LANGUAGE & LITERATURE
Total of 51 films Documentaries and invaluable classroom materials. From 20th Century Literature Masters trough translation to various junior literacy themes.
CATALOGUE LANGUAGE & LITERATURE XX century archive Translation secondary education (k-12)
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SHAW / HEMINGWAY / DYLAN THOMAS
LANGUAGE & LITERATURE XX Century Archive Anaïs Nin reads from her diary
Anna Akhmatova: Recitations and Reminiscences
Aspects of George Bernard Shaw
Hemingway: In the Autumn
Pablo Neruda: Poet
27 mins | CAT-Ana | A$220 / 1 yr
28 mins | CAT-Ann | A$220 / 1 yr
54 mins | CAT-Asp | A$220 / 1 yr
51 mins | CG-Hem | A$240 / 1 yr
30 mins | CG-Pab | A$240 / 1 yr
Filmed at the point in her life when Nin was passing from being a bohemian writer to being a widely read figure taken up by a new generation, reads selections from volume one of her just (1966) published Diary.
With Irene Moore & Irene Kirk. Perspectives on the poetess, the celebrated Russian poet who bridged Tsarist and Revolutionary Russia, was adored and called “the soul of her time,” and who suffered desperately under Stalin’s disfavor.
Margaret Webster presents her insights into the great Irish playwright G. B. Shaw. This onewoman show illustrates aspects of the many-sided Shaw: his humor, his irascibility, Shaw the lover and social reformer...
This video memoir of one of the most talented and fascinating writers of the 20th century features rare archival footage and photos, plus interviews with Hemingway’s son, Jack, as well as friends, Hemingway biographers and scholars.
Examines the life and work of the Nobel Prize-winning poet. In an interview conducted shortly before his death, Neruda discusses his worldview and explains his writing methods. Features readings from Neruda’s poems and commentary tracing the development of his poetic vision.
Richard Burton reads Dylan Thomas’ ‘A Child’s Christmas in Wales’
With a Stroke of the Chaveta
27 mins | CAT-Ric | A$220 / 1 yr
28 mins | CG-With | A$240 / 1 yr
Richard Burton recites Dylan Thomas’ poem “A Child’s Christmas in Wales” while walking in lower New York City, sitting in the kind of bar Thomas favored, looking at the Hudson river. Effectively handled by the young Burton, who like Thomas, is a Welchman.
Don Quixote, Les Misérables, One Hundred Years of Solitude. The practice of reading classic works of literature to workers at cigar factories dates back to the mid-1800s. With a Stroke of the Chaveta explores this rich tradition that continues to flourish in Cuba.
AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF INTERPRETERS & TRANSLATORS
LANGUAGE & LITERATURE Translation
Synergise! Lectures Series This 4 part series comprises 12 lectures presented in November 2010 at the Synergise! Conference organised and hosted by AUSIT, the Australian Institute of Interpreters and Translators. The presentations were selected for the purpose of enhancing T&I education as a resource in course-work or self-directed learning. The length of each segment is about 30 minutes. AUS-Language | A$150 / 1 yr
PART 1: Language Invention & Creativity
AUS-Cross | A$150 / 1 yr
PART 2: Cross-Cultural Issues In Translating
AUS-Training | A$150 / 1 yr
PART 3: Training, Surviving And Thriving In The T&I Industry
AUS-Interpret | A$150 / 1 yr
PART 4: Interpreting In Legal Settings
Presentations from the 2012 JubilaTIon 25 Biennial AUSIT Conference This 6 part series comprises 12 lectures presented in 2012 at the JubilaTlon 25 Biennial Conference. The presentations were selected for the purpose of enhancing T&I education as a resource in course-work or self-directed learning. Each part contains several independent segments that address the same topic. AUS-Long | A$150 / 1 yr
PART 1: Longer Chains? The Relative Freedom of Literary Translation
AUS-Crowd | A$150 / 1 yr
PART 2: Crowdsourcing - What are the implications?
