Cette leçon contient 39 diapositives, avec quiz interactifs, diapositives de texte et 3 vidéos.
La durée de la leçon est: 30 min
Éléments de cette leçon
Slide 1 - Vidéo
Literature 1: The History of the English Language
Slide 2 - Diapositive
Literature reader
Each week:
- A LessonUp in class: guessing, some info & questions
- Background information in your reader
- Questions in your reader (answers on Its Learning)
Two bonus assignments (17th & 31st of May)
Handed in on time & good quality = +0,2 bonus each
Slide 3 - Diapositive
Assignments
Assignment 1: Review a movie or an episode from a television series about either King Arthur himself or someone from his court (for example, Merlin).
Assignment 2: Write a description / background article about one of the characters from the Middle English text The Canterbury Tales.
Slide 4 - Diapositive
Literature test
At the end of this period:
- A literature test about all the background information,
the questions, and the assignments
- Schoolexamen cijfer!
So read the background information, answer the questions in your reader, check your answers, and start studying in time.
Slide 5 - Diapositive
The History of the English Language
Slide 6 - Diapositive
1. Take a guess: English is part of which language family?
A
Germanic Languages
B
Romanic Languages
C
Slavic Languages
D
Uralic Languages
Slide 7 - Quiz
2. Take a guess: The tribes that invaded England between 400-1000, came from ...?
A
Belgium &
The North of France
B
Finland &
The North of Poland
C
Germany & The North
of The Netherlands
D
Denmark &
The North of Germany
Slide 8 - Quiz
3. True or False: Old English had just as many "naamvallen" as modern day German.
A
True
B
False
Slide 9 - Quiz
4. Take a guess: The French invaded Great Britain in what year?
A
666
B
1066
C
1466
D
1866
Slide 10 - Quiz
4. Take a guess. When was the old English Period?
A
250-650
B
340-360
C
450-1100
D
1200-1600
Slide 11 - Quiz
5. Take a guess: Which of the following words was not invented by Shakespeare?
A
justice
B
puppy
C
alligator
D
fashionable
Slide 12 - Quiz
Slide 13 - Vidéo
The English Language:
Mix of languages led to: - Old English: 450-1100 - Middle English: 1100-1500 - Early Modern English: 1500-1800 - Late Modern English: 1800-now
Slide 14 - Diapositive
Influences on the English Language:
Slide 15 - Diapositive
Development:
- Modern English = I steal, you steal, he steals, we steal - Old English = ic stele, þu stilst, hē stilð, we stelaþ
- Similar to the German "Naamvallen" - English & German are part of the same Germanic language family and have the same origin.
Slide 16 - Diapositive
Old English (450-1100)
- Up until 450: a mix of languages, mostly Celtic, some Latin - Part of Roman empire 43 - 410 AD
- Angles, Saxons & Jutes invade England - Add lots of new words: eald (old), brodor (brother), hus (house)
Slide 17 - Diapositive
Slide 18 - Diapositive
Middle English (1100-1500)
- Vikings have invaded England (Viking invasion) - Added 2000 words
- 1066: Norman Conquest - The French conquer the British Isles - Latin = the new important language of church & politics - More difficult words enter the language: justice, liberty, etc.
Slide 19 - Diapositive
Middle English Language setup
French was used by The Royals & Aristocracy
Latin was used by The church
English was used by the Peasant classes (normal working people)
In this time adopting loads of words of Latin and French origin:
Beer, city, People
Slide 20 - Diapositive
Early Modern English (1500-1800)
- The Hundred Years War ends the French rule - 15th century: invention of the printing press - More books = more access = more standardisation
Spelling and grammar became more fixed
-> adopting the dialect of London, where the publishing house were
Slide 21 - Diapositive
Early Modern English (1500-1800)
- Shakespeare adds 1700 words (puppy, fashionable, alligator)
- 16th century onwards: colonialisation & trading with other countries more common
Slide 22 - Diapositive
Late Modern English (1800-now)
- Industrial Revolution & Enlightenment (Verlichting): new words for technological, philosophical & scientific concepts
- English spreads the world: vocabulary added for things & animals from other countries.
Slide 23 - Diapositive
Slide 24 - Diapositive
6. The Old English Period lasted from:
A
250-900
B
350-1000
C
450-850
D
550-1200
Slide 25 - Quiz
7. Which of the following groups did not invade England during the Old English period?
A
Saxons
B
Jutes
C
Franks
D
Angles
Slide 26 - Quiz
8. What conquest happened in 1066?
A
Norwegian Conquest
B
Norman Conquest
C
Northern Conquest
D
Normal Conquest
Slide 27 - Quiz
9. What war ended the French rule in England?
A
1st World War
B
2nd World War
C
Eighty Years' War
D
Hundred Year War
Slide 28 - Quiz
10. What invention led to more standardisation of the English language in the 16th century?
A
The steam engine
B
The printing press
C
The newspaper
D
The dictionary
Slide 29 - Quiz
11. How many words did Shakespeare add to the English language?
A
1500
B
1600
C
1700
D
1800
Slide 30 - Quiz
12. Which country has not been part of the British Empire in the past?