MinuteEarth
Why is the Number of Languages Increasing?
Lots of languages and species are going extinct, but because others keep getting found or described, the official counts of languages and species are still increasing.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How advanced is whale talk? | David Gruber and Shane Gero
Soon after whaling ships began operating in the North Pacific, an interesting trend emerged. Within just a few years, whalers saw a 58% drop in their successful strikes. Sperm whales had suddenly become harder to kill— they had begun...
SciShow
Does Your Cockatiel Have an Accent?
Dialects are a part of how we communicate, but it also turns out that many animals have dialects depending on what part of the world they live in.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: What makes a language... a language? | Martin Hilpert
Outside of China, Mandarin and Cantonese are often referred to as Chinese dialects, despite being even more dissimilar than Spanish and Italian. On the other hand, speakers of Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish, which are three distinct...
SciShow
Calendars, Codes & Virgins: 3 Myths About the Maya
Hank talks about the Maya, and helps dispel some myths about their historic civilization, revealing how, ultimately, they were just like us: smart, flawed, and awesome.
Curated Video
Saudi Arabia Language
New ReviewThe official language of Saudi Arabia is Arabic. It’s helpful to understand that the Arabic language is a Semitic language with more than thirty variations spoken throughout the Middle East. These variations can be grouped into three...
Curated Video
Discovering Dialect
New ReviewA video entitled, "Discovering Dialect" which analyzes dialect in stories.
Wonderscape
Exploring the Diversity of the Fula Language
Preschool Prep - Alphabet and Languages from A-Z V1-0007 Learn about the Fula language in just a few minutes! Discover its widespread use in West and Central Africa, its diverse dialects, and how each dialect offers a unique twist on the...
Curated Video
Exploring ideas of voice and identity in Berry's 'Homing'
Pupil outcome: I can explain how Liz Berry presents the importance of voice and identity. Key learning points: - The subject of the poem is likely the speaker’s relative. - The speaker implies that the subject felt is necessary to hide...
Curated Video
Analysing ideas of voice and identity in Berry's 'Homing'
Pupil outcome: I can explain how Berry uses onomatopoeia, phonetic dialect, and anaphora in order to consider ideas of voice and identity. Key learning points: - Berry may have personified the accent in order to show the emotional...
Curated Video
Analysing the poem ‘Half-caste’ by John Agard
Pupil outcome: I can explain how Agard uses language and structure to express his viewpoint. Key learning points: - The short lines and lack of punctuation make the poem sound conversational in tone. - The lack of punctuation could...
Great Big Story
Preserving the Ocracoke Brogue, a fading dialect on a North Carolina island
Discover the unique Ocracoke Brogue, a rare dialect from North Carolina's barrier island, threatened by modern influences and dwindling native speakers.
Weird History
Where Does That Katharine Hepburn Accent Come From?
Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant have a few things in common; not only were they popular actors during Hollywood's Golden Age, but they both used a way of speaking known as the Mid-Atlantic or Transatlantic accent. Although Hepburn was...
Great Big Story
Preserving the Ocracoke Brogue, a fading dialect on a North Carolina island
Discover the unique Ocracoke Brogue, a rare dialect from North Carolina's barrier island, threatened by modern influences and dwindling native speakers.
Curated Video
Literally No One Likes a Grammar Cop
Besides being annoying, what if the grammar police are actually... wrong?
Curated Video
What People Get Wrong About African-American English
It's one of the most studied — and most controversial — varieties of English. But many people still hold deep misconceptions about African-American English (AAE).
Curated Video
Factors That Influenced Migration to the West
Dr. Forrester describes the various factors that influenced the migration of settlers to the Midwest and the western regions of the United States. She introduces the town of Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. She concludes by explaining that...
Curated Video
Mark Twain
Known as the Father of American Literature, Mark Twain used satire and a sharp wit to explore and reveal the realities of US society in the 19th century. In doing so he developed an all-new “American style” of writing.
Curated Video
From Song to Speech?
UC San Diego psychologist of music Diana Deutsch speculates that music and speech both evolved from one unified form that included perfect pitch, and that the diversity in the pitch of tone languages is increasingly under threat due to...
Curated Video
The Untold Unbreakable Code
Native American Code Talkers used their own indigenous dialects to bamboozle enemy code breakers and help Allied forces to win two World Wars.
Sir Linkalot
School Words & 'Susie's Stories' (spelling for kids, lesson 43)
Go straight to the top of the class – learn spelling with our lesson about School Words. With Susie Dent as Lady Lexicographer exploring interesting words.
Curated Video
Learn How to Read French Words Without Knowing Any French
In this video, the teacher shares three tricks for reading French words without knowing any French. These tricks involve swapping certain letters or accents to make the words resemble their English equivalents. The teacher explains the...
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Britannica Explores: Scottish Language
Britannica editor Jeff Wallenfeldt provides an overview of the Scots language.
Rachel's English
CRAIG MELVIN -- Interview a Broadcaster! -- American English Pronunciation
Learn about 'dice roll', 'inside baseball', the pronunciation of REGULARLY and RURAL, 'messing around', the Flap T, and broadcaster Craig Melvin in this interview from NBC's Education Nation.