English Language
Books
EMC - Stereotypes and Stigma, Pride and Prejudice - The Social Side of Accents, The Future of English-Language Change in a Changing World
Mother Tongue by Bill Bryson
E-Magazine www.emagazine.org.uk Student log-on is: steyningstudents Password: gatsby
Main text book: https://www.cambridge.org/gb/education/subject/english/english-language/level-english-language
Podcasts
Listen to Chaucer read with correct enunciation: ‘The Canterbury Tales’ https://youtu.be/_4Be9pQtQPU
Reith Lectures - Jean Aitchison - The Language Web
The history of English Episode 51: Norse Words
Lectures
‘Talking Heads’ Alan Bennett for inspiration in writing a monologue for NEA creative writing unit https://youtu.be/unHFtECbnSE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8qc8Aa3weE TEDTalk on child language
The story of a 'feral child raised outside human society
Patricia Kuhl: The linguistic genius of babies
Anne Fernald: Why talking to little kids matters
Visits
Visit the British Library in London https://www.bl.uk/whats-on
Sussex University Library for enrichment and reading opportunities particularly for Language Change https://www.sussex.ac.uk/library/
Visit
Dr Johnson’s house https://www.drjohnsonshouse.org/visit.html
Web sites
· Moore www.shunsley.eril.net/armoore/contents.htm
· You tube videos from Mr Bruff https://youtu.be/FLcvX_sddV0 to help to understand the AOs and also David Crystal for linguistic analysis and current debates https://youtu.be/5Kvs8SxN8mc
Research
Competitions