Hi
Welcome students! Hope u have fun blogging! Every week there will be a new posting. u shd react to that as well as comment on the lab activity we do on mondays. the first lab activity is going to be a viewing activity. You are going to watch two episodes from the comic series 'mind ur language'. this is a sitcom which few of u might have seen it. hope u enjoy it again. it is not just viewing activity. you should
1. identify the nationaliies of the students with their names
2. your comment abt the sitcom
3. have u seen similar such serials in our indian context? wd u like to?
sujatha priyadharsini
24 comments:
Hi friends, happy to write the first comment:-)
I'd like to go about with my comment of the film first and here it is... first of all the film wasn't so amusing!! but of course there were a few good moments but it wasn't hilarious AT ALL!! the characters performed well except for Jamila, the pakistani women...I think, she's overdone her role! And of course there was a lot of racist comments which I personally felt, was not nice!
As far as character's name goes... from what ever I comprehended..
Givani Copello-Italian
Anna Smith- German
Jamila- Indian
Maxmillan-Greek
Taro Nagzumi-Japan
Ranjith Singh-Punjab
Ingrid- Swedish
Daniel-French
Ali Nadim-Pakistani
Chung suli-Chinese
Juan-Spanish
And finally... there is also a similar program aired on NDTV imagine called "angrezi mein kehte hain". Here is the URL if you would like to take a look: http://www.ndtvimagine.com/amk/imagine_about.asp
thank you=)
Hello Ppl... I'll start with their names and nationalities and then move on to my opinion about the series.
Ms.Courtney - Headmistress
Jeromy Brown - Professor ( English obviously!! )
Anna - Germany
Taro - Japan
Maxmillan - Athens , Greece
Jamila Ranja - India
Juan - Italy
Ranjith Singh - Punjab, India
Danielle - France
Gladys - Spain
Ali Nadeem - Lahore, Pakistan
Suli - China
Now my comment :
I quite agree with Bhargavi about the show. Its not a rib tickling comedy show, it does make you laugh but not so much that you'll want to watch it over and over. I've seen better shows than this may be not the same genre but any day better than this.
I personally liked the performances of professor Brown and Ali Nadeem they come as relief when compared to Jamila and Suli.
hi everyone,
First,I would like to list the names and nationalities here it goes....
Ms.Courtney - Headmistress
Jeromy Brown - Professor
Danielle - France
Gladys - Spain
Ali Nadeem - Lahore, Pakistan
Anna - Germany
Taro - Japan
Maxmillan - Athens , Greece
Jamila Ranja - India
Juan - Italy
Ranjith Singh - India
my opinion about the serial:
I would not totally disagree with aparna's point of view.But,according to me this serial was quite interesting and it was really fun to watch it.
The portrayal of every character is very good except for jamila and suli.I felt they were unnesscary for serial,their characterisation was also quite heritating.Except for them ,I found the serial was not bad. It is worth, watching it twice.
cheers,
saranya
Characters and their nationalities
Jeremy Brown - English teacher
Miss Courtney – principal
Maximillian Papandrious – Greek
Anna Schmidt – German
Taro Nagazumi – Japanese
Giovanni Capello - Italian
Jamila Ranjha – Indian
Ali Nadeem – Pakistani
Ranjeet Singh – Punjabi
Juan Cervantes – Spanish
Danielle Favre – French
Chung Su-Lee – Chinese
Gladys - old lady in charge of the canteen at the school
I didn’t find it that hilarious but in certain places it was funny. Comedy brought out through some characterisations in some places were good but trying to make comedy through the physical nature of a person, I feel is cheap!