AUS-Rewriting | A$150 / 1 yr PART 3: Rewriting the AUSIT Code of Ethics: local interests and international comparisons AUS-Delighting | A$150 / 1 yr
PART 4: Delighting in Translation
AUS-Versatil | A$150 / 1 yr
PART 3: The Versatility of Interpreters
AUS-Inter | A$150 / 1 yr
PART 4: Interpreters in Tight Corners
SECONDARY EDUCATION (K-12)
LANGUAGE & LITERATURE An Introduction to Russian Literature
Introduction to French Literature
The Romantic Age in English Literature
Shakespeare is Alive and Well in the Modern World
Science Fiction: Jules Verne to Ray Bradbury and Beyond
55 mins | GA-Rus | A$170 / 1 yr
55 mins | GA-Fren | A$170 / 1 yr
32 mins | GA-Rom | A$170 / 1 yr
47 mins | GA-Shake1 | A$170 / 1 yr
30 mins | GA-Sci | A$170 / 1 yr
Early 19th century Russian history and culture through Pushkin and Gogol. Profound changes in 19th century Russain life are reflected by the works of Turgenev, Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky. 20th century excerpts from Pasternak, Sholokhov and Solzhenitsyn.
Fougeres, de Nogent, Heloise and Abelard, Villon, Rabelais, Montaigne, Henry IV, Descartes, Pascal, Moliere, Racine, Louis XIV, Voltaire, Rousseau, Hugo, Balzac, Baudelaire, Flaubert, Mallarme, Proust, Sartre, Camus and de Beauvoir.
The period’s literary themes and social currents are explored through extensive excerpts from Wordsworth, Byron, Shelley and Keats; biographical notes on each poet; and introductory analysis of their work.
This program compares Shakespearean themes with similar themes from modern works, enabling students to penetrate complex Elizabethan vocabulary and experience insight into character’s feelings, motives and actions.
Using screen adaptations of Frankenstein, 20,000 leagues Under The Sea, The Time Machine, and The Martian Chronicles, this program illustrates some major themes of science fiction.
Poetry of Rock: A Reflection of Human Values
Poetry
Steinbeck, Grapes of Wrath and the Depression
The Poetic Experience
What is Satire?
40 mins | GA-Rock | A$170 / 1 yr
41 mins | GA-Poe | A$170 / 1 yr
26 mins | GA-Stei | A$170 / 1 yr
40 mins | GA-Poet | A$170 / 1 yr
44 mins | GA-Sat | A$170 / 1 yr
A novel way to teach students about the emotional content and poetic techniques found in rock lyrics, this program introduces the universality of human values and the poetic tools of similie, metaphor, hyperbole, symbolism and allegory.
The enormous possibilities of poetic expression are explored through works by cummings, Shakespeare, Edward Lear, Wordsworth, Millay, Donne, Corso, Dorothy Parker, Homer, Keats, Roethke, Hart Crane, Pound, Yeats, Coleridge and Pablo Neruda.
The program features an expert who provides backgrounds for both the novel and movie; covers social concerns suggested by the novel; the relationship of the novel to the movie and to documentaries and photography of the period.
A simple, lyrical introduction to word selection, rhythm, form, imagery, meter, simile, metaphor and rhyme. Instructive points are demonstrated by examples from Shakespeare, Cummings, Whitman, Ciardi, Ferlinghetti, Booth, Horne and more...
In this program, songs, essays, poems and works of fiction drawn from many periods illuminate the origins, development and results of this genre. Satirists such as Swift, Shaw, Woody Allen, and Dorothy Parker are presented.
SECONDARY EDUCATION (K-12)
LANGUAGE & LITERATURE Tragic Flaw: Not in the Stars but in Ourselves
The Short Story
Mark Twain, Huckleberry Finn and the Mississippi: A Video Commentary
Literature with a Message: Protest & Propaganda, Satire & Social Comment
Literature of the Supernatural: Worlds Beyond Reason
35 mins | GA-Trag | A$170 / 1 yr
59 mins | GA-Sho | A$170 / 1 yr
28 mins | GA-Mark | A$170 / 1 yr
35 mins | GA-Lit | A$170 / 1 yr
41 mins | GA-Litsu | A$170 / 1 yr
Examines the imprefections of tragic heroes, the qualities of character that determine their choices and the consequences of those choices. Characters such as Cervantes’ Don Quixote and Fitgerald’s Gatsby illustrate this story of the tragic hero.
Help students understand the key elements of the short story and the various methods and objectives of short story writers. Includes terminology, definitions, and techniques of writers such as Poe, Thurber, Sillitoe, Updike and Saroyan.
Background information about Mark Twain and his work in this interview with noted scholar Lee Chlesinger. The program focuses on the deeper implications of Huckleberry Finn and makes an ideal introduction to the book.
