After Henry VIII, Before Elizabeth I England underwent a religious revolution. Mary I died (més)

After Henry VIII, Before Elizabeth I England underwent a religious revolution. Mary I died childless in 1558. Young Elizabeth was then declared Queen. 3 (menys)

Elizabeth I (1558 – 1603) Religion: Elizabeth was protestant. England: a kingdom divided and (més)

Elizabeth I (1558 – 1603) Religion: Elizabeth was protestant. England: a kingdom divided and fearful of further religious persecution. Catholic plots against her. Other detractors: Puritans. 4 (menys)

Elizabeth I (1558 – 1603) Mary Queen of Scots: She was Elizabeth’s cousin. She escaped to (més)

Elizabeth I (1558 – 1603) Mary Queen of Scots: She was Elizabeth’s cousin. She escaped to England. She was catholic ? potential catholic leader She plotted against Elizabeth Beheaded. 5 (menys)

Elizabeth I (1558 – 1603) The Spanish Armada Philip of Spain decided to attack England. The (més)

Elizabeth I (1558 – 1603) The Spanish Armada Philip of Spain decided to attack England. The Spanish ? confident of winning Bad strategies and weather conditions ? Spain defeated. Victory of the English 6 (menys)

Elizabeth I (1558 – 1603) The Virgin Queen To show dedication to her people. An icon that people (més)

Elizabeth I (1558 – 1603) The Virgin Queen To show dedication to her people. An icon that people would worship. Parades to popularize and emphasize her power and image. 7 (menys)

Elizabethan England: A time of Contrasts It was the origins of England sea-power Modern geography (més)

Elizabethan England: A time of Contrasts It was the origins of England sea-power Modern geography and colonial expansion. Grammar schools Prodigious literary flowering London: a great commercial town very disorganized + no sanitation 8 (menys)

Elizabethan England: A time of Contrasts Far from being a peaceful and prosperous reign: More (més)

Elizabethan England: A time of Contrasts Far from being a peaceful and prosperous reign: More religious deserters were executed Protracted wars ? Millions of pounds in debt Wages reached their lower level Increased crime, malnutrition and homelessness. Spain retained mastery of the seas The country ? divided by deep religious differences Corruption 9 (menys)

Conclusion Even though it was a great time for England Far from being the “Happy Land” of (més)

Conclusion Even though it was a great time for England Far from being the “Happy Land” of Shakespeare. 10 (menys)

Bibliography A.N. Wilson. The Elizabethans Alison Weir. Elizabeth the Queen John O’Farrell. An (més)

Bibliography A.N. Wilson. The Elizabethans Alison Weir. Elizabeth the Queen John O’Farrell. An Utterly Impartial History of Britain or 2000 years of Upper Class Idiots in Charge. 1991 11 (menys)

Australia: Language and Identity Culture and Society of the English- speaking (més)

Australia: Language and Identity Culture and Society of the English- speaking Countries. Diana Coso Molina (menys)

LOCATION: It is located in the Southern hemisphere between the Indian and Pacific Oceans. SIZE: (més)

LOCATION: It is located in the Southern hemisphere between the Indian and Pacific Oceans. SIZE: Eight million square km, of which almost three million are desert or semi-desert. POPULATION: 18 million persons. Australia is the flattest, driest and most isolated continent on the planet. NATIONAL CAPITAL: Camberra. Australia, “Terra Incognita” (menys)

English is the National Language of Australia. “ (...) spoken by native-born Australians, and by (més)

English is the National Language of Australia. “ (...) spoken by native-born Australians, and by other inhabitants of Australia whose speech and idiom in English has converged on the dialect sufficiently to be identified with it.” Definition of Australian English according toThe Macquaire Dictionary National Language (menys)

Australian English is different from the British, American or other Englishes. There are also (més)

Australian English is different from the British, American or other Englishes. There are also autochthonous languages in Australia; the surviving Aboriginal languages. There are at least 40 languages other than English and the Aboriginal ones. Some important facts about Australian languages (menys)

Linguistic difference between British English and the Australian variety: same words with (més)

Linguistic difference between British English and the Australian variety: same words with different meaning. Lexical elements incorporated from the Aboriginal languages Wombat Boomerang Humpy Australian English (menys)

Aboriginal LanguagesAt the verge of Extintion Between 250 or 300 Aboriginal languages were spoken (més)

Aboriginal LanguagesAt the verge of Extintion Between 250 or 300 Aboriginal languages were spoken before the European invasion. Only half of the number above are still spoken. Just 20 Aboriginal languages are taught to children across the country. Speakers of aboriginal languages are often bi-lingual or multilingual. Aboriginal languages are extremely complex both in grammar and vocabulary. (menys)

Half of the Aboriginal languages disappeared, the only survivors are now spoken in Northern (més)

Half of the Aboriginal languages disappeared, the only survivors are now spoken in Northern Australia Linguistic impoverishment and the extinction of the Cultural Heritage Degradation of the Cultural Heritage after British Invasion (menys)

Ballyn, S. & Barnes, J. (1998). Imagining Australia: A Handbook for European students. Barcelona: (més)

Ballyn, S. & Barnes, J. (1998). Imagining Australia: A Handbook for European students. Barcelona: Cooperative Universitària Sant Jordi. Bibliography (menys)