Reproduced in DVD format in 2018; Originally released as a videocassette in 1998 by Films for the Humanities & Sciences; Pursuant to section 108 of the U.S. Copyright Act, the Luther College library has preserved this material in a digital format because the media was deteriorating and it was not longer possible to purchase an original at time of reproduction. Further reproduction is prohibited.
Stuart Hall, David Crystal, Ulrike Meinhof, Penny Tuerk, Shobha Das, Ben Rampton, Jonathan Marcus, Peter Armstrong, Anuradha Vittachi.
Summary:
English is now the dominant language spoken by over a billion people with nearly as many speaking English as a second language as there are native speakers. This program looks at the different contexts and countries in which the English language dominates education, pop music, advertising, and the Internet. It explores the pros and cons of this dominance and the ways in which it is actually changing the English language.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1048459772
Locations:
PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)
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