Living Abroad

 

Year published/aired: 1984 

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes:  12 units, 60 clips total 

Grade: Business English ?

Genres: Business English ?

Sub-subject: Everyday's situations

Broadcaster: -

Production company: Berlitz & C.Itoh

Production country: Japan

Producer of videos:

Story:  

Editor:

Director:

Media: VHSx6

Media distribution: B&CI Inc.

Additional media: 3 books, audio cassettes

Working material:

Material publisher: Itoh, Berlitz

Novel available:

Other literature: 

Plot (short): A course for Business English. Subtitle: A Practical Orientation for the Japanese Businessman and his Wife. On 6 VHS. I haven't found much info.  And haven't found it on worldcat. Produced in Japan. Pic also showing the B&CI logo. (There's a thin AND below the B.) Family and also kids shown but probably few or very few scenes.

Berlitz & C.Itoh (Berlitz & C. Itoh) also published "On Business Abroad" (1983/1984), "Enjoy English" 1986 (3 VHS) and "First Step Abroad". C. Itoh (founded by Chubei Itoh) was renamed in 1992 again in Itochu (伊藤忠商事株式会社). There is also C.Itoh & Company (America) but this was produced in Japan. Berlitz also has many publishing names like Berlitz School of Languages (Japan). Some similar VHS were released by "NCS Video" and Shin Nihon.

The learning material has 4 parts, Story Presantation, The Key Points, Useful Expressions, Situational Role play.

Episodes: unknown length, 6 VHS, 2 units per VHS. 60 episodes. I only found these on a photo of the back of VHS 6.

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Unit 11 (VHS 6)

51 Getting a letter from the States

52 Greeting visitors at the airport

53 Having dinner at a Japanese Home 

54 Taking the subway to Akiharaba

55 Bargaining in Akihabara 

Unit 12 (VHS 6)

56 Shopping

57 In Asakusa   

58  At Kabuki

59 At the Palace

60 Having Drinks 

Speak Now

 

Year published/aired: 2012 

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes:  32 units (each) 

Grade: 13 ? (A1-B2)

Genres: Everyday's situations

Sub-subject:

Broadcaster: -

Production company: People's Television Inc.

Production country:

Producer of videos:

Story: Jack C. Richards, David Bohlke 

Editor:

Director:

Media: DVD-ROM/online

Media distribution: Oxford University

Additional media: books, CD-ROM, CDs, ebook, CDs, ...

Working material:

Material publisher: Oxford University

Novel available:

Other literature: 

Plot (short): A 4-level course from Oxford University for adults/young adults.

Pic from level 4 unit 7 (clip 3'22). 

In level 1 the son is called Eric and has shorter dark curly hair. Around 18-20 yo. He has a sister and/or neighbor Jill about his age. Tom and Maria might be the parents. Many screenshots in the student's book.

As usual DVDs are probably DVD-ROMs. The iTools Classroom Software has video and PowerPoint presentations (whiteboard ?). 

Episodes: unknown length, clips are very short ~2-4 minutes (as usual), at least ~21-29 minutes video per level. 

Level 1, clips (probably there are more), these are the main ones

1. New Neighbors

2. A Birthday Present 

3. Jill's Saturday

4. Maria Goes Shopping

5. Eric's Lucky Chair

6. Tom Cooks Dinner 

7. Jill's Trip (lessons 29-32)

The Ballad of the Sad Cafe

Next to the 1991 movie starring Vanessa Redgrave (pictured as strict main character), there's also a reader in the Echo English Readers series by publisher Klett in 1981. Level d (difficult, so for grades ~11-13), text and study aids. The original novel by Carson McCullers was published in 1951. Romance set in 1930s Georgia.

95 pages edited and annotated by Tobias Hergt. Yellow cover.

I think for the echo series, there are also audio tapes (and maybe vinyl) available. Also sheets by Willi Real. In 1963 there was also a stage play.

I haven't read the book, yet.

Problems Of A Rich Country

Year published/aired: 1981

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 5

Grade: 11-13

Genres: Documentary

Sub-subject: Ecology, American English

Broadcaster: WDR

Production company:

Story:

Editor:

Director:

Media: VHSx2

Additional media:

Working material: Dieter Buttjes

Material publisher: VGS (Verlagsgesellschaft Schulfernsehen)

Novel available:

Other literature:

Plot (short): A documentary about ecology. Should (also) contain American English. So maybe set in New York? (as ep 5 is Megalopolis)

Episodes: ~15 minutes each

1. Transportation

2. Energy

3. Pollution

4. Unemployment

5. Megalopolis

Literature:

Bye-Child

 

Year published/aired: 2003

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 1

Grade: 11

Genres: Film/drama

Sub-subject: Ireland

Broadcaster: WDR

Production company:

Story: Seamus Heaney (poem)

Editor:

Director: Bernard Maclaverty

Media: VHS

Additional media:

Working material: foil, worksheets

Novel available:

Other literature: 

Plot (short): In rural Ireland: A woman hides her son to protect him but he has no contacts.

Episodes: 1 (short film, 15 minutes)

Infos: