Disney's World of English

 

Alternate title: World of English Learning System

Year published/aired: 1976- ?

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 

Grade: age 0-12

Genres: Everyday's situtations

Sub-subject: songs,

Broadcaster: -

Production company:  World Family English

Production country: Bermuda ?

Producer of videos: International Horizons (Curacao) N.V. 

Story:  Diane Warshawsky,

Editor:

Director: Tom Kieffer, Harvey Bellin

Media: 12xVHS, DVDs,

Media distribution: Si-sa Media,

Additional media: books, picture books, flash cards, CDs

Working material:

Material publisher: 

Novel available:

Other literature: 

Plot (short): An ELT course for 0-12 year olds. Marketed in Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong/Macau, and South Korea. Publisher in South Korea is YBM (대교). Media publisher Si-sa Media. There are several products like songs (Sing Along! , at least 9 episodes) Fun With Words, Fun and Games, Let's Play, ... And several characters/actors and of course animations. Would need more research for all products in all countries. I think defunct since 2020.

Pic from episode 11 (YBM, South Korea). YouTube title "YBM 시사미디어 로고 + 디즈니영어교실 인트로", uploader GAS_Afterglow_town (가스 저녁놀 마을).

Disney's World of English (DWE), Korean title 디즈니영어교실. Chinese title: 迪士尼美語. Spanish title: El Mundo de Inglés de Disney (used in Mexico and Latin America).

 

Episodes:  

11. The Mystery of the missing Peanuts

Songs with vids: (Sing Along ?)

Clap Your Hands

The Basketball Song

Away From the City

Where is your Right Hand ?

Skip Through the Field

Yummy Yummy Food

Clean-Up Time

Sing Along 9: ...

Update: Bridges (1978)

 

On an old PC, I found the leaflet (Beiheft) covers of 5 of the 6 VHS. I found them then on the FWU archives. Files are from 2007. 480 px high. Click to enlarge.

Main post of this very early series ~1978

https://schulfernsehenenglischhistory.blogspot.com/2021/07/bridges.html

Elementary School English (Kevin and Ann)

 

Year published/aired: 2006 (books 1991-2002)

Year produced/filmed: 1999

# of episodes: 2x16

Grade: (3-) 5-6

Genres: Everyday's situtations

Sub-subject: New York

Broadcaster: -

Production company: 

Production country: South Korea ?

Producer:  

Story: 

Editor:

Director:

Media: CD-ROM x2

Media distribution: Kumsung

Additional media: teacher books

Working material:

Material publisher: 

Novel available:

Other literature: 

Plot (short): A course from South Korea. At least for grades 3-6. There are supplement CD-ROMs for each grade, but I think only grades 5+6 have these live-action scenes. Characters are Jinho, Nami, Mrs. Smith, Peter, Joon, and Ann. Kevin, Mike, Jenny, and Sam appear only in American scenes, and Kevin appears in Korea. Kevin (pic 2 below) was also named Bill in 5th grade. Pic 1 showing Joon with painted freckles.

Setting is South Korea and there are Korean children such as Mina and Minsu, but the school is an elementary school attended by Americans, probably a foreign school.

I don't know Korean, but I did some research, mainly for the CDs. Best source is the Namu Wiki and the Naver blog.

The main book cartoon character and maybe the series title is Jito (in English Zeeto) Korean 지토. It's a small green flying Alien. The Book title is 영어 (what means English) and below Elementary School English and the grade. The Alien isn't pictured on the cover but kids. Update: pictured on grade 3+4 books. Book publishers for grade 3+4 was Genius Education aka Chunjae (천재교육), For grade 5+6 Kumsung Publishing aka Geumseong (금성출판사).

Not much is known about the actors. On the Namu wiki I found at least one name of a Korean child actor, Ahn Jae-hong (안재홍 * 1989). Korean title: 초등학교 영어5. Best search term 추억의 초등학교 영어 CD.

All clips (live-action and animation/clay) of grade 6 (on 13 pages), other clips are on YouTube, mainly uploader wayhenry.

https://blog.naver.com/kmt0401/222887599575

Other sources including the wiki

https://namu.wiki/w/%EC%A7%80%ED%86%A0

https://thewaygookeffect.blogspot.com/2011/02/10-worst-dialogues-of-public-elementary.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uv5t9dZ_NN0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyuAaF2L1pM

Updates: All book covers of different years (and I think different publishers)

https://m.blog.naver.com/sglee6175/221832774204

Screenshots including how clips appear on screen within a page, and ISO

https://m.blog.naver.com/lsn5371/222031322046

I found a later editions with other actors

https://schulfernsehenenglischhistory.blogspot.com/2025/02/elementary-school-english-later-edition.html

https://schulfernsehenenglischhistory.blogspot.com/2025/02/elementary-school-english-ybm-kim-2020.html

 

Episodes: clips are very short ~20 seconds each. Each unit has 2 clips. 352x240px

Grade 3 ?

Grade 4: Units from Back CD cover (no live-action ?)

1. Nice to Meet You

2. Don't Do That

3. How old are you?

4. What Time is it?

5. Who is she?

6. Is this your cap?

7. Sorry, I can't

8. How much is it?

Grade 5: 

1. How Are You?

2. What Day is it Today?

3. It's under the Table

4. What a nice Day

5. Where is Namdaemum?

6. I get up at Seven every day

7. She's tall

8. Let's go swimming!

9. Whose Boat is this ? (swimming here)

10. Do you want some more?

11. What are you doing?

12. This is a bedroom

13. What did you do yesterday?

14. Is Peter here?

15. Can yo join us?

16. Did you have a nice vacation?

Grade 6:

1. Where Are you from?

2. Is this York Street?

3. I like Spring

4. When is your birthday?

5. May I Help You?

6. Can I Have Some Water?

7. My Father is a Pilot

8. What Will You Do This Summer?

9. How was your Vacation?

10. I'm stronger than you

11. What Do You Want to do?

12. Will you Help me Please?

13. That's Too Bad

14. Would you like to come to My House?

15. It's Time to go Home

16. So long, Everyone!