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I Will Speak English (1954)

'An instructional film made on behalf of the Department of Social Welfare, demonstrating a new technique to teach English to illiterate adult audiences in the Gold Coast. (..) This is a film with an almost entirely African cast, depicting an African teacher instructing a group of African students, produced by a predominantly African crew. Yet, the subject of the film – encouraging the widespread teaching of English – jars with this image of a modern Gold Coast. Just as the Gold Coast Film Unit was overseen by British figures – such as Sean Graham and, in this case, George Noble – this film also endorses the retention of British influence within a new national identity'. - Tom Rice, for colonialfilm.org

Released Sept. 1, 1954 14 min None+

Genres: Documentary

Keywords: tmdb.education, tmdb.empire, tmdb.colonialism

Production Companies: Gold Coast Film Unit

Country: United States
Languages: English

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Runtime: 14 min.
Released: Sept. 1, 1954
Status: Released
Certification: NR

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