foreign language , field (mathematics) , mathematics education , work (physics) , linguistics , history , computer science , sociology , psychology , engineering , philosophy , mathematics , mechanical engineering , pure mathematics , aerospace engineering
Author's Summary— Since American students on the average study foreign languages but a short time, it is necessary, if their work is to be fruitful, for them to arrive quickly at the ability to read and to enjoy foreign literature. For the beginning course in this field, the nineteenth century seems the most suitable. Methods and aims.