Introduction: Worlds of English

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Students, ages 18 to 20, reading an issue of Cosmopolitan magazine with Eva Longoria on the cover. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Students, ages 18 to 20, reading an issue of Cosmopolitan magazine with Eva Longoria on the cover.

 Competence aims in focus:

The aims of the studies are to enable pupils to

  • give examples of other varieties of English than those that are used in the Anglo-American core area, and reflect on their distinctive character
  • employ a nuanced, well-developed vocabulary – for both general and specialized use
  • use and communicate information based on figures and statistics

 (Translation: udir.no)

The history of English in 10 minutes

Not everything which is claimed here is necessarily 100% historically correct, but the animation is still worth checking out.

Where did English come from?

This animation is shorter, but also a little bit more advanced when it comes to content.