The Outsider's Gaze
Learner-centred video materials for European languages
The Outsider's Gaze is a set of three DVDs designed for Asian
students of Spanish, French and German. The project employs constructivist principles
to the development of language learning materials.
For students in Hong Kong and China, European languages present problems of
relevance and contextualisation: textbooks and available videos are invariably
produced from the point of view of the insider (native speaker) and it is difficult
for Asian students to connect the language learning experience with their own
experiences.
In these programs we view European languages and cultures through the eyes of
a group of learners from Hong Kong..
The programs were produced in Europe in the Summer of 2001 and have been extensively
tested and evaluated with students at the University of Hong Kong.
Select one of the images above to view quarter-screen versions of the video
programs together with transcripts in the original languages.
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Best viewed at a screen resolution
of 1024x768 : 800x600 minimum
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For details please contact either Ian Hart (CAUT) or Dr Denis Meyer (Language Centre)
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