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Focus: Why has English gained the role of the world’s dominant shared language? What happens when English is used by non-native speakers and what are the pros and cons of a shared global language?
Lessons
Monday October 19 | History of the English Language
Monday October 19 | History of the English Language
'What hedder it now on English?' Article from Politiken about the dangers of bad translation.
40 hilarious translation fails from different languages.
Language History:
How did English become the language it is today? Why did English become a global language?
A history of the English Language (12:11)
In Quizlet teams:
Brief historical overview of the English language - discuss/translate the text into Danish
-> Quizlet
The Germanic Family of Languages
Explaining the model:
History of the English language (1943) (14:25) - comment on the contents, for instance the old-fashioned way of speaking English or other things you notice.
How did English become the international language (7:24).
Crystal on new Englishes (1:59)
Monday October 26 | Versions of English Language
Monday October 26 | Versions of English Language
Hvis du har corona-relateret fravær fra engelsktimer: brug dette spørgeskema og skriv i Ludus, at dit fravær er corona-relateret.
Modern English from 1800 (1:37)
David Crystal on Standard English grammar (3:31)
David Crystal on English dialects (2:55)(scroll down to 'Worry number 2')
American English (1:28)
David Crystal on American English (2:51)
Spelling: American English (0:43)
Vocabulary: American English (1:24)
Pronunciation: American English (1:00)
Intonation: American English (0:24)(scroll down to 'Intonation')
Kahoot ('American vs. British English')
British English and American English pronunciation (14:44)
British English and American English vocabulary (12:14)
Quiz about British English and American English vocabulary
Global English - 1 (1:25) - 2 (1:59) - 3 (1:16)
David Crystal on English as a global language (4:08)
Kahoot ('English as a global language')
John Agard: Reporting from the Frontline of the Great Dictionary Disaster (2006)(1:26)
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