Learning Language Out of Comfort Level

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This is a clip from an Indian movie 'English Vinglish'. The protagonist, a small snack entrepreneur, secretly enrolls in an English speaking course to stop her husband and daughter mocking her lack of English skills. She goes out of her comfort level and tries to learn new language. This clip shows her newly gained self-confidence and self-respect when she gives a speech in English during a relative's wedding.

Posted by Parthvi Patel on June 29, 2018

Tags:
Code-switching;
Indian English;
Multilingualism;
Womens Language

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