Bookends: French Class in West Vancouver Memorial Library
- Jack, Carolyn, Interviewee
- Media Type
- Video
- Item Type
- Video recordings
- Description
- The video recording presents documentation of a French class for pre-school age children and their parents at the West Vancouver Memorial Library, led by Carolyn Jack, and brief interview segments with Jack, broadcast in May, 1979, on Bookends, a program produced by North Shore T.V. Productions. Jack leads the class in English to introduce the French phrases for personal introductions and greetings, and leads a sing-along and game in French. Interview segments are in English.
- Notes
- Date taken from label on original videocassette. Production details supplied from Bookends program of June 1979.
- Publisher
- North Shore T.V. Production
- Place of Publication
- [North Vancouver, BC]
- Date of Original
- May 1979
- Playing Time
- 00:27:29
- Subject(s)
- Corporate Name(s)
- West Vancouver Memorial Library ; North Shore Libraries
- Local identifier
- AV003
- Collection
- Digital Collection
- Language of Item
- English; French
- Geographic Coverage
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British Columbia, Canada
Latitude: 49.36636 Longitude: -123.16935
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- Copyright Statement
- © West Vancouver Memorial Library
Downloading images from this site is governed by our Guidelines for Appropriate Usage and Conditions of Use. - Copyright Date
- 1979
- Copyright Holder
- North Shore T.V. Productions
- Location of Original
- West Vancouver Memorial Library
- Reproduction Notes
- Preservation master file created from original videocassette, July 2014.
- Contact
- West Vancouver Memorial LibraryEmail:turquhart@westvanlibrary.ca
Website:
Agency street/mail address:1950 Marine Drive
West Vancouver, BC V7V 1J8
604-925-7400 - Transcription
Opening credits (00:00:01); host introduces program, French classes for preschool-age children at West Vancouver Memorial Library (00:00:35); on-site, French class led by Carolyn Jack, introducing lesson “Bonjour, je m’appelle” (00:01:08); on-camera interview between host and Jack, describing program details (00:03:50); class learning “Bonjour, je m’appelle” (00:04:45); interview, Jack describes parent participation (00:05:58); class learning “Comment t’appelle tu?” (00:09:58); story time, “The Happy Lion” (00:12:30); sing-along and game, “Sur la (sic) pont d’Avignon” (00:18:08); lesson concludes, class says “Au revoir” (00:23:32); host concludes, describes upcoming programs at the North Shore libraries (00:24:11); closing credits (00:26:59).
