You're Welcome - Engels voor beginners

 

Year published/aired: 1988   

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 21

Grade: Beginners

Genres: Everyday's situations ?

Sub-subject:

Broadcaster: NL3 (TELEAC)

Production company: 

Production country:

Producer of videos:

Story:

Editor:

Director: Dineke Teeuw

Media:

Media distribution: 

Additional media:

Working material: 

Material publisher: 

Novel available:

Other literature: 

Plot (short): A Dutch course. I found in a TV magazine (MO 31.12.1990) You 're welcome, voorlichtingsprogramma voor deze cursus Engels voor beginners. (NL3 19.50h). Host Pieter Sleeboom. Started 1.Nov 1988. Re-broadcasted 1994. Maybe just studio scenes? There are grown-ups shown. Maybe the course is for adults? 

I first thought that the course is just called "Engels voor beginners" but it's  "You 're welcome". Pics on tvenradiodb.nl. I haven't found much other info.

Pic is from a book Engels voor beginners but 1993 Spanish version (same cover image, same Belgian publisher Deltas). 3 books by Aagje Dupré. 1989 Book series Taal leren voor beginners. Also other language courses. There were audio cassettes. I haven't found videos or pics of VHS. This is probably a different course.

Episodes: 30 minutes each

1 Hello!

2 What do you do in the morning?

3,6,9,13,17  Revision

4 What do you do in your spare time?

5 Could you tell me the way, please?

7 What yould you like?

8 Can I eat here?

10 Sir John, could you tell me...?

11 Is there a telephone in the room?

12 What did you want to be?

14 What was it like?

15 Do you ever work at weekends?

16 How are you feeling?

18 What sort od show is this?

19 What do you think?

20 Can you explain what Carnival is?

21 Revision 

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.

... 

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 

Enjoy English (1986)

 

Enjoy English : a step-by-step video learning system

Year published/aired: 1986 

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes:  40 scenes 

Grade: 7 ??

Genres: Everyday's situations ?

Sub-subject:

Broadcaster: -

Production company: International Spontaneous Language Institute

Production country: USA

Producer of videos:

Story:  

Editor:

Director:

Media: VHSx3

Media distribution: B&CI Inc.

Additional media: books, 4 audio cassettes

Working material:

Material publisher: Itoh, Berlitz

Novel available:

Other literature: 

Plot (short): A course for at least Japanese Junior High schools. Filmed in the USA. Used at least in 760 schools in Japan. I found this including pic in a Nov 1989 issue of JALT.

Again, worldcat was very helpful. Publisher Itoh and the Berlitz School of Language (Japan) B&CI. Itoh is aka C. Itoh and Co Inc. Not much more can be found (maybe in Japanese). Berlitz also published Summer in Seattle (1990). Berlitz School of Language (America) published some more later. I haven't found anything about the producer.

Berlitz & C.Itoh (Berlitz & C. Itoh) also published "On Business Abroad", "Living Abroad" (6 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).

Not to be confused with Enjoy English (2006) or Let's Enjoy English. 

Episodes: unknown length

Update: Let's Watch, Nelson Filmscan

I try to find more info and pics for the early series without pics (some appear on the TOP posts). I still haven't found any pics or clips or episode titles of this 1983 series. At least I found these covers and some few more details. 60 minutes running time. Updated full names of the authors (of the working materials) Gill Sturtridge, Ron White, Eddie Williams. 

Another additional credits (working material ?) Saxon Menne (I have some more from him). And some more details about/other works by director Malcolm Hossick. I also haven't found much more details of The Visitor. Maybe "Starwise" is just the title of the Scandinavian (main) title.

About Nelson Filmscan. I found some magazine PDFs (Japanese JALT) with some ads. Nelson is the early Edinburgh publisher Thomas Nelson & Sons, Ltd. Later, I think in the late 80s (eg 1986), maybe depending on the countries, there was Filmscan/Lingual House (USA) with that speech balloon. The best online source is still Worldcat. 

 

Info: Two-Two-O-One, etc

I have uploaded all the series I have. The Secret of Adlington Hall, How to Get a Scoop (ep 1 only), Two-Two-O-One and Moving to Marlborough. Also some other unrelated rare series. Playlist Schulfernsehen 80er (including non-English subjects)

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBA966B0F2D7F25FF

Info: Moving to Marlborough

 

I've started to upload the full series on YouTube.

Main post here

https://schulfernsehenenglischhistory.blogspot.com/2021/07/moving-to-marlborough.html

Starwise (The Visitor)

Year published/aired: 1984 

Year produced/filmed: 

# of episodes: 4 ?

Grade: 5-8

Genres: Adventure, Sci-Fi

Sub-subject:

Broadcaster: 

Production company: Skan Productions ?