Names and their Nationalities:
Ms.Courtney - Head mistress
Jeromy Brown - Professor
Anna - Germany
Taro - Japan
Maxmillan - Athens , Greece
Jamila Ranja - India
Juan - Italy
Ranjith Singh - Punjab, India
Daniel - France
Gladys - Spain
Ali Nadeem - Lahore, Pakistan
Chuli - China
i would not accept aparna's comment...its really funny.First time i watched this .i feel this would be one of the best show i have seen...but here, i dont like jamila characterization.unnecessary character..she dont know how to act....but ali nadeem s too good...his situation comedy rocks! Overall its worth watching...
names & nationalities
Capello from Italy
Brown and Ms.Courtney - British
some - Lee from China
nagasumi from Japano
Maxmillian from Greece
Juan from Spain
Ranjith singh and Jamila from India
Nadeem ali from Pak
finally
Daniel(but she s a gal!!) from France
i didnt notice the african inspector's name (is it canyon??), so thousand apologies...
and i dunno how to spell the other names too, so another 1000 apologies...
Comment
The series is Jolly good for those who are seeing it for the first time. But from the comments here, it seems some of the class didnt like it much. Even though it doesn't tickle the rib, grown up kids (!!!) like me enjoyed it (not fully, at least in some parts).
I think it'l be better if we c it in projector.
any supporters????
Hi friends.... Before starting let me first Thank our Language mam for giving us a new way of listening training. I also wish you all friends for a better development in your language.
Name and Occupation of the Characters:
$Mrs... Sorry... Ms. Courtney from England
$White skinned Professor Brown from England
$Jameela Ranja from India (House Wife)
$Ranjith Singh from India (Salesman)
$Ali Nadeem from Pakistan (Un Employed)
$Chun Suli from China (Chinese Diplomatic
communist)
$Evani Kupello from Italy (Hotel Chef)
$Rojer from Kenya (Educational inspector, I added
him also a student as he too attended the class)
$Tero Nakasui from Japan(photographer)
$Anna Smith from Germany
$Daniel from France
$Papandrio from Greek
Good Evening(Gud Heaving for the fans of Jameela Ranja) to all... It was a very nice and entertaining one... I liked very much because as it was played through head phones so that i can clearly listen to the words and their pronunciation. The making of the characters and the artists suited for the characters was really nice. Everyone played their part nice in making fun , fighting with each other, helping each other or even showing their patriotism if anyone tells wrong about their nation etc... Fight between two boys for one girl , giving the answer papers or leaking the question papers(am not sure), not writing the home works reminds our school educational atmosphere. Some make fun by their language and some by their body language.. I really pray god that no other teacher in the world should dace the situation as faced by Prof. Brown. Anyway the class in Room # 5 , Next to corridor was very entertaining. Thank You friends for reading this comment. Sorry if any grammatical or logical mistake made by me.
hai friends... this is SUKANYA. Here are the names of the people who have enacted in the film
Ms.Courtney - Headmistress
Jeromy Brown - Professor
Anna - Germany
Taro - Japan
Maxmillan - Athens , Greece
Jamila Ranja - India
Juan - Italy
Ranjith Singh - Punjab, India
Danielle - France
Gladys - Spain
Ali Nadeem - Lahore, Pakistan
Suli - China
my comment:
the movie was quite interesting.After watching this episode,i came to know the different accents of pronuncing a word a word in English. I was able to analyse the different cultures. I could understand the effect of our indian language on English.
Hai gals and guys...
wishing u all a a happy week-end.
hey! here's my comment yaar...
Mind your language amused me but not so much. and on the other hand, this is the real situation prevailing in India. Since India is a multi-linguistic country, we have so many accents for a single word. Probably the englishmen would get bemused at the way we speak their language. People... is there anyone to agree or disagree with me?????
