Wednesday, September 22, 2010

1)      ­­Figure out where to  find International students
2)      Talk International students about participating in an interview for English 
3)      Ask them to participate in my assignment
4)      Set up a time to get together
5)      Get a recorder ( that works well)
6)      Go over my interview objectives and questions and confirm them
7)      Meet them in Atwood and find a place to sit
8)      Possibly go to Caribou Coffee
9)      Sit down and explain again why this interview is taking place
10)   Give them a piece of paper with what we’re going to discuss
11)   thank them again for helping and being a part of it
12)    Start the interview and begin the recorder
13)   Go through the interview asking questions and discussing  them
14)   Conclude the interview and say thanks again
15)   Then go to a computer and transcribe the interview and write notes that will help
16)   Search for information on the country the International student came from
17)   Write a rough draft for the interview transcript and country report
18)   Go to the write center to go over my rough drafts
19)   Finalize the country report and interview transcript  
20)   post it to my blog
Interview Objective
-Country came from
- Interest in the US
- What they expected
- Why MN
- Biggest issue face while living away from home
-How often do you talk to family back home
- Plan on continuing studies at SCSU next year
- How long the studied English
- Family importance
            - How are children raised
            - Certain amount of kids?
            - Date/ marriage
            - Special rules for finding a significant other
            - Elderly treated
            - Family structure
-Traditions/ Holidays
- Do for fun  
- Tourist treated / Perceived
- School process (k-12, college ect.)
            -Follow family job
            - study habits
            -Emphasize on school
-Health issues compared to the US
- Work week
-Crime issues
-Trends (clothing, styles, tv ect.)

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