"Geschichte 1900-1960" . . "Geschichte 1900-1960." . "Professors de llengua." . . "Englischunterricht." . . "Anglès tècnic." . . "Cody" . . "Engels." . . . . . "Electronic books" . "Electronic books"@en . . . . . "Linguist Edwin Battistella tells the story of Sherwin Cody and his famous English course, situating both the man and the course in early-20th century cultural history. The author shows how Cody became a grammatical entrepreneur and mass-marketer whose ads asked 'Is Good English Worth 25 Cents to You?'--Résumé de l'éditeur." . . . . . . . . "History"@en . "History" . . . "Do You Make These Mistakes in English?: The Story of Sherwin Cody's Famous Language School" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Do you make these mistakes in English? : the story of Sherwin Cody's famous language school" . . . "Do you make these mistakes in English? : the story of Sherwin Cody's famous language school"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "In the early 1900s, the language of America was becoming colloquial Englishthe language of the businessman, manager, and professional. Since college and high school education were far from universal, many people turned to correspondence educationthat eras distance learningto learn the art of speaking and writing. By the 1920s and 1930s, thousands of Americans were sending coupons from newspapers and magazines to order Sherwin Codys 100% Self-correcting Course in the English Language, a patented mail-order course in English that was taken by over 150,000 people. Codys ubiquitous signature advertisement, which ran for over forty years, promised a scientifically-tested invention that improved speaking and writing in just 15 minutes a day. Codys ad explained that people are judged by their English, and he offered self-improvement and self-confidence through the mail. In this book, linguist Edwin Battistella tells the story of Sherwin Cody and his famous English course, situating both the man and the course in early twentieth century cultural history.The author shows how Cody became a businessmana writer, grammatical entrepreneur, and mass-marketer whose ads proclaimed Good Money in Good English and asked Is Good English Worth 25 Cents to You? His course, perhaps the most widely-advertised English education program in history, provides a unique window onto popular views of language and culture and their connection to American notions of success and failure. But Battistella shows Sherwin Cody was also part of a larger shift in attitudes. Using Codys course as a reference point, he also looks at the self-improvement ethic reflected in such courses and products as the Harvard Classics, The Book of Etiquette, the Book-of-the-Month Club, the U.S. School of Music, and the Charles Atlas and Dale Carnegie courses to illustrate how culture became popular and how self-reliance evolved into self-improvement." . . "Biographie" . . . . . "Do you make these mistakes in English? the story of Sherwin Cody's famous language school"@en . "Do you make these mistakes in English? the story of Sherwin Cody's famous language school" . "Do You Make These Mistakes in English? : the Story of Sherwin Cody's Famous Language School" . . . . "Biography" . . "Biography"@en . "Do You Make These Mistakes in English?. The Story of Sherin Cody's Famous Language School"@en . . . . . . . "Ensenyament de llengües." . . "Englischlehrer." . . "Language and culture United States History 20th century" . . "Geschäftsbrief." . . "Anglais (Langue) Rhétorique Étude et enseignement." . . "Langage et culture États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle." . . "1900 - 1999" . . "Professeurs d'anglais États-Unis Biographies." . . "English language Rhetoric Study and teaching" . . "Gens d'affaires États-Unis Biographies." . . "Correspondence schools and courses History 20th century" . . "USA." . . "Historia de l'educació." . . "Verenigde Staten." . . "Geschichte 1868-1959" . . "Geschichte 1868-1959." . "Estats Units d'Amèrica." . . "Basttistella, Edwin L." . . . . "Anglès." . . "Grammatik." . . "Cours par correspondance Histoire 20e siècle." . . "Taalonderwijs." . . "Entrepreneurs United States v Biography" . . "English teachers United States v Biography" . .