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Joseph P. Ebacher, born June 21, 1921, died December 15, 1974. Childhood spent in Amsbury, MA, son of French-Canadian immigrants, in a family including sisters; Theresa, Annette (died in childhood), Margaret, and Beatrice, and brothers; Dominic (Nick), Roger, and Raymond. At the age of 12 attended and graduated from the minor seminary of La Sallete in Enfield, NH. There he studied in French, English, Latin and Greek. Ebacher joined the Navy in WWII and was assigned to submarines in Hawaii. At the conclusion of WWII he returned to civilian life, enrolled in Boston College, and there met Gloria Monahan. They were married shortly thereafter. He graduated with a masters degree in Sociology, but went to work teaching French at Simmons College in Newton, MA. In 1957 he moved his family of 6 children to Cincinnati, OH, accepting a position of Associate Professor of French at Xavier University. There he was awarded Teacher of the Year. Later, in 1969 he moved his family, now of 9 children, to Collegeville, MN, where he accepted a position at St. Johns University. There he taught and raised his family in Minnesota until his untimely death from a massive coronary from shoveling snow at the age of 53. |
Joseph P. Ebacher, born June 21, 1921, died December 15, 1974. Childhood spent in Amsbury, MA, son of French-Canadian immigrants, in a family including sisters; Theresa, Annette (died in childhood), Margaret, and Beatrice, and brothers; Dominic (Nick), Roger, and Raymond. At the age of 12 attended and graduated from the minor seminary of La Sallete in Enfield, NH. There he studied in French, English, Latin and Greek. Ebacher joined the Navy in WWII and was assigned to submarines in Hawaii. At the conclusion of WWII he returned to civilian life, enrolled in Boston College, and there met Gloria Monahan. They were married shortly thereafter. He graduated with a masters degree in Sociology, but went to work teaching French at Simmons College in Newton, MA. In 1957 he moved his family of 6 children to Cincinnati, OH, accepting a position of Associate Professor of French at Xavier University. There he was awarded Teacher of the Year. Later, in 1969 he moved his family, now of 9 children, to Collegeville, MN, where he accepted a position at St. Johns University. There he taught and raised his family in Minnesota until his untimely death from a massive coronary from shoveling snow at the age of 53. |
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Revision as of 05:06, 8 September 2007
Joseph P. Ebacher, born June 21, 1921, died December 15, 1974. Childhood spent in Amsbury, MA, son of French-Canadian immigrants, in a family including sisters; Theresa, Annette (died in childhood), Margaret, and Beatrice, and brothers; Dominic (Nick), Roger, and Raymond. At the age of 12 attended and graduated from the minor seminary of La Sallete in Enfield, NH. There he studied in French, English, Latin and Greek. Ebacher joined the Navy in WWII and was assigned to submarines in Hawaii. At the conclusion of WWII he returned to civilian life, enrolled in Boston College, and there met Gloria Monahan. They were married shortly thereafter. He graduated with a masters degree in Sociology, but went to work teaching French at Simmons College in Newton, MA. In 1957 he moved his family of 6 children to Cincinnati, OH, accepting a position of Associate Professor of French at Xavier University. There he was awarded Teacher of the Year. Later, in 1969 he moved his family, now of 9 children, to Collegeville, MN, where he accepted a position at St. Johns University. There he taught and raised his family in Minnesota until his untimely death from a massive coronary from shoveling snow at the age of 53.
Ebacher is best known for his invention of the Ebacher Method. This method is used to learn a foreign language, based on behavioral principles of Skinner. "The format consists of a foreign language text, an inerlinear vocabulary, and a plastic grid, which is placed over the page to conceal the vocabulary. when the student needs to, he can slide the grid down, note the English equivalent of the work, raise the grid, and continue reading." This method allows the student to quickly get the translation of the word in question, while keeping it within the context of the original sentence and meaning. Vocabulary words are repeated ten times, and then the student is expected to know the word and no further translation is printed. One learns while reading rather than having to interrupt the reading in order to learn the word.
Published Works edited by Joseph P. Ebacher
Prentice-Hall programmed reading French series. by Joseph P Ebacher; Prentice-Hall, inc. Language: English Type: Book Publisher: Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Prentice-Hall [196
2. La Reussite by Gérard Delmain; Joseph P Ebacher Language: English Type: Book Publisher: Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall, 1960.
3. Carmen. by Prosper Mérimée; Joseph P Ebacher Language: English Type: Book : Fiction Publisher: Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Prentice-Hall [1965]
4. Journal de Salavin by Georges Duhamel; Joseph P Ebacher Language: French Type: Book Publisher: Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall, 1967.
5. Les idées de Madame Aubray : Alexandre Dumas, fils by Joseph P Ebacher Language: English Type: Book Publisher: Englecliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall, ©1965.
6. La reussite. by Gérard Delmain; Joseph P Ebacher Language: French Type: Book Publisher: Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Prentice-Hall [1966]
7. Courrier sud by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry; Joseph P Ebacher Language: French Type: Book Publisher: Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall, 1966.
8. Les Oberlé : Ebacher method by René Bazin; Joseph P Ebacher Language: French Type: Book Publisher: Cambridge : Educators Pub. Service, [©1961]
9. Les idees de madame Aubray by Alexandre Dumas; Joseph P Ebacher Language: French Type: Book Publisher: Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall, 1965.
10. Le chien du capitaine by Louis Enault; Joseph P Ebacher Language: French Type: Book Publisher: Cambridge : Educator's Pub. Service, [©1962] La belle-Nivernaise : Ebacher method by Alphonse Daudet; Joseph P Ebacher Language: French Type: Book Publisher: Cambridge : Educator's Pub. Service, ©1961.
12. Les Oberlé. Rapid reading French, book 5; Ebacher method, by René Bazin Language: English Type: Book Publisher: Cambridge, Mass., Educators Pub. Service [©1961]
