THE DISTRIBUTION OF ENGLISH IN UPPER CANADA 1851–1871

Studies of British peoples in Upper Canada have emphasized the Irish and Scots rather than the English despite the fact that in 1871 439,429 people - 27 per cent of Ontario residents - claimed English ancestry (Clarke and McLeod 1974; Houston and Smyth 1980; Akenson 1984). Those of English nativity constituted 28 per cent of foreign-born in the same year (Census of Canada 1871). Two decades earlier, in 1851, the English-born numbered 82,699, and they had increased to 124,062 by 1871. The overall proportion of those of English birth remained quite uniform, at approximately 8 per cent throughout the twenty-year period.     

MEDIEVAL ENGLISH PARLIAMENTS

The English Parliament in the Middle Ages. By H. G. Richardson and G. O. Sayles. London: Hambledon Press
The English Parliament in the Middle Ages. Edited by R. G. Davies and J. H. Denton. Manchester: Manchester University Press     

MARV TEACHING ENGLISH IN TIBET

正I first met Marv in an English corner held in Lhasa every weekend.He is the only native English speaker between all the participants,who is crucial in assisting the activity.He is an English teacher in Lhasa which is a very rare occupation here,therefore I decide to interview him and record his story."I grew up in a small town near the Mississippi River,located in the state of Illinois.Actually,when I was a kid,I never thought of staying in China,