Congratulations, Jed!!!  As they say, life begins at 40!!!  If I have any ideas, books to recommend etc, I´ll contact you direct.
 
Well done.
Sarah.
----- Original Message -----
From: Gerald Mcharg
To: norse_course@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2003 12:47 AM
Subject: [norse_course] Jed re teaching elements of Old Norse in adult community education

Dear All
Since September I've been attending a course on teaching adults in the community. After weeks of studying theory and the evil machinations of beaurocracy, we are now getting down to the nitty gritty of producing lessons. My original intention was to cover local history but I thought I would have a go at Old English, so I gave a short lesson on it. I was just testing the water because I thought the people in general aren't interested in that kind of thing. What joy!. The response was very enthusiastic. For me! At my time of life! Our tutor actually said that if she had been taught Chaucer in the manner in which I presented Old English, she would have carried on with Middle English in later life. Gosh, what flattery - it's turned my head! 
So I thought, why not have a go at Old Norse as well.? Why not? Our area was settled by Norwegians in the tenth century and our dialect still retains a lot of Scandinavian terms. My intention is to integrate Old English and  Old Norse into a study of place-names and of local and national history. I might only be two or three steps ahead of the class, but at least I can show them how Old Norse has influenced our language and introduce them to some of its wonderful history.
 
I already have quite a few ideas buzzing about in my head, but if anyone has experience in adult education or teaching Old Norse or Old English (language and history) and can offer advice or other assistance, I'd be very grateful.
 
Yours still in a state of euphoria,
Jed


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