Producer: 

Story: Michael Gorell Barnes

Editor:

Director: Malcolm Hossick

Media: VHSx4 ?

Media Publisher: Nelson Filmscan, Åløkke Video

Additional media: books, teacher books

Working material: Doug Case, Michael Palmer, Donn Byrne

Material Publisher: Filmscan, Longman ?

Novel available: 

Other literature:

Plot (short): Another Sci-Fi series published 1984 by Nelson Filmscan. 4 parts for grades 5-8. Danish editors: Kari Edvardsen, Hardy Nikolajsen, Elizabeth Winther. I haven't found much info. Best sources next to worldcat is bibliotek.dk . Main school book series is maybe called Track 1 (by Michael Palmer, Donn Byrne, publisher Longman). Maybe it's the same as The Visitor, see below. Series: Children's English Course by Video.

Episodes: 90 minutes total 

Starwise 1: The Visitor (5th grade)

Starwise 4 ... (8th grade)

 

Info: A related series is obiously "The Visitor". (Maybe that's even the same (part 1)). More info (plot) there. I have also added a logo. I haven't found any screenshots or clips.

 

Update 2: Young in Australia

 

I found another episode on YouTube of this 1986 series. I think it's not mentioned in the description what episode.

I already had ep 1+2

https://schulfernsehenenglischhistory.blogspot.com/2021/08/young-in-australia.html

https://schulfernsehenenglischhistory.blogspot.com/2023/05/update-young-in-australia.html

Maybe related the 1993 series Young in America

https://schulfernsehenenglischhistory.blogspot.com/2023/09/young-in-america.html

Playtime - ep 22 (Frog Went a-Courting)

 

Ep 22 At the Cinema has been aired last Saturday. In there was an animated movie called "The Frog" with a very catching tune. I previously couldn't find the title on either Wikipedia and Google. The plot is about a frog who wants to marry a mouse. There's also uncle Rat and a narrator, a singing rabbit as bard with a lute.

I was sure that this must be a very old, famous British folk song / ballad / bard song. I briefly searched on Wikipedia for bard music and searched on Google for a line of the lyrics (The frog would like to marry me, he offer). And I searched on Google for a song with aha at the end. No results on Google.

With some terms of the plot (bridal show, frog, mouse) I first found a video of a lady singing from the 1955 book. 

The song is a 1600s song (1549) with many versions. The book also has the musical notes. And it's not aha at the end but h'm - h'm.

Series Playtime has except the host no live-action but animation and puppetry. But I think it's quite good for learning English (aimed at young kids).

Main entry of the series

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

The Victor - English Method

 

Year published/aired: 1985 (or 1987) 

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 20  

Grade: Beginners ?   

Genres: everyday's situations

Sub-subject:

Broadcaster: - ?

Production company: (Victor) EBNER (Institute)

Story: J. Bonnet ?, J. Seilern

Editor:

Director: J. Bonnet ?, N. Weyer

Producer: Christian Ebner

Media: VHSx10, DVDx 4?

Media distribution: CREDSA (Spain), Institute Video Langues

Additional media:

Working material:

Material publisher:

Novel available:

Other literature:

Plot (short): General course including animations. Later 2000s title: "Víctor : curso de inglés". I found this during research for other titles of CREDSA and/or Video Teaching Services de Espana (The Cottage, 1988). 

Animations of Victor by J. Tendron (Aniforms). Half of the time, animations are shown. Otherwise looks similar like the classics like Telekolleg. A later version is called The New English Method. There are also French, Spanish, Italian, German and maybe other courses. And a DVD called Let's speak American (2009). One Warner DVD set (2 DVD) is for kids: "L'anglais avec Victor : dès 10 ans" (2006).

 

Episodes:  30 minutes each episode, 2 on each VHS

10 VHS, VHS 6 (pictured) has parts 12-20.

 

Video Visits

 

Year published/aired: ~1985-2000s 

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes:  ?

Grade: 9/10

Genres: Geography

Sub-subject: Travel/cultures

Broadcaster: - ?

Production company:

Story: 

Editor:

Director: several

Media: VHS, Laserdisc

Media publisher: International Video Network

Additional media:  

Working material:

Material publisher: 

Novel available: 

Other literature:

 

Plot (short):  Several (at least 65 in 2005) travel videos, (some) obviously also used at schools. I found it at a catalogue (Medienzentrum Heidelberg) like "Discovering Canada" (1992). Also about non-English speaking countries. Oldest VHS I found is from 1985.

