Last week’s conversation class about the novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen was quite successful. We met at the Egdgware arms pub in Second Life and spent about an hour discussing the first chapter. We mostly spoke about social changes, particularly the role of women in society in the past 200 years. The discussion was based around the opening quote of the novel.
Conversational English at the Edgware Arms
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.
We talked about what the statement might have meant to the characters in the novel, to the narrator, to Jane Austen and to people living in the 21st Century in general. At times the debate got quite heated and I was pleased to find that the students who attended had strong opinions and really wanted to express them.
I’m not sure how we will manage to read the entire book, especially seeing that at the rate of a chapter a week it will take about three years! But people were really keen to continue the discussion this week, so we will keep going with this book until we tire of it.
This week we will talk about chapter two of the novel. Read chapter two here.
When? On Sunday the 3rd of May at 11 pm PST – Convert this time and date to your timezone here
Where? The Edgware arms pub. Click here to see the schedule and location
This class can be attended from anywhere in the world. All you need is a good internet connection and headphones with a microphone. If you would like to join us then be sure to do the following things:
1) Join languagelab.com
2) Read this post to find out how you can read Pride and Prejudice for free online
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