A Foreign Language
This film observes, in a Montréal 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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A Foreign Language
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Status
Released
Release Date
Nov 2, 1958
Runtime
0h 30m
Genres
Documentary
Original Title
A Foreign Language
Production Companies
ONF | NFB
Director
Stanley Jackson
Description
This film observes, in a Montréal 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.
