On 2/24/08, Henry wrote:
> Bon soir! I am a graduate of a junior high A-LM French
> Level 1 program in 1965-66 and would love to find the old
> practice records. I believe I have found the textbook for
> Level 1 but not the records. The first dialogue
> began "Dis-donc, ou est la bibliotheque?" "Elle est tout
> droit. Tu y vas toute suite?" "Oui. Il faut que j'aille
> chercher un livre." "J'y vais aussi. Je voudrais
> regarder le journal."
> My siblings and I all had the same records and would
> make fun of all the voices at the dinner table, which of
> course let the dialogues really sink in. A-LM sneaked in
> all the hardest parts of French grammar, so when I had
> traditional French in high school, it felt more natural.
> I would also be interested in people's opinions about
> whether the A-LM experiment was thought to be a success
> and whether similar methods are still used for that age
> group. (We had to learn the dialogues before we were
> allowed to read the words; can't recall if we were given 3-
> hole notebooks with each chapter separately or how we were
> eventually introduced to the written language.)
> Thanks for any leads on the records and for any
> thoughts on A-LM. Merci!
Hello there,
I found your info on a search for the record we have.
It is A-LM 33 1/3 RPM Longplay Microgroove, High Fidelity.
It is the French Level One Practice Record 7A. It is dated
1961, Harcourt, Bruce & World, Inc. This record is in
perfect condition, as well as the cover. We have not tried
to play the record, as we do not have anything to play it
on. It is Unit 7.
We hope this info will be of some use to you. If you are
interested in this, please email. psuebray7@peoplepc.com.
Looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Thank you,
Pat Huskey