Talking shop: demands on language

Australia, 1977

Film
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Episode of Series “Watch Your Language”.
A teenage boy and girl, when interviewed for vacation jobs in a store, reveal a limited capacity to express themselves. Describes their feelings about their jobs, their fellow workers and shows how they adapted to the situation. Useful for linguistics studies and career advisers. Suitable for middle and upper secondary levels and tertiary teacher education.

Credits

director

Karl McPhee

producer

Tom Manefield

production company

Australia. Dept. of Education

Film Australia

Duration

00:26:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1977

Appears in

Watch Your Language

Group of items

Watch Your Language

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

010578

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Employment interviewing

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Management

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Communication

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Youth - Employment

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → English language - Study and teaching

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Linguistics

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Youth - Employment

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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