Slang around the world

Slang around the world is a short film from 1957. It is held in the IUL Moving Image Archive collection.

Presents members of the New York Herald Tribune World Forum and forum director Helen Hiett Waller. Teenagers from the Sudan, Israel, Ceylon, and Yugoslavia discuss American slang as an obstacle to the understanding of English and as a puzzlement and ...

Slang around the world
Produced by	National Educational Television
Production company	National Educational Television
Distributed by	National Educational Television
Release date	1957
Language	English

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Summary

Presents members of the New York Herald Tribune World Forum and forum director Helen Hiett Waller. Teenagers from the Sudan, Israel, Ceylon, and Yugoslavia discuss American slang as an obstacle to the understanding of English and as a puzzlement and source of amusement to foreign visitors. The young people examine slang words and phrases in their own language.

Physical Format

IUL Genres

Educational

Talk

Youth

IUL Subject

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Slang around the world