These are days in which the spirit of inquiry is perhaps moreudalive than at any other time in the history of humanity.udNot only in the sciences is experimentation taking place. Newudmethods of teaching are being tried out and tested, and theudlaboratory has invaded the language field.udThe whole field of education is continually under review.udInsistence is increasing that schools must provide an educationudsuited to the needs of the modern world. This has led to a newudappraisal of the value of various subjects.udIt is generally agreed that the teaching of French inudAustralia is at the crossroads. In fact, the claims of modernudlanguage study itself have come under close scrutiny.udMany people feel that the results commonly achieved inudmodern language study are not commensurate with the time andudenergy expended. Many pupils leave school with little abilityudto understand the foreign language when it is spoken, withudinadequate skill in using it either in speech or in writing, andudwith little facility in reading it.
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