Lesson 3 - categories of place

Question 1

what are insiders?

Answer 1

people who feel like they belong in a certain place and that it is their home

Question 2

what are outsiders?

Answer 2

feel out of place in a certain place and that they don’t belong

Question 3

what are outsiders perspectives based on?

Answer 3

• based on media representations
• comparison to other places
• more objective

Question 4

what are insiders perspectives based on?

Answer 4

• develop sense of place through everyday experiences
• you live there so have an insider view
• sense of place is subjective

Question 5

what is the artistic source you need to refer to in exam questions?

Answer 5

the poem “california hills in august” by Dana Gioia

Question 6

what is an insiders place of birth?

Answer 6

born in county or parents are from that place

Question 7

what is an outsiders place of birth?

Answer 7

conflict between locals

not born there

Question 8

what is an insiders status?

Answer 8

hold a passport for that country and can work, vote and claim benefits

Question 9

what is an outsiders status?

Answer 9

temporary visitor
holds a foreign passport
may not be able to work, vote or claim benefits

Question 10

what is an insiders language capability?

Answer 10

easy to interact socially

fluent in local language

Question 11

what is an outsiders language capability?

Answer 11

cannot interact as well due to language barrier

not fluent

Question 12

what is an insiders social interactions?

Answer 12

understands unspoken rules of society

conforms to local norms

Question 13

what is an outsiders social interactions?

Answer 13

frequently may misunderstand

Question 14

what is an insiders state of mind?

Answer 14

safe, secure, happy - feels at home in the country

Question 15

what is an outsiders state of mind?

Answer 15

homesick, alienated in exile - feels out of place

Question 16

what are media places?

Answer 16

those that a person has only read about or seen on a film. the reality of the place can be far different from how the media portray it

Question 17

how well does the media represent different places?

Answer 17

• insiders and outsiders -they would view it differently
• people have different perceptions due to media
• political and government view of a place
• different types of media may represent places in different ways

Question 18

what are near and far places?

Answer 18

several potential meanings

could refer to the geographical distance between places