And,the characters name:
Ms.Courtney - Headmistress
Jeromy Brown - Professor
Anna - Germany
Taro - Japan
Maxmillan - Athens , Greece
Jamila Ranja - India
Juan - Italy
Ranjith Singh - Punjab, India
Danielle - France
Gladys - Spain
Ali Nadeem - Lahore, Pakistan
Suli - China
Hi everyone,
The characters and their nationalities:
Miss Courtney and Mr. Brown-England
Taro-Germany
Chung Su-Lee-China
Giovani Capelo- Italy
Anna –Germany
Jamila and Ranjit Singh-India
Maximillian -Greece
Juan -Spain
Danielle -France
Ali Nadem-Pakistan
My comment on the series,
The screening was enjoyable and different after the theory classes. So I would also join with Swmainathan to thank mam. The show was hilarious to an extend but seemed to be an over dose at certain places. I do agree with mi classmates that making comedy out of sensitive issues like racism and physical appearance is not agreeable. Taro and Juan are my favorite characters. I liked the experience of watching the show with my friends.
"Mind Your Language" is a British sitcom that was originally aired on ITV in 1977. Produced by LWT and directed by Stuart Allen and aired in 1986.
CHARACTERS AND NATIONALITIES
School staff
*Jeremy Brown, portrayed by Barry Evans.
*Miss Dolores Courtney, portrayed by Zara Nutley
*Gladys, portrayed by Iris Sadler, an old lady incharge of tea room
Students
*Giovanni Capello,portrayed by George Camiller - Italy
*Anna Schmidt, portrayed by Jacki Harding - Germany
*Chung Su-Lee, portrayed by Pik-Sen Lim - China
*Taro Nagazumi, portrayed by Robert Lee - Japan
*Jamila Ranjha, portrayed by Jamila Massey - India
*Maximillian Papandrious, portrayed by Kevork Malikyan - Greece
*Juan Cervantes, portrayed by Ricardo Montez - Spain
*Ranjeet Singh, portrayed by Albert Moses, from Punjab in India
*Danielle Favre, portrayed by Francoise Pascal - France
*Ali Nadeem, portrayed by Dino Shafeek - Pakistan
*Ingrid Svenson, portrayed by Anna Bergman - Sweden
*Zoltán Szabó, portrayed by Gabor Vernon - Hungary
The part which i enjoyed the most an educational inspector arrived to the school to observe the classes, Mr. Brown mistakes him for a new student
Hi Frenz,
sorry guys,i was a busy bee during the weekdays but i have found a right time to post my comments and as follows :
I'll start in naming the cast and the nation they belong to and then my review about the episode...
NAME Nationality
Jeremy Brown -British
Miss Courtney -British
Ali Nadim -Pakistani
Giovanni Capello -Italian
Maximillian -Athens,Greece
Taro -Japanese
Anna Schmith -German
Jamila Ranjha -Indian
Juan Cervantes -Spanish
Ranjeet Singh -Punjabi,Indian
Danielle Favre -French
Chung Su-Li -Chinese
Roger kenyon -African
Surinder -Indian
Surinder's father -indian
My reviews and thoughts about the episode:
the Film may fall under laughter kind of show but its appliable for the mature audiences only...how about the others...
The scripts consists some harsh language like **************,ranjeet and ali(muslims-sikhs fights)....
It'll make you laugh at times but irritates you most of the time...
(+)ves:
1.Mr.Brown's Pronounciation is clean as a whistle.He has good humour sense....
2.Ali Nadim and ranjeet singh screen presence....
3.Roger Kenyon....
(-)ves:
1.harsh language and words...
2.Taro,Anna Schmith ,Juan Cervantes,Chung Su-Li,Jamila Ranjha characterization was bad(wasted)
My Verdict:
The bottomline is
"MIND YOUR WORDS" to "mind your language" cast and crew members....
hello people, namaste to everyone, i am very exited to post my assignment in the net for the 1st time. i would
like to thank our new english teacher,sujata mam, for making the class so interactive and informative.the course is really helping everyone to develop the knowledge and language.....
coming to the film it was very very funny which bought smile in all faces.It was very enjoyable,i could heard the prenounciation of the words very well except a few words which were totally new to me, i don think its hilarious as others said.ranjith singh was very funny.
character's names
ali nadeem-pakistani
browniromy-teacher
miss courtney-hod
maximillone-athens
jevonnicopele-ittalion
jamela ranjan-indian
ranjith singh - punjab
Taro - Japan
chum suli - china
Juan-Spanish
Anna Smith- German
Hi frns,
Let me start with the names and thier nationalities first!
