 Hi, this unit presents aspects of the English orthography from a historical perspective. It provides an overview of the development of English spelling from the early runic inscriptions until today's more or less consistent ways of using alphabetic characters. In the virtual session with its optional question sheet as default guidance, we will look at the history of English spelling, the relationship between sound changes and orthographical patterns, and will include aspects of graphemic alternation. The mastery worksheet presents questions about several spelling phenomena of present-day English. For example, the difference between British and American English. And the practical discusses the vowels in selected words from a historical perspective. Surely a lot of material, but at the same time probably highly profitable.