Issues 2

Contrary to the tool collections of Issues 1, I just have the red teacher's book (cover is text only) which is about all the 5 separate student's books. 1979, grade 9. Very long intro (concept info and overview), Also see Issues 1. The audio recordings were not just broadcasted by Radio Bremen but also recorded by them (and released by FWU). Plots:

-Booze (teen and adult alcoholism, incl 4 cases, 4 interviews (1 doctor) and 1 bio, survey, newspaper report)
-The Camberwell Case (crime at drug store, picture story, reports, questionings, prejudice, map, role play)
-Holiday Industry (holiday planning for England, radio interviews, ads, sales dialogues, maps, surveys) Blackpool and 3 Scottish Ski places incl. Granton-on-Spey
-Horror (noises ?, pics, newspaper, Vampire comic, Vampire info, short story MR James: The Ash Tree, Nightmares, write a play)
-Visions of Freedom (historical US slavery) dialogues, literature, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Adam Starr's Journal, song Go Down Moses, Nat's sermon (Nat Turner), photos. 

No illustrations in the teacher's book, just many boxes like in Issues I. Instructions are a mix of German and English texts. Much more advanced like Issues 1 (grade 8). 

https://schulfernsehenenglischhistory.blogspot.com/2024/04/update-issues.html

https://schulfernsehenenglischhistory.blogspot.com/2021/07/issues-i.html

Update: Issues

 

I was curious and I bought the students book 1 of Issues 1 (1976) and the teacher book (Lehrerhandreichungen) of Issues 2 (1979). As assumed, there are no movies, but at least some audio recordings (by FWU on audio reels and cassettes) which have been recorded and broadcasted on radio (Schulfunk) by Radio Bremen. These kits (Baukästen) were collections of materials to be used at schools. Some stories are based on other books and maybe some turned into movies, or could be.

There were also workbooks for students. The student's book of Issues 1 has 38 pages (A4), the teacher book 64 including 25 pages of concept info and overview and no illustrations beside these boxes. Issues 2 has 5 deeper stories. More about that in a separate post.

The contents of the workbooks (dark grey) are included in the student book as well just smaller.

The cover story in 10 short scenes is about a holiday camp in Denmark. Main character is 14 yo Caroline Redcliffe from Canterbury with at least 2 (younger ?) brothers. She met a Danish boy. Also about 14 yo Roland Schmidt from Frankfurt. Some very short plots, shop, disco etc. Few simple illustrations and multiple choice tasks.

The picture story is a comic of another boy+girl, 6 boxes.

Then there's a short story (Farewell to the Soldiers), set in 1812 about a teen romance, 4 pages, also on audio.

Finally 4 pop songs by teen Darren Burn with lyrics and simple illustrations and then vocabulary.

In total rather poor (nowadays) and just like school books.

https://schulfernsehenenglischhistory.blogspot.com/2021/07/issues-i.html

The Carters of Greenwood

 

Year published/aired: 1966 ?

Year produced/filmed: 1964

# of episodes: 12

Grade: Elementary+ intermediate

Genres: Everyday's situtations

Sub-subject: basics (Cartoon)

Broadcaster: - ?

Production company: Halas & Batchelor

Media publisher:

Story: L. G. Alexander

Editor:

Director:

Media: slides/ Super 8

Additional media:

Working material:

Material publisher: Longman

Novel available: 

Other literature:

Plot (short): Originally cineloops (5 minutes each, obviously b&w) with separate audio reels, but later (~1972) reissued as color Super 8 with sound. Animated cartoon family. The books have different colors (elementary ,2 years experience, orange, showing the kids, intermediate, 4 years, showing dad and and old man (neighbour ?), green background). Everyday's situations of the family. According to IMDb and the production company 1964 (produced?), BFI and the oldest books say 1966. The color Super 8 was announced as new in 1972.

