Monthly Archives: December 2010

This plea doesn’t apply to the teachers (or administrators, for that matter) who have figured out that Wikipedia is an incredible knowledge store, cornucopia of primary sources, and go-to site for most the free world. Rather, this plea is for … Continue reading →

This plea doesn’t apply to the teachers (or administrators, for that matter) who have figured out that Wikipedia is an incredible knowledge store, cornucopia of primary sources, and go-to site for most the free world. Rather, this plea is for … Continue reading →

The Radio 4 PM  programme has just had a feature about a collection of films from the British Council archives that have been made available online. The films available at the moment are all from the 1940's including this one … Continue reading →

The Radio 4 PM  programme has just had a feature about a collection of films from the British Council archives that have been made available online. The films available at the moment are all from the 1940’s including this one … Continue reading →

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/interactive/timelines/language_timeline/hoelt.swf via bbc.co.uk Thank you to Helen (Y13 English Language) for sharing this multimedia resource on the history of English. Lots of clicky, pressy stuff there for those who like that sort of thing (and make sure you have speakers … Continue reading →

via guardian.co.uk I mentioned the new OED online to my language students the other week, and McCrum is right: it does make a diverting way to wile away a while. The question of where the English language might be heading … Continue reading →

To give you an idea of what is required (and what to avoid) for the ‘micro elements’ written analysis element of the FM1 coursework, I will be posting links below to examples of work with my annotations. Please bear in … Continue reading →