The Principles of Language-Study

"The Principles of Language-Study" by Harold E. Palmer is a book focused on how people learn languages and how they're taught. Palmer explores the idea that we have a natural, easy way of picking up spoken language, especially when we're young. He compares this to the harder, more planned-out way we learn through studying, like when we read and write. The book looks at how teachers and students can use both of these learning styles to get better at understanding and speaking languages other than their native tongue. By looking closely at how we naturally learn and how we study, Palmer tries to connect the easy way we use language every day with the way language is taught in schools.