How English is English literature?

Authors discuss the literature they were exposed to as children. 

During the wave of independence many writers from the de-colonised countries began to have their work published. 

Have you been using books to learn English? Do you find books are useful still for your English studies.  In this English lesson I go through the process of buying a book created for English learners and I give it a review. I've never done book reviews before, but I've ... Show More

Dr Francis Leneghan of St Cross College, Oxford, discusses his current research around Beowulf and proposes why we should still study Old English Literature. 

The prologue of The Canterbury Tales used to be part of a standard-issue training set in English courses. Today I'm RETVRNing to tradition and rebooting the old practice of memorizing--or at least reciting--the first few lines of this defining English poem in Middle English. Plus ... Show More

<p>There are many different English accents, does that make English difficult?&nbsp;</p> 

Neil and Georgina discuss where the English language we use today really comes from. 

What is the impact of writing in different literary periods? 

If you live in England, everyone speaks English and you are immersed into this language. If you live in a non-English speaking country, you’re not immersed, and that poses certain challenges. In this episode we tried to answer the question of: "How can you keep your English at a ... Show More

Prof. Simon Horobin examines how the English language has changed over time, addressing such vexed questions as whether Jane Austen could spell, the fate of the apostrophe and whether people who 'literally' explode with anger are corrupting the language. 

<p>Welcome to our third episode! #3 What's an Anglicism?</p>