Literary propaganda is examined in the Horatio Alger stories and the wartime speeches of Churchill ; literature of protest is illustrated by ‘Cry, the Beloved Country’. ‘Gulliver’s Travels’ and ‘Animal Farm’ exemplify satire; Death of a Salesman illustrates social comment.
exploration of the literature that deals with gods, angels, demons and spirits - beings who take an active and sometimes frightening interest in human affairs. Shows the high price that many fictional characters have paid for dabbling in the supernatural.
Brontes: Fantasy and Reality
Bible as Literature
Edgar Allan Poe: Literature of Melancholy
Exploring the Novel: For Entertainment and Comprehension
Jack London: A Life of Adventure
32 mins | GA-Bron | A$170 / 1 yr
39 mins | GA-Bib | A$170 / 1 yr
30 mins | GA-Edg | A$170 / 1 yr
48 mins | GA-Exp | A$170 / 1 yr
25 mins | GA-Jack | A$170 / 1 yr
Excerpts from journals, letters, poetry and prose enrich this narrative biography of Anne, Charlotte and Emily Bronte. The program introduces the sisters’ major works and illuminates their basic, recurrent themes.
Through art, drama and analysis, this program shows the Old & New Testament origins of many contemporary literary forms, styles & devices. Explores elements of the short story, biography, fable, adventure, tragedy, parable and novel.
Examines Poe’s personality and his view of the intellectual as a superior but isolated being. It also investigates the invention of the detective story, his understanding of horror, violence and paranoia, and his use of poetry to reveal melancholy and romantic love.
Explores the traditions of realism and romanticism. Dramatized selections illustrate elements as charaters, plot, setting, style, point of view and theme. Excerpts from the writings of Dickens, Salinger, Huxley, Hemingway, Tolkien and others.
Extensive readings from Jack London’s works- combined with his own photographs, illustrations from his books, historical documents and on-location photographs-help students comprehend the life experiences that shaped his writing.
SECONDARY EDUCATION (K-12)
LANGUAGE & LITERATURE Geoffrey Chaucer: Poet and Pilgrim
More Than Words Series 2 Parts
Signing Songs
Writers on Writing series Writers
Writers on Writing series - Playwrights and Composers
25 mins | GA-Geof | A$170 / 1 yr
150 mins | AB-More | A$650 / 1 yr
21 mins | NM-Sign | A$230 / 1 yr
150 mins | AB-Writer | A$460 / 1 yr
150 mins | AB-Playwright | A$430 / 1 yr
The Canterbury Tales. Through explanatory narration, dramatized readings and medieval art, the video reviews the role of Canterbury pilgrimages, Chaucer’s career, his usage of vernacular English, his wit, descriptive genius and power of characterization.
Children’s literacy program exploring aspects of communication which go beyond words. The series is designed as a resource to support the English Curriculum Statement and Profile for Australian Schools. Australia only.
Demonstrates how to teach signing to babies or children with special needs and works for all children. This approach was developed by board certified music therapist, Lesley Ketcham and the caring father of a child with special needs.
Looks at the creative process of writing for publications. It features interviews and readings from national and international writers attending Adelaide Festival of Arts Writers’ Week, as well as younger and up and coming writers. Australia only.
Writing for the stage. Interviews with noted playwrights during the National Playwrights’ Conference. Workshop excerpts. The Composers follows young composers as they workshop pieces for performance during the Festival. Australia only.
Classroom Classics 1 Literary Themes
Classroom Classics 2 Literary Themes
Classroom Classics 3 Literary Themes
Classroom Classics 4 Literary Themes
29 mins | GA-CC1 | A$170 / 1 yr
25 mins | GA-CC2 | A$170 / 1 yr
32 mins | GA-CC3 | A$170 / 1 yr
33 mins | GA-CC4 | A$170 / 1 yr
Program features dramatic clips from these popular classics: Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank & A Separate Peace by John Knowles. Identify major literary themes and see how characters and plots are developed.
Program features dramatic clips from these popular classics: Lord of the Flies by William Golding & The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. Identify major literary themes and see how characters and plots are developed.
Program features dramatic clips from these popular classics: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee & The Miracle Worker by William Gibson. Identify major literary themes and see how characters and plots are developed.
Program features dramatic clips from these popular classics: Animal Farm by George Orwell & The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. Identify major literary themes and see how characters and plots are developed.