I regularly teach undergraduate courses in Black Film including African cinema, and I do not speak the various African languages. However, I have extensively researched the cultures so that I am at least familiar with the social systems that the films make reference to. At the undergraduate level, I think this is legitimate to do; though I make clear to my students what the limitations are in such an approach. ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.tcf.ua.edu/ScreenSite