This term, I started (almost) all my classes with the same theme: the English Language. First, we explored the Indo-European language family and found many of my students’ languages there. Then we learned how English spread all over the world, starting with the early settlers to the New World, and how it has kept spreading after the WWII with American movies and music. Today, most of the world’s internet is in English and it is the lingua franca of business, travel, and world news.
Through this period, one group grew interested in British History, starting with Henry VIII, another decided to study more about Slavery and the other two are still to decide what the next step will be. I used resources from English Conquers the World and Colonisation of North America. Most of the links were collected into My Classes – The English Language.