The Spoken word (TEFC)

New Zealand, 1978

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Discusses the development of language and its relationship to the developing child. The role of the parent in language development is shown as a high priority and examples are given of adults assisting children towards a more developed form of language in the home and school situations.

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Credits

director

Colin Park

producer

Michael Milan

production company

University of Otago. Dept. of Education and Visual Learning Centre

Duration

00:27:47:00

Production places

New Zealand

Production dates

1978

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

322855

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - New Zealand

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Education of children

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Children - Language

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Education - Parent participation

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Education of children

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Language acquisition

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Language experience approach in education

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Learning, Psychology o

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Teaching - Methodology

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Child development

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Children - Language

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Education of children

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Child development

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Children - Language

Short films

Short films → Short films - New Zealand

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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