Jeromy Brown - English
Anna - Germany
Taro - Japan
Maxmillan - Athens , Greece
Jamila Ranja - India
Juan - Italy
Ranjith Singh - Punjab, India
Danielle - France
Gladys - Spain
Ali Nadeem - Lahore, Pakistan
Suli - China
'Mind your language' was good at some places but was annoying most of the time... but it was a good start for us... its a new experience for me,for watching the movie like that! I would also like to join my friends and thank ma'am :)
hi everyone,its me...............
here goes the characters and their nationalities in the play:
Ranjeet Singh - Punjab,India
Surinder -Punjab,India
Jamila Ranja -India
Ali Nadim -Lahore,Pakistan
Giovanni Capello -Italy
Roger kenyon -Africa
Jeremy Brown -England
Miss Courtney -England
Juan Cervantes -Spain
Chung Su-Li -China
Danielle Favre -France
Maximillian -Athens,Greece
Taro -Japan
Anna Schmith -Germany
if something is there between the good and the bad,it lies there..........
the slang of ranjeet & ali is quite funny,
the character brown attracts me,
on the whole "mind your language" makes us to mind our language.
Greeting to you all From Soman Meyyar.
Characters and Nationalities
Principal - Miss Courtney
English teacher - Mr.Jeremy Brown
Greek – Mr. Maximillian
Spanish - Juvan Cervantes
French - Danielle Favre
German - Anna Smith
Italian - Guiovani
Chinese - Chung Suu Lee
Japanese - Taro Naghasumi
Pakistani - Ali Nadheem
Indian (Punjabi) - Ranjith Singh
Indian - Jamila Ranjha
Indain (Punjabi Girl) - Ranjith's fiancée(name unknown)
Indian (Punjabi Man) -fiancée's father(name unknown)
First, I thank Mrs. Sujatha madam for giving this excellent chance. And made us to now that, as the Land, Sky and Water is begin divided in the world, even though they are same all over the world. Same way 'Pronunciation' of one word is divided among the people of the world.
About the program "Mind your language", the paper work(Script $ Concept) was really good. But, when it came to the acting part, it was kinda not good. Jamila's acting part was Exaggerate. If Jamila's acting part wasn't overacted, i think it would have been as a real situation, bcoz no one will take anything to the class as jamila did. (Director Sir- Next time see to that, u dont add on too many creams for the characters...
Personal word:
The program would have been much more interesting, if there was a character from Middle – East. Their style of pronouncing word is entirely different.
Since I have spoken to african ppl, their pronunciation is really good. They give life to the word by their vibrant pronunciation + gestures…
US ppl pronunciation is well fashioned and times its difficult to trace it…
Hi frndz, Sorry for the late, now only i have aright time to post my comment, First i would like to thank mam for making class enjoyable "thank u mam", k let c the characters
Givani copello - Italy
Ms.Courtney - Headmistress
Brown - Professor
Anna - Germany
Taro - Japan
Maxmillan - Greece
Jamila Ranja - India
Juan - spanish
Ranjith Singh - India
Danielle - France
Gladys - Spain
Ali Nadeem - Pakistan
Suli - China
commnt;
The characterization was very nice in it, every one played their part nice, especially Ali, Ranjith singh's body language was xtraordinary, but Jamila character irritates me, most scenes were packed with timing comedies.
The fighting for a gal, late coming Ranjith, canteen scenes, reminds my past days. Totally it was nice, and also it was a new xperience 4r me,
If any grammatical or any other mistakes a one thousand apologies for that.
Thanx frndz..
Characters and Nationalities
Jamila Ranja - India
Suli - China
Givani copello - Italy
Ms.Courtney - Headmistress
Brown - Professor
Taro - Japan
Maxmillan - Greece
Juan - spanish
Ranjith Singh - India
Danielle - France
Gladys - Spain
Ali Nadeem - Pakistan
Anna - Germany
comment:
It was good, i like that ali nadeem character.
