An Australian looks at the problems faced by migrants in learning to speak English. Through his investigation we learn that they face many problems: pressures of finding work as soon as they arrive, difficulties in finding classes that don’t conflict with work hours, working in jobs where there is little communication with others. Isolation restricts their practice of language
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 As a result, some items may reflect outdated, offensive and possibly harmful views and opinions.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 been digitised but due to rights and access requirements can only be viewed onsite at over WiFi or by an access request.
Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
012975
Language
English
Subject categories
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Emigration and immigration
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social problems
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Language and languages
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation
U-Matic (low band); Access Print (Section 1)