This film observes, in a Montreal public school, the teaching of English to immigrant children. To thousands of children arriving in Canada from Greece, Italy, France, Germany or Japan, English is “a foreign language.” Under able coaching they begin to understand and even enjoy the vagaries of the English language.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
313257
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Immigrants - Canada
Documentary → Documentary films - Canada
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Canada - Emigration and immigration
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Education of children
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Immigrants - Canada
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Multiculturalism
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Pluralism (Social sciences)
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Education of children
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Education of children
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)