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Culture : English takes center stage
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The export of Western culture has made English a star performer on the world stage. This program discusses the ubiquity of Shakespeare and the King James Bible, explaining their roles in propelling...
The export of Western culture has made English a star performer on the world stage. This program discusses the ubiquity of Shakespeare and the King James Bible, explaining their roles in propelling English into preeminence as a language for cross-cultural expression. The success of TV as a medium for disseminating English is also explored, as is the appeal of English in movies and music to audiences in India and Japan. Ebonics as a dialect of American English with mass appeal among teens is also considered. Featured personalities include televangelist Pat Robertson; Moira Goff, of the British Library; fashion mogul Sir Paul Smith; and director Nagesh Kukunoor.
Details
- Creator
- Electric Sky (Firm)
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2006], c2001
- Series
- Physical Details
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- 1 streaming video file (49 min.) : sd., col., digital
- digital
- data file
- ISBNs
- 9781421318394
- OCLC
- ocn707972155
- Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
- Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on May 28, 2006.
- Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
- Mode of access: Internet.
- System requirements: FOD playback platform.
- Shakespeare's Effect on Language (3:41) -- Pat Robertson and the King James Bible (4:13) -- English Language in South Africa (4:56) -- Legacy of Slavery and Ebonics (6:30) -- Power of Black Music and Idioms (2:16) -- Shakespeare in Africa (4:52) -- English Language in India (4:44) -- Media Use of English in India (3:51) -- English in Indian Cinema (Bollywood) (5:19) -- English Language in Japan (3:13) -- English and Japan's Music Scene (4:12)