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Re: A-LM French circa 1965
Posted by Joel Mosher on 5/25/08
I bought the records for years one and two on Ebay.
I see year one is listed twice now.
I turned the years one and two records into mp3 files.
Would you like them?
> 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
Posts on this thread, including this one
- A-LM French circa 1965, 2/24/08, by Henry.
- Re: A-LM French circa 1965, 5/01/08, by Pat Huskey.
- Re: A-LM French circa 1965, 5/25/08, by Joel Mosher.
- Re: A-LM French circa 1965, 8/05/08, by Joel Mosher.
- Re: A-LM French circa 1965, 8/05/08, by Cathy S..
- Re: A-LM French circa 1965, 8/06/08, by Joel Mosher.
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