John Malinke, an African student from the Republic of Boluake in Central Africa, is required to take a course called "English as a Third Language," designed for students who can barely understand a word in the language and who must pass the course prior to taking regular classes at Rodeoville University in Philadelphia, USA. The teacher, Carlson, is a frustrated, depressed male who wonders why he got chosen to teach the course. He makes fun of his students, assuming none of them understands a word he's saying. That's where the fun begins.... Featuring: Jackai as John Malinke; Eduardo Rosenbaum as Carlson; Nora as Akiko Takimura; Zhao Yang as Kong Dung and Jin Zheng Hui as Lee Pong. Producer: Jackai; Director: Neba Lawrence. (An adaptation of the chapter "English as a Third Language," from the novel "International Student Part One: Journey to America," a comedy about an African student who travels to the US for college and becomes exposed to the extremes of its society. By Jackai Musonge, Verity Publishers, September 2014)
John Malinke, an African student from the Republic of Boluake in Central Africa, is required to take a course called "English as a Third Language," designed for students who can barely understand a word in the language and who must pass the course prior to taking regular classes at Rodeoville University in Philadelphia, USA. The teacher, Carlson, is a frustrated, depressed male who wonders why he got chosen to teach the course. He makes fun of his students, assuming none of them understands a word he's saying. That's where the fun begins.... Featuring: Jackai as John Malinke; Eduardo Rosenbaum as Carlson; Nora as Akiko Takimura; Zhao Yang as Kong Dung and Jin Zheng Hui as Lee Pong. Producer: Jackai; Director: Neba Lawrence. (An adaptation of the chapter "English as a Third Language," from the novel "International Student Part One: Journey to America," a comedy about an African student who travels to the US for college and becomes exposed to the extremes of its society. By Jackai Musonge, Verity Publishers, September 2014)