Learning English : it's harder than you think (TEFC) | New South Wales. Premier's Dept. Ethnic Affairs Division | ACMI collection

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

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Collection

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Credits

production company

New South Wales. Premier's Dept. Ethnic Affairs Division

Panorama Productions

Duration

00:20:00:00

Production places

Australia

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

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

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)

Collected

1 times

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