Language Learning By The Double Translation Method
[ad_1] Double translation is a method explained by Roger Ascham, a renaissance humanist who was tutor to Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth I) herself an accomplished linguist, in his treatise "The Scholemaster" (1570). He derives the method from Cicero and recommends it as one which will rapidly lead to "a true choice and placing of words, a right ordering of sentences, an easy understanding of the tongue, a readiness to speak, a faculty to write, a true judgement, both of his own and other men's doings, what tongue so ever he does use." This is quite a dramatic promise to any language learner and I have found that this method does deliver amazing results if it is practiced consistently and diligently. The method assumes that you have a competent teacher, but it can also be used for self-study with a little adjustment. The teacher explains the passage to be translated, giving its background, pur...