Groups with Vacancies
- Architecture Past and Present
- Art I
- Art III
- Badminton
- Bird Watching II
- Blues Ensemble
- Bookworm
- Bowling Crown Green
- Bridge - Friday II
- Bridge - Monday
- Bridge - Thursday
- Bridge - Tuesday
- Bridge Stocksbridge
- Classical Greek
- Country Dancing
- Craft
- Current Affairs Discussion
- Cycling - Mondays
- Cycling - Wednesdays
- Cycling - ebikes
- Deaf Awareness Group
- Dining Out
- Dippers Too (7-10mls)
- Dressmaking and Sewing
- English - an evolving language
- Enjoying Literature
- Environment
- European Travel Group
- Family History III
- Feminists Over Fifty
- Film Appreciation
- French-Advanced
- Gardening C
- Gardening at Whirlow Brook Park
- German for Improvers
- German-Advanced
- German-Intermediate
- Guitar Group II
- Indian Veggie Buffet
- Italian for Holidays
- Knitting II
- Late Walkers (5mls)
- Local History (SE)
- Lunch & Lecture
- Mah Jong
- Mandarin
- Maths
- Military History
- Mindful Ageing
- Nordic Walking Group
- Novel Reading II
- Novel Reading III
- Novel Reading IV
- Orienteering Group
- Outdoor Sketching
- Personal Finance
- Photography
- Pilates
- Poetry Study
- Polish Culture and Heritage
- Practical Philosophy
- Racketball
- Racketball Stocksbridge
- Recorder
- Recorder 2
- Science & Technology
- Scottish Gaelic
- Shared Learning & Research Projects
- Singing for Pleasure
- Steel City Wanderers
- Strollers II ( Public Trspt.)
- Strollers II (Saturday)
- Strollers III (Saturday)
- Sugar & Spice
- Sunday Ramblers (6-8 mls)
- Sunday Walkers (6-8 mls)
- Sustainable Living
- Travel Group
- Ukulele 2
- Video Production (Documentary)
- Vintage Film on TV Discussion
- Vintage Voices
- Walk & Talk German
- Walking Cricket
- Walking Grp A (5-6mls)
- Walking Grp D (9-11mls)
- Walking Grp E (5-7mls)
- Walking Grp F (6-9mls)
- Walking Grp G (5-7mls)
- Walking Grp J (10-14mls)
- Walking Grp L (5 mlles)
- Walking Grp M (5 - 6 mls)
- Walking Grp N (6 - 7mls)
- Walking Grp SE (6 - 8 mls)
- War Poetry
- Weekenders
- Welsh Conversation Group A
- Welsh Conversation Group B
- Welsh Conversation Group C
- Welsh Duolingo Extra (Beginners to Intermediate)
- Welsh Intermediate
English - an evolving language
In recent times there has been much talk about language - how politicians use language to manipulate, how language can be divisive and promote civil unrest. Claims have been made that the English Language is being destroyed by the Internet, tweets, texts, young people.... that American English is taking over the world. In our group we discuss such issues as - how we acquire language, how English has changed over the centuries, why English spelling is so weird, the language of Chaucer and Shakespeare, Language and Social Class, Accent and Dialect and much more. The group has been running for 5 years now and we will be relaunching in January with a range of new topics. This is not a taught course but a discussion based interactive group. Meetings are held in S8 on the morning of the first Tuesday of each month.
Coordinator | Maggie Lyons |
Telephone | 07546 585 703 |
Meeting Day/Time/ Frequency | Tuesday morning, Monthly |
Cost | nil |
Vacancies | Yes |
Venue | Member’s home, S8 |
Parent | Languages |