Welcome to Somersaulting Through Life’s new weekly feature:
True to its name, every Wednesday I hope to share with you videos which I have enjoyed and think you might, too. We all need a bit of cheering up to last until the end of the week, don’t we?
To kick off, here is a thoroughly informative and entertaining cartoon documentary of the birth of the English language. It is the first of a 10-part series by the Open University, which I highly recommend for all avid readers or any who are interested in the words we use on a daily basis.
The full length version (PG) only takes up 10 minutes of your time and is sure to make you chuckle. The cartoons are rather “Horrible Histories”-esque and that is why I like them. My personal favourite is Chapter III: Shakespeare - a perfect example of an educational diversion from the stress of weekdays.
I can’t wait to watch this. I saw your blog title and I was like, “I have to see this.” I took a class on the History of English Language (which shouldn’t be covered in a semester, but who am I to say now that there’s a ten minute video). Thank you, thank you.
You’re welcome! I’m glad I could help! Wish I was learning in your class :)
My professor was really smart and interesting but he had the worst monotone voice. I just wanted to fall asleep even though what he was saying was beyond stimulating. Oh well, I’ll just watch the video and get a refresh. : )
Hope it helps to refresh your mind – it should be good for revision and it’s amusing :) Enjoy!
I like the idea of covering history in a few minutes.
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