1. History of the English Language
Lesson 1
Read p. 4 pf Ox, House, Stick

2. Communication
What does communication mean?

3. Communication What does communication mean?
Giving and receiving information

4. Communication
What is oral communication?

5. Communication What is oral communication? Speaking and listening
Before next slide, read p. 5 of Ox, House & Stick

6. Communication
What is a symbol?

7. Communication What is a symbol? A picture that represents something
Before next slide, read p. 6-7 of Ox, House & Stick

8. Communication
What is a written communication?

9. Communication
What is a written communication?
Writing and reading

10. Communication
What language do we use to communicate?

11. Communication
What language do we use to communicate?
English

12. How has the English alphabet evolved?

13. English Romans Egyptians Greek The Sinaitic The Phoenicians
Most powerful people - took their alphabet (based on Greek letters) with them everywhere they went
Egyptians
Used written symbols (hieroglyphics)
Greek
Borrowed that alphabet and changed the shape of most of the letters - added a few of their own
The Sinaitic
Borrowed those symbols and made an alphabet of 18 letters
English
The Phoenicians
Borrowed that alphabet and added two more letters
Follow with p. 8-9 od Ox, House, & Stick

14. Communication Oral Written Symbols Phone Speaking Radio Theater
Television
Letters
Books
Print
Billboards
Signs
Sign language
Gestures
Pictures
Facial expressions

15. Review What is language? What is oral language?
A system of communication
What is oral language?
Listening and speaking
What is written language?
Writing and reading

16. Review What language do we use to communicate??
English
What is our system of written communication?
English alphabet
Who gave us the beginning of our alphabet?
The Romans