Columbia Record Catalog (1921)

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LEARNING A LANGUAGE The day is fast coming when knowledge of foreign languages will be not only an advantage, but a necessity to the successful man or woman of business or society. One of the greatest advances in the teaching of foreign languages has been made by the Cortina Academy of Languages through their Cortina PhoneMethod Equipments. ‘‘AS EASY AS LISTENING” Cortina Phone-Method Equipments are furnished in French; Spanish, Italian and German for English-speaking people, in French and English for Spanish-speaking people, and in French and English for Portuguese-speaking people. Each equipment consists of 15 double faced discs, one conversational text book, one dictionary, and one letter writer. There are also equipments for foreigners to learn English consisting of 8 double disc records, based upon text-books for Italians and Hebrews to learn English. The Cortina Phone-Method Records are manufactured by the COLUMBIA GRAPHOPHONE CoO. FOR THE CORTINA ACADEMY 12 East 46th Street New York City Learn Krench Spanish Italian Let your Grafonola teach you another language. It’s just like learning a tune—and just as easy. You simply listen to the voice of a native teacher pronouncing the foreign sounds. Anyone can master a foreign language who hears it often enough. With our records you can hear the language spoken, over and over, until you can speak, read, write and understand it. All members of the family will enjoy language study by the LANGUAGE PHONE METHOD and Rosenthal’s Practical Linguistry Each Language Outfit consists of 18 Double Disc Records (36 Lessons), Ten Text Books (Rosenthal’s Practical Linguistry), 1 Speaking and Pronouncing Manual, 1 Advanced Manual, 1 Dictionary, 1 Record Carrying Case. ; Our records are the product of the Columbia Graphophone Company and fit your machine. Any Columbia dealer will be glad to demonstrate these records and give you full particulars. WRITE FOR FREE BOOKLET The Language Phone Method Room 901 Hess Building 354 Fourth Ave. New York, N. Y.