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Bilingual and Multicultural Education (2)

  • A Foreign Language
    A Foreign Language
    Stanley Jackson 1958 29 min
    This short documentary focuses on a Montreal public school where thousands of immigrant children learn English for the first time. Part of the Candid Eye series.
  • A Trumpet for the Combo
    A Trumpet for the Combo
    Morten Parker 1965 8 min
    In a city high school, a jazz combo needs a trumpet player. Randy is the natural choice since he is the most talented, but the music teacher favours Bruce, a black student. What should come first? The band? The opportunity it affords to Bruce? The teacher's pleasure? These are questions for the audience to decide.

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