It was humorous and also it was a new experience for me.
salam to all
i think am the last , its ok even though am the last i hope i will be the best
first of all i wanna say "Thank u" to our sujatha mam "Thank u" mam this is my first experience to practise communication through this method and this is my very new experience to post comment in net .
after our theory classes we enjoyed a lot
catalogue and nationalities
Miss Courtney – principal
Jeremy Brown - English teacher
Maximillian Papandrious – Greek
Anna Schmidt – German
Taro Nagazumi – Japanese
Giovanni Capello - Italian
Jamila Ranjha – Indian
Ali Nadeem – Pakistani
Ranjeet Singh – Punjabi
Juan Cervantes – Spanish
Danielle Favre – French
Chung Su-Lee – Chinese
Gladys - spain (charge of canteen)
comments about this comic movie(different movie with different characters)
First of all i would like to applause for this movie director ,because its not easy to make a movie especially comic movie ,whether the movie is good or not its next thing.as a human being i enjoyed a lot ,but when it comes to a comment or review i felt bad because in this movie in certain situation more futile words were used ,its not necessary to make comedy by using futile words only..
and of course there was a lot of racist comments which i felt .......
charming character done by MR.Brown
cherish character done by all of them but except that "Jamila"
and i dont want to say i agree with that guy and i disagree with that guy,because this is comment it shows our individuality.
my simple concise about this movie
"ITS DIFFERENT" and "NOT BAD"
namaste to all
Hello Vivek.. I am here.. Don forget me...
Hello friends.. Jai here...
Before entering the comment i wish to thank our English madam for giving me such an exciting opportunity like this... First let me tell the character names and Nationalities and then give my views:
1.Prof. Brown( English)
2.Ms.Courteny(English)
3.Jameela Ranja (Indian)
4.Ranjith SIngh (Indian)
5.Ali Nadeem (Pakistani)
6.Danie (French)
7.Papandriuos (Spanish)
8.Juan (Italian)
9.Chung Su-Lee (Chineese)
10. Taro (Japaneese)
hi friends.. I am sure that you all have a bright future.. Because each and everyone is different from others. That uniqueness is expected from us by everyone.... All the best Guys & Girls.....
On my point of view i laughed much... I liked the body language done by prof. Brown... He really teaches us through his situation that before entering in anything we should analyze... After entering Mr. Brown is struggling.. And the students are really enjoying their evening class.. Each one cannot understand what others speaking.. There are also silly fights within them for girl, nationality, and their personal issues.. Among everyone Jamila's character and her performance was irritating for me... And others are also nice. From this we can find the culture of other nationalities... Especially we can see that Japanese Old man giving respect each and every time for the professor... I think that respect is the reason for the development of Japan... And Ali-Singh fights and all nice. But it should not be true.. (Hindu-Muslim needs Brotherhood at this time..) And others played their given part nice. Really Language lab rocks.. Hope it will continue in the forth coming classes....
I am eager to write the comments for them also...
Thanking YOu....
Always Yours...
JaiShankar @ Jai.......
HI FRIENDS,
This is my lateral entry to this blog but i am happy to share my experience.
charectors
Ms.Courtney - Headmistress
Jeromy Brown - Professor
Anna - Germany
Taro - Japan
Maxmillan - Athens , Greece
Jamila Ranja - India
Juan - Italy
Ranjith Singh - Punjab, India
Danielle - France
Gladys - Spain
Ali Nadeem - Lahore, Pakistan
Suli - China
comment
iI saw the movie for the first time so i enjoyed it well.the charectors involved in this play are qiuite appriciatable one. even they completely dont know about the language they are free to speech on their own way and correct their mistakes.expecially ali nadim pronounces the words incorrectly and rectify it on the guidence of the professor.i thought for us also it is very useful in class hours.
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