 

Episodes: (~5)/ ~11 minutes each

1. Friends and Neighbours

2. On the Way to Work

3. In the Park

4. 23 North Street

5. Dad's Car

6. Monkey Business

7.  The Telephone Call

8. Higher Education

9. The Football Match

10. The Vacuum Cleaner

11. Dad's Umbrella

12. Miss Grundy Comes to Tea

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

Switch On - The Mystery of Valley Forge

 

Year published/aired: 1982

Year produced/filmed:

Number of episodes: 10

Grade: intermediate

Genres: Mystery thriller

Sub-subject: American English

Broadcaster: -

Production company: Nelson Filmscan

Story:

Editor:

Director:

Producer:

Media: Laserdisc x1, VHS

Media distribution: Longman (VHS), Langenscheidt (Laserdisc)

Additional media: books, book on Laserdisc, audio cassette

Working material: Saxon Menne

Material publisher: Langenscheidt

Novel available:

Other literature:

Music: 

Plot (short): Mystery thriller set in the USA. Series: English language teaching by video. Currently no more details of the plot known. Interactive Laserdisc or VHS with audio tape.

There is also a different 1974 b&w UK series Switch On.

Episodes: 6 minutes each + additional (audio and text) lessons on Laserdisc

Actors: Joseph Anderson, Thomasine Hyna, Steve Meek

Issues I

 

Title: Issues I - Baukasten für den Englischunterricht im 8. Schuljahr

Year published/aired: 1976

Year produced/filmed: 

# of episodes: 5 (Issues I)

Grade: 8-10

Genres:

Sub-subject:

Broadcaster: 

Story: 

Editor and Producer: 

Director: 

Media: 

Additional media: Material for Students, Teachers, 5x each

Working material: Ulrich Grewer, Terry Moston, etc

Novel available: yes, 5 

Other literature: yes

Episodes:

1 Caroline, I love you (Romance, english, German and Danish teens)

2 Runaways

3. Ugly Brutes (plot Ufos, based on War of the Worlds by HG Wells)

4. An Accident

5. Top of the Pops

"Issues 2" (1978) 9th grade

1. Horror

2. The Camberwell Case

3. Visions of Freedom

4. Booze

5. The Holiday Industry

"Issues 3 episodes" (1983, 10th grade)

1. Come Live With Me

2. Heroes

3. And Then There Were None

4. Captain Swing

5. Police

Books: Langenscheidt-Longman

The third English concept with VCR video tapes as Baukästen (tool collection kits). Completely published in 1976, first concepts published in 1973 (started in 1971 finished in 1974). Books released in 1976. Main series is called "Baukästen für den Englischunterricht".

Predecessors were Speak for Yourself and Speak Out (concepts 1972/1973). There's also a series Issues Junior I (1984, 7th Grade). 1-3

Other Baukästen are series "Scout" (9 parts ~1984) and "Getting Into Jeans" (1994 by Michael Freyer".  Very few infos especially about the latter one. Maybe most or all are just books but at least with audio tapes. Some contents can be viewed on d-nb.info Audio reels and cassettes were released by FWU, recorded and broadcasted on Radio Bremen.

Updates:

https://schulfernsehenenglischhistory.blogspot.com/2024/04/update-issues.html

https://schulfernsehenenglischhistory.blogspot.com/2024/04/issues-2.html

Challenges

Full title: Challenges: A Multi-media project for learners of English

Year published/aired: 1976

Year produced/filmed: 

# of episodes: 6

Grade: 8-

Genres: Everydays situations

Sub-subject: 

Broadcaster: 

Production company: Longman, BBC, FWU

Story: 

Editor and Producer: 

Director: 

Media: VHSx6 

Additional media: Material for Students, Teachers, audio tapes, slides

Working material: Terry Moston, Brian Abbs

Material publisher: Langenscheidt-Longman (Germany)

Novel available: 

Other literature: yes

Plot (short): Teens with different everydays situations like finding a job, party, love, fear, pop music

Episodes: ~22 minutes each (?)

1. Somewhere to live (Charlotte searching a home, different types of houses)

2. Somewhere to love (idols, lonely at high age, big family)

3. Somewhere to work (work, unemployment, child labor, gender differences)

4. Somewhere to go (Holidays and future)

5. Somewhere to say (communication and mass media)

6. Somewhere to do (leisure time, social worker at a Soccer club, music, gardening)

Literature:

Exam work: Herzog/Stock/Uppenkamp (1981) ep 5

Kirsten Schaarschmidt (1981)

Tatjana Schikorski (2001)

Books:

There's a 2006 book series by Pearson/Longman. Might be related or a seqel.

Info:

Also used in Japan, Singapore, Belgium, Poland, Austria, Hungary, Yugoslavia,...