Episodes: (selection, mainly English speaking) ~60-80 minutes each

Spain 1986, Paris 1986, Japan 1988, New Zealand 1988, Discovering Germany 1989, Chicago: One magnificient City 1991, Canada 1992, California 1995, Texas 1996, China 2003, ...

London, New York, Australia, Great Cities of Europe, Carribean, Bahamas, San Francisco - Golden Gateway, Alaska - Alaska Experience, Royal Windsor and Eton, Discovering Wales, ...

Schools in Great Britain

Year published/aired: 1987

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 3 ?

Grade: 9 ??

Genres: Documentary

Sub-subject: teen lives

Broadcaster: 

Production company: FWU

Media publisher: 

Story: Karin Beier

Editor:

Director: Karin Beier

Media: VHSx3

Additional media:

Working material:

Material publisher: 

Novel available: 

Other literature:

Plot (short): Documentaries about Britain schools. I only found this on media lists (eg Medienzentrum Heidelberg). There are some few more details but no broadcaster, grades, staff, books etc known. Update: Production company and staff on worldcat.

Episodes: 16-24 minutes 

-The North London Collegiate School - An Independent School (elite school for girls)

-Southgate Technical College - A College of Further Education (1987) 19 minutes, teens 16+

-Southgate School - A Modern Comprehensive (1988) 24 minutes (image/sound collage only? but should include (written ?) messages of students and teachers

The War Between Classes (CBS Schoolbreak Special)

Year published/aired: 1985

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 1

Grade: 10-13 (B1)

Genres: racism, culture

Sub-subject: American English

Broadcaster: 

Production company:

Media publisher: Klett (Germany)

Story: Gloria D. Miklowitz

Editor:

Director: Michael Toshiyuki Uno

Media: DVDx1 

Additional media: (audio book)

Working material: 

Material publisher: Klett English Editions (Germany)

Novel available: 

Other literature: yes

Plot (short):  Episode of CBS Schoolbreak Specials (s3e1). It's about racism and an "color armband game" at school. Main character is teen girl Amy (Japanese origin) who fell in love with a white boy of the opposite social class Also sports scenes, I think Basketball (teen boys). Set in California. Used at schools in Germany (10th grades and up) with special materials for schools by publisher Klett.

 Episodes: 32 minutes

 

Issues junior

Title: Issues junior - Baukästen für den Englischunterricht im 7. Schuljahr

Year published/aired: 1984

Year produced/filmed: 

# of episodes: 3x3

Grade: 7

Genres:

Sub-subject:

Broadcaster: 

Story: 

Editor and Producer: 

Director: 

Media: 

Additional media: Material for Students, Teachers,

Working material: Ulrich Grewer, Georg Gräf, Borge Messell, etc

Novel available: yes  

Other literature: yes 

 

Info: This is based on Issues (1976, 8th grade). Maybe this is just a book series, but at least with audio tapes. Some contents (main overview) can be found on d-nb.info. Probably used in Denmark as "Junior Seven". I also found 2 other "Baukästen" like Scout.

Episodes:

Issues Junior 1:

What's On

Let's Play Darts

Trapped

Issues Junior 2:

Hopscotch

How to be a Bookworm

Help Yourself

Issues Junior 3: (1985)

Sparking off your imagination

The proof of the pudding

Trouble at Aston Hall

Books: Langenscheidt-Longman

Crossing Borders

Year published/aired: 1988

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 3

Grade: 9-13

Genres: documentary

Sub-subject: culture

Broadcaster: WDR

Production company:

Media publisher: 

Story: Stuart Marlow

Editor: Dieter Buttjes

Director: Stuart Marlow ?

Media: VHSx3 

Additional media:

Working material: Dieter Buttjes ?

Material publisher:

Novel available: 

Other literature: yes

Plot (short):  Documentary.  A young American lady discovering some parts of Britain.

Hard to find infos especially with titles like this. Some basic infos I found on fachportal-paedagogik (main plot, broadcaster, grade).  Episode titles, release year, (amount) of media and people on worldcat.

 

Episodes: 18-19 minutes each

1. Up the Thames and down Portobello Road

2. Growing Up with different languages

3. Views of Belfast and kids in Derry

USA - Jenseits der großen Städte

Year published/aired: 1989

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 4

Grade:

Genres:

Sub-subject:

Broadcaster: WDR, (HR, SFB)

Production company:

Producer:

Story:

Editor:

Director: Jörg Goralewski

Media: VHSx4

Media publisher: 

Additional media:

Working material: Johann Bordon ; Hans-Jürgen Berg

Material publisher: 

Novel available: 

Other literature:

Plot (short): Another documentary series. Probably for 9th graders.

