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University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: History of the English Language

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
What do you know about the origins of the English language? Explore this resource to learn more about this topic. This resource features links to several helpful sites.
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Unit Plan
University of Oxford (UK)

Oxford University: Articulation Vowels and Consonants

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This webpage article is a very technical discussion of articulation of speech sounds. Multiple technical linguistic terms are used throughout the essay.
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Handout
Ted Nellen

Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Alliteration

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site fully explores the term "alliteration." Content includes a definition, examples in literature, and a look at why and how it has been used throughout literary history.
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Handout
Lingolex

Lingolex.com: Refranes Y Dichos (Common Sayings and Proverbs)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has common sayings or idiomatic expressions are widely used in everyday conversations. Broaden your Spanish vocabulary and learn the phrases that make you sound like a native speaker when you use this site by Lingolex.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Haitian Creole

For Students 9th - 10th
A Wikipedia encyclopedia entry on the Haitian Creole language. Includes information about the African and European origins of the language and sample words and phrases. Additional links to a passable online dictionary, Radio France...
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Tagalog Language

For Students 9th - 10th
A Wikipedia encyclopedia entry on Tagalog / Filipino, the official language of the Phillipines. Provides information on known history and influences and Tagalog's selection as the national language. Gives examples of words incorporated...
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Other

The Origin and History of the English Language

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
How many native English speakers are there in the world today? Learn important facts and statistics about the English-speaking world as well as a history of the language from its Germanic beginnings to the present.
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Website
Other

Carson Newman College: A Brief History of English

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site features a brief history of English. Come and check out the links provided within this site. Students and teachers will benefit from this educational resource. It includes time lines.
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Lesson Plan
Other

Armstrong Atlantic State University: English Language

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Discover more about the history of the English language when you visit this informative site. Students and teachers will benefit from this educational resource.
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Handout
Other

Brock University: Elements of Structuralism

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Excellent overview of this literary theory and its influence. Provides connection to literature and accessible explanations for students.
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Article
Smithsonian Institution

Tween Tribune: Teenage Girls Have Led Language Innovation

For Students 5th - 8th
Article reports on the influence teenage girls have had on language over the centuries.
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Website
Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Raising Children With More Than One Language

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
How can you help your students who are speaking one language at home that differs with the language spoken at school? This site offers insight into teaching students with this delicate balance in mind.
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Other

World Wide Words/exploring the English Language

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
"World Wide Words is devoted to the English language - its history, quirks, curiosities and evolution. The Words site is organized into sections, each with its own index to help you find your way about."
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Stanford University

Many Valued Logic/stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the logical theory of "many-valued logic," a modern alternative to classic logic. Sections address its history, notation and proofs, and applications to linguistics, mathematics, philosophy, and artificial intelligence. For the...
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Understanding Linguistic Relativity Hypothesis

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The principle of linguistic relativity looks at the connection between language and thought processes. This resource provides an explanation of linguistic relativity, its historical context, different types of research approaches, how it...
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BBC

Bbc: The Route of English

For Students 9th - 10th
The Routes of English is a series of four six-week features on the development of English as a language, presented on BBC Channel 4 by host Melvyn Bragg. In addition, there are three special programs which deal with the language of the...
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Handout
Rutgers University

Rutgers University: History of the English Language

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site provides a brief description of the history of the English language.
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Other

Fl International University: History of English Language

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This resource presents a brief history of the English language provided by an amateur historian of English and librarian.
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Lesson Plan
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Rome's Influence

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson plan which has young scholars understanding the impact that Rome had on history, from things as diverse as city planning to our everyday vocabulary.
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Baertracks

Creative Quotations: Roland Barthes

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a brief but interesting site from Creative Quotations that is devoted to Barthes' major quotations dealing with literature and criticism. He was the major structuralist critic of modern times.
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Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: Roland Barthes Structuralist

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Biography of a major proponent of structuralism. Provides life info and brief mention of his various work.