Language at twelve (TEFC)

Australia, 1976

Film
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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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Credits

director

Karl McPhee

editor

Andrew Frazer

producer

Tom Manefield

production company

Film Australia

Duration

00:29:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1976

Appears in

Watch Your Language

Group of items

Watch Your Language

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