ビデオ教材の可能性 ―ICU初級日本語映像教材"イメージ"(試用版)をめぐって―

This paper discusses the possibility of the use of video in the language classroom. First, the roles of video is reviewed. Video represents the realistic situation, motivates students, shows paralinguistic elements, focuses on the learning objectives and familiarizes students with the culture of the target language. Secondly, the paper suggests effective methods of presenting and using video at the beginning level. Thirdly, various activities and techniques of using video are listed and discussed. Finally, the concept of designing a video-based syllabus is suggested