 Welcome. Have you ever been interested in the development of the English language? Would you like to know more about what English sounded like and how it was written hundreds of years ago? Although you want to understand how the English vocabulary developed, well if you do, then in each case this is the perfect linguistic option for you. The Virtual Linguistics Campus Repository, VLC 203, the History of English, a collection of e-learning units all about the development of the English language from its beginnings to the present day. Two courses constitute the backbone for VLC 203, our introductory course VLC 101 Linguistic Fundamentals and VLC 202 Historical Linguistics. They provide you with the background knowledge that is necessary to understand, for example the principles of language change, the parameters of language typology, or the fundamentals of phonetics and phonology. But let's now see how you can use VLC 203. If you have an account on the Open Educational Resources VLC website, which is of course free, accessing the repository is simple. Just log in with your personal data and you will find the repository on your personalized dashboard or in your course overview. A click on the bottom of the VLC 203 tile leads you to the repository start site where you have access to all modules starting with the content description and the preliminary section with advice and help on how to use the units. And here is how we organize the content of VLC 203 for you. The topics are arranged from past to present, starting with the origins of English and its earliest forms in part one. Why are the discussion of the Middle English period and language in part two? Special emphasis is laid on early modern English in part three, including a detailed discussion of the great vowel shift, one of the most influential sound shifts in English. The remaining part looks at recent developments with a final focus on present day English orthography. This list of units is being updated and quality assured on a regular basis. And our teaching and learning concept, well, studying online on the virtual linguistics campus simply means go through each unit at your own pace, tick off an activity you have worked through and make use of as many VLC options as possible. And if you don't know what to do first, use the how to proceed options at the beginning of each content section. And as most of you know, each unit should be finished with a mastery test where you can earn your personal topic related VLC badge. And at the end, if your score is 70% or higher, you will be awarded the Statement of Accomplishment certificate. Maybe you prefer using your mobile device. If so, feel free to download the Moodle app, log in and study where and whenever you want. Well, that's it. The rest is up to you. Thanks for your attention and see you on the virtual linguistics campus.