The Place of the Languages in General Education
Abstract
Down through the ages the study of one or more languages has occupied an important place in all organized systems of education. The number of languages taught in the schools, and the amount of time devoted to literary studies, has varied with the changing tide of time and circumstance The aim of education has not been constant, nor has the world made the same demand upon the schools at all times. Man is ever striving after more or less unattainable ideals, and he eagerly seizes on new ideas, especially when propounded by men of brilliant minds and enthusiastic spirit, hoping that here at last is the golden key that will open to him the gate leading to material prosperity, national greatness, intellectual delights or spiritual happiness.
Subject Area
Education|Language
Recommended Citation
Doorley, Joseph Ignatius, "The Place of the Languages in General Education" (1924). ETD Collection for Fordham University. AAI31097152.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/dissertations/AAI31097152
