Joel Swagman | Globish: How English Became the World’s Language by Robert McCrum: Book Review @JoelSwagman | Uploaded July 2024 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
Links to stuff mentioned:
Understanding Second Language Acquisition by Lourdes Ortega: youtu.be/jnHnbSrpo9E
The Mother Tongue by Bill Bryson: youtu.be/XQb1U1bBBDs
The Adventure of English by Melvyn Bragg: youtu.be/xBMJ7o8LfHA
Shakespeare: The World as a Stage by Bill Bryson: youtu.be/dDNmVwqaafI

This is part of my so-called "Scripted Review" series, in which I make a Youtube video based on an old blogpost. For more information on what this is and why I'm doing it, see HERE:
youtu.be/HgneyXvRI04
and HERE: joelswagman.blogspot.com/2018/12/vlog-scripted-book-reviews-i-ramble-on.html
In this case, the old blog post is here: joelswagman.blogspot.com/2013/06/globlish-how-english-became-worlds.html

joelswagman.blogspot.com/2024/07/globish-how-english-became-worlds.html

Scripted Review Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x5BKcEIufNKlS58JHU_glyL&si=LSGB6VpxwRlvTQmc

Book Review Playlist:
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