Sadek: speaking English

Australia, 1979

Please note

Sorry, we don't have images or video for this item.

Episode of Series “Our multicultural society”.
A biographical account of an Egyptian migrant, Sadek. The film discusses the adult education classes he attends, and the problems he has to face with his limited knowledge of English Suitable for middle and upper secondary levels.

Content notification

Our collection comprises over 40,000 moving image works, acquired and catalogued between the 1940s and early 2000s. As a result, some items may reflect outdated, offensive and possibly harmful views and opinions. ACMI is working to identify and redress such usages.

Learn more about our collection and our collection policy here. If you come across harmful content on our website that you would like to report, let us know.

How to watch

This work has not been digitised and is currently unavailable to view online. It may be possible for approved reseachers to view onsite at ACMI.

Learn more about accessing our collection

Collection

In ACMI's collection

Credits

director

Michael Robertson

producer

Jan Sharp

production company

Film Australia

Duration

00:10:17:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1979

Appears in

Group of items

Our multicultural society

Explore

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

012938

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Language and culture

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Acculturation

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Assimilation (Sociology)

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Australia - Emigration and immigration

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Australia - Social conditions

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Emigration and immigration

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ethnic relations

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Multiculturalism

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social problems

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social sciences - Study and teaching

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Adult education

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → English language

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Language and culture

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Social sciences - Study and teaching

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Acculturation

Literature → English language

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

Please note: this archive is an ongoing body of work. Sometimes the credit information (director, year etc) isn’t available so these fields may be left blank; we are progressively filling these in with further research.

Cite this work on Wikipedia

If you would like to cite this item, please use the following template: {{cite web |url=https://acmi.net.au/works/75533--sadek-speaking-english/ |title=Sadek: speaking English |author=Australian Centre for the Moving Image |access-date=22 May 2025 |publisher=Australian Centre for the Moving Image}}