English: Personal Experiences - for iPod/iPhone
by The Open University
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Description
How has the English language influenced your life? How would you define your relationship with English? In this collection these questions are explored by Poet Benjamin Zephaniah, writer Sindiwe Magona, and author Jung Chang amongst others. They discuss the impact of the language; and describe the part English has played in their life. For many of us the language can broaden experiences and opportunities, for others it can create obstacles and become a hindrance. How often do you change they way you speak to adapt to different environments or accommodate other peoples assumptions? Can we get an insight into who people are by how the use grammar and pronounce words? In a series of conversations we’re given access to the varying perspectives on the English language from a range of personal experiences. This material forms part of the Open University course U214 Worlds of English.
| Name | Description | Released | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VideoBenjamin Zephaniah | Benjamin Zephaniah describes his love for the organic nature of English language. | 5/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | Transcript -- Benjamin Zephaniah | Transcript -- Benjamin Zephaniah describes his love for the organic nature of English language. | 5/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | VideoColin Goh | Colin Goh explains how English influenced his life growing up in Singapore. | 5/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | Transcript -- Colin Goh | Transcript -- Colin Goh explains how English influenced his life growing up in Singapore. | 5/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | VideoDerek Simpson | Derek Simpson discusses how growing up in a working class area changed his accent. | 5/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | Transcript -- Derek Simpson | Transcript -- Derek Simpson discusses how growing up in a working class area changed his accent. | 5/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 7 | VideoGarth Judd | Garth Judd describes his experience adapting his accent to accommodate different environments. | 5/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 8 | Transcript -- Garth Judd | Transcript -- Garth Judd describes his experience adapting his accent to accommodate different environments. | 5/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 9 | VideoJennifer Childs | Jennifer Childs explains how she's inherited elements of her mothers speaking habits. | 5/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 10 | Transcript -- Jennifer Childs | Transcript -- Jennifer Childs explains how she's inherited elements of her mothers speaking habits. | 5/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 11 | VideoJung Chang | Jung Chang considers the experience of growing up under Mao and how that affected her access to English. | 5/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 12 | Transcript -- Jung Chang | Transcript -- Jung Chang considers the experience of growing up under Mao and how that affected her access to English. | 5/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 13 | VideoLi Xing | Li Xing describes her relationship with the English language and how it altered her career. | 5/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 14 | Transcript -- Li Xing | Transcript -- Li Xing describes her relationship with the English language and how it altered her career. | 5/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 15 | VideoMegumi Kato Inman | Megumi Kato Inman debates the benefits and obstacles of belonging to different cultures. | 5/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 16 | Transcript -- Megumi Kato Inman | Transcript -- Megumi Kato Inman debates the benefits and obstacles of belonging to different cultures. | 5/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 17 | VideoNajabulo Ndebele | Najabulo Ndebele explains as a child he was unaware that English was a bi-product of colonialism. | 5/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 18 | Transcript -- Najabulo Ndebele | Transcript -- Najabulo Ndebele explains as a child he was unaware that English was a bi-product of colonialism. | 5/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 19 | VideoRoline Salomons | Roline Salomons talks about how young she was when she was exposed to English. | 5/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 20 | Transcript -- Roline Salomons | Transcript -- Roline Salomons talks about how young she was when she was exposed to English. | 5/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 21 | VideoSindiwe Magona | Sindiwe Magona reminisces about how she couldn't decipher English as a child. | 5/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 22 | Transcript -- Sindiwe Magona | Transcript -- Sindiwe Magona reminisces about how she couldn't decipher English as a child. | 5/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 23 | VideoVatsala Vedantam | Vatsala Vedantam explains how the English language helped unify her family. | 5/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 24 | Transcript -- Vatsala Vedantam | Transcript -- Vatsala Vedantam explains how the English language helped unify her family. | 5/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 24 Episodes |
