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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A 37-minute light-hearted yet scholarly overview of the history and development of the English language,
By SalemClipper (Northshore of Boston, MA [USA]) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Light History of the English Language: Expanded Version (DVD)
This DVD was employed at the first seminar meeting of a course in the history of the English language. It is a video lecture delivered by an actual American academician: Professor Eliot Engel. The content is solid and Engel's delivery--although rapid--maintains one's attention. Humor punctuates many of the more serious points in the lecture. Ample examples are given by Professor Engel. This DVD was well worth the time to view. Most who were present at the classroom viewing of this DVD shared my opinion that it should have been longer and in more depth. It is rare when students crave more of such a heavy-duty subject! Overall grade: B+
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
engaging and comprehensive,
By Ms. J (S. C.) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A Light History of the English Language: Expanded Version (DVD)
As a new teacher, I found it quite a challenge teaching British Literature to lower-level high school seniors, mostly because it was difficult to interest them in the content itself. My mentor teacher gave me a copy of this video to use as a transition from the Anglo-Saxons to Chaucer. When I first turned it on, the students groaned as they saw the professor at a podium preparing to lecture. However, the next thing I knew they were laughing and listening intently. Professor Engel is engaging and interesting without the use of fancy graphics and sounds, and he left the students wanting to know more. I was so pleased with the lecture that I am now buying a copy of my own as well as his lecture on Shakespeare. I found that it works well to have a list of questions for the students to answer as they watch. His statistics about the number of words in the English language are off because of the time that has passed since the lecture was filmed, providing a good opportunity to talk about the changing language and research how many words have been added since the lecture.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Light is the key word,
By kelleypen (UT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Light History of the English Language: Expanded Version (DVD)
I bought this for my British Civilization class. This presentation spends way too much time talking about the cavemen and oversimplifies the development of language. It's not what I hoped it would be. Will I still use it? Yes, as in introduction to the class, but not for key information.
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