This is the Army, Mister Jones- No More Reading, but Gramophones! By Clyde MacGregor Again, we find language conscripted into service for the military, much as my previous essay (which can be found at firthofclyde.home.blog) outlined. Then it was World War I, and T.E. Lawrence had used language to change the tide of war. In discussing the Reading and the Audio-Lingual Approach, we find that language is once again on the front lines. It is interesting to note that the generals who advocated the later Audio-Lingual Approach were themselves taught by the Reading Method. They were American, by and large, … Continue reading This is the Army, Mister Jones- No Reading Method, but Gramophones!