English in the Secondary Schools
Abstract
When we speak of a language, we commonly regard it as an in- heritance, but in studying the history of a language we find this is not correct view. Looking backward over a few centuries, we learn that each European country had at least two languages, namely, the vernacular, the speech of the common people, and Latin, the speech of the learned people.We still standardise classical language as authoritative in speech. Even at the present itime grammar is taught in some of our schools in accordance with the Latin and Greek method rather than with our native tongue. A mistake is commonly made to regard one who has a knowledge of English language only, as unlearned and deficient. The seeming un-settled question- Shall we require Latin or some foreign language in our high schools is constantly arising.
Subject Area
Foreign language education|Secondary education|Education
Recommended Citation
Edward, M, "English in the Secondary Schools" (1925). ETD Collection for Fordham University. AAI31189767.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/dissertations/AAI31189767
