The series method

 

The series method (themes based)

Gouin- A French Latin teacher who wrote about his difficulties in learning German, based on grammar and dictionaries.

He succeeded in learning German, when he banished grammar and a dictionary in favor of what we would call discovery learning.

He asked his consultants (German speaking children) to teach him the series associated with the different themes.

Ex: The plant, the bird, …… etc.

and he dutifully wrote these down.

The approach he advocated was to have themes (key points)

It is more important to learn sentences to speak than words.

The verbs are key elements in sentences

Sentences are easily learned when they form a narrative.