Episodes: 30 minutes each

1. Mason City, Iowa

2. Salina, Kansas

3. Quincy, Illinois

4. Cape Giradeau, Missouri

The European Connection

Year published/aired: 1989

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 

Grade: Beginners-native speakers

Genres: Business English

Sub-subject:

Broadcaster: 

Production company: Vektor Ltd. (BBC), IBM UK

Producer: Dr. Bill Walmsley

Story:

Editor:

Director:

Media: Laserdisc

Media publisher: BBC English by Television

Additional media: books, audiocassette, 3.5" disks

Working material: 

Material publisher: 

Novel available: 

Other literature:

Plot (short): The first interactive course on videodisc. English-German. There are also sequels in the Connections series: 

La Connection Francaise, Die Deutsche Verbindung (1990, Goethe Institute), La Conexion Espanola, The Personal Connction, The Meetings Connection (1991). Obviously all for business English. Different levels from beginners to native speakers. I found earlier Laserdiscs starting from 1983, but not interactive (Ensemble, Kontakte (BBC English), Switch On English (Klett)). Vektor Ltd. was previously Brighton Polytechnic.

Meetings, telephone skills, European topics, negotiations,...

I haven't found any pics of clips.

Episodes: 

Linguaphone Video English

 

Year published/aired: mid 1980s

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 8 ?

Grade: 

Genres:

Sub-subject:

Broadcaster: - ?

Production company: Linguaphone

Producer:

Story:

Editor:

Director:

Media: VHSx8 ?

Media publisher: Linguaphone, Sonodisc

Additional media: books, audio cassettes, DVDs, vinyl

Working material:

Material publisher:

Novel available:

Other literature:

Plot (short): Mainly an audio course for the own transportable language lab, but also VHS in the (3rd) "Video Plus" edition. Audio course on reels, tapes, vinyl and shellac since the 1950s. Exact year of VHS unknown, mid 1980s. Pic from episode/unit "Family". Also for many other languages like French and German.

At least a French course "Holiday French" has non-studio scenes. 30 minutes VHS in there (+70 min audio).

Episodes: 

Family

A Week By the Sea

 

Year published/aired: ~1987

Year produced/filmed: ~1987

# of episodes: 2x 8x2

Grade: 7-10 (pre intermediate)

Genres: Everyday's situations, Sitcom

Sub-subject:

Broadcaster: 

Production company: Moviemaker Film & Television Productions

Producer: Simon Murison-Bowie

Story: Peter Viney, Karen Viney, Bernard Hartley

Editor: Julia Allen

Director: Robert Williams

Media: 2x VHSx2/ DVDx1

Media Publisher: Oxford University, Three Vee

Additional media: Books, Cassettes, CDs

Working material:

Material Publisher:

Novel available: 

Other literature:

Plot (short): Everyday's situations/comedy. Kevin and Sharon (played by David Janson and Debbie Arnold). Different other book series since ~1978. Movies based on Streamline English Departures. Pic taken from the original cover. There is also a DVD containing both series.

Episodes: (2x) 60 min. total

(Streamline English Video:)

A Weekend Away (see Streamline English)

A Week By the Sea (pictured)

1. Summer Holiday

2. Beside the Seaside

3. Good Sports

4. A Ghost in the Castle

5. Trouble in Store

6. The Last Boat Leaves At Six

7. House for Sale

8. A Look Into the Future

Actors: Matt Zimmerman, Sandra Payne, Christian Salari, Avril Angers, Keith Andrews, David Janson, Debbie Arnold. 

Book series:

Streamline English: Departures, Connections, Destinations, Directions

New American Streamline

American Streamline

Streamline Graded Readers (now: Storylines)

Dark Towers

 

Year published/aired: 1981

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 10

Grade: 2-4

Genres: Adventure

Sub-subject:

Broadcaster: BBC, CBBC

Production company:

Producer: Sue Weeks

Story: Andrew Davies

Editor:

Director: 

Media: -?

Media publisher: 

Additional media: books, song book,

Working material: 

Material publisher: 

Novel available: 

Other literature:

Plot (short): Ghost story. Tracy (Juliet Waley) met young Lord Edward Dark (Gary Russell; Dick in The Famous Five) at a manor to solve a mystery and find a trasure. There are 2 ghost, a friendly and a mean one (The Tall Knight). Also studio scenes in a library with another 3 ghosts. Educational songs. Filmed in Somerset.

Part of the Look and Read series.

Episodes: 20 minutes each

1. Dark Towers in Danger!

2. The Man in the Picture

3. The Old Legend

4. The Clue in the Book

5. The Old Coach House

6. The Tall Knight's Folly

7. The Dark Tree

8. Beware of the Bird!

9. Who Can Help?

10. The Last Laugh