Episode of Series “Watch Your Language”.
Intended primarily to emphasise the diversity and complexity of language in the life of a 12-year-old. This film focuses on two 12-year-olds who are involved in a school language project. Shows their interaction with a sufficient number of significant people in their lives for us to gain an impression of how the demands upon their speech shift. Suitable for upper secondary level.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
005991
Language
English
Subject categories
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Communication
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Education of children
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Children - Language
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Education - Study and teaching
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Education of children
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Language and languages
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Language and languages - Study and teaching
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Learning
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Linguistics
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Speech
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Children - Language
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Education of children
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Children - Language
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Speech
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)