Comparing my first and second interview

I think my second interview is better than first interview because I feel more confident and relaxed. I changed meeting place and different country to interview on second interview. I met with my interviewee in campus apartment 411 on first interview that environment made me not to focus on interview. So I change the place to interview my second interviewee. I consider which questions can be connected naturally because I want to seriate all questions that make interviewee feel comfortable to be asked before my interview, I didn’t want the same problems to happen on my second interview, so I need to prepare counter plan. I also prepared some another questions about personal life. Those are sensitive questions. They all have different country and culture. I get communicative flow from first interview because I write down notes on my notebook, and it is very slowly, so I waste lots of time. On the first interview, I use my phone to record notes. On that time, I think technology is very grateful. If don’t have technology on the world, the world will become trouble. Then I went to take notes. Maybe I spent 2 hours transcribing notes on my apartment. 2hours is not too long, cell phone saved my time. All of things for me are new because it is my first interview. Before interview I never know what steps for me to interview. There are lots of important thing we should pay attention. I feel so good about my second interview because I try my best to do it. Those two interviews let me learn more knowledge.

Second Interview of winners

1. 20 Schleif, Nicholas E
2.Smith, Tiffany M
3. Yi Gu   Mengyao Ding
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My second interview

My Second interview

interviewer: Yue Wang

inreviewee: Atteih

Preparation of interview

        My preparation for the second interview looks similar because I have finished preparing the entire fourteen questions in class. Before the interview, I have printed two pages of questions. One is for me, the other one is for interviewee. I started to review each question, and consider which two questions can be connected naturally because I want to seriate all questions that make interviewee feel comfortable to be asked. In addition, I estimate the time that to be used in interview. I thought the time of interview can’t be very short, so I need to prepare counter plan. I also prepared some another questions about personal life. My interviewee was from Saudi Arabia as well, and his name is Atteih. He is a good boy because he always help me when I have a problem in daily life.  I like his style of his daily life. because he always can do his favorite things, and he never care other's mind.He really enjoyed doing some sports. He told me he played football in his own country. Football is a really famous and popular sport in his country.

Interview  Report
      The second interview is better than first interview because I didn't feel nervous. Atteih is my best international friend who is my IEC classmate in the USA. Later I asked him to introduce a Saudi Arabia  for me to carry out the second Interview.Actually, Atteith who is the boy in my second interview, and we already know each other because we had party or class during summertime. I contacted him on face book, and leave a message to his about interview. Later, he really interested about this interview and replied to help me finish my work. We decided to meet in school library at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday. Before the interview, I stayed in my home to review all the questions that I need to ask. Then I went there on time, and meet him for interview. Then I gave him the list of questions that I have prepared. I hope he was able to have a preview about the questions. He was really happy when he saw some questions. He told me there are some questions that really interesting. after that I told him that I would record the whole interview by my cell phone and make sure about his agreement. I started the interview from simple questions. I thought this may be make him feel in relax and informal condition.


Country Report
         

Saudi Arabia is the largest state in Western Asian by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, And the second-largest in the Arab world after Algeria It is bordered by Jordan and Iraq on the north and northeast, Kuwait Qatar and the United Arab Emirates on the east, Oman on the southeast, and Yemen on the south. The Red Sea lies to its west, and the Persian Gulf lies to the northeast. Saudi Arabia has an area of approximately 2,149,690 km² (830,000 sq mi), and it has an estimated population of 27 million, of which 8.8 million are registered foreign expatriates and an estimated 1.5 million are illegal immigrants. Saudi nationals comprise an estimated 16 million people.

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Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg

Geography:
Saudi Arabia occupies about 80 percent of the Arabian Peninsula lying between latitudes 16°and 33° N, and longitudes 34°and 56° E. Because the country's southern borders with the United Arab Emirates and Oman are not precisely defined or marked, the exact size of the country remains unknown The CIA World estimate is 2,149,690 km² (830,000 sq mi) and lists Saudi Arabia as the world's 13th largest state.
Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia#Geography

Religon:

There are about 25 million people who are Muslim, or 97% of the total population Data for Saudi Arabia comes primarily from general population surveys, which are less reliable than censuses or large-scale demographic and health surveys for estimating minority-majority ratios. About 85–90% of Saudis are Sunni, while Shias represent around 10–15% of the Muslim population. The official and dominant form of Sunni Islam in Saudi Arabia is commonly known as Wahhabism unded in the Arabian peninsular by Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhabin the eighteenth century, is often described as 'puritanical', 'intolerant' or 'ultra-conservative'. However, proponents consider that its teachings seek to purify the practise of Islam of any innovations or practices that deviate from the seventh-century teachings of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad and his companions.

Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia#Religion

Transcript:

Me: Hi, Atteih. Long time no see. How do you feel today?

Atteih: Hi Yue. I am good and interested to join your interview.

Me: Thanks a lot, can you introduce yourself please?

Atteih: haha, I don’t want coz you already know me friend.

Me: Atteih, you are so fun. Ok, first question is why did you decide to come to SCSU instead of studying or working in your own country?

Atteih: Um.. I like the life America. It’s a freedom country before I came here when I knew it. I can wear special clothes that I dare to wear in my country. I can talk with others through different address. You know, in my country, I must use respective address for some people who are older than me. Although it is a traditional culture in my country, I really don’t want to do that. When I came to this school, I studied in Intensive English Center, I was able to made friends with people who were from different countries. That’s awesome!

Me: Yup, same as me. I appreciated god that I meet you here. Haha. Do you miss your home here?

Atteih: yeah! Really really… I missed my home.

Me: I don’t think so you miss your home, haha, just kidding.

Atteih: Yue are so bed, haha, the same you, just kidding.

Me: ok, Is there a policy about limitation of children about a family in your country?

Atteih: No, we never have, so I have some sisters and some brothers.

Me: wow, in China, we just have one child on our families.

Atteih: oh, really?

Me: yes, Atteih, What’s your opinion of the America diet?

Atteih: The climate in my country is not cold like Minnesota. Compare to here, it’s too cold to go outside in winter. I just wanna stay warm in my room in winter. However, we can a lot of thing for fun in winter; I still wanna go outside. For example, we can go ice-skating in winter. In summer, the weather is so good, but doesn’t have high temperature like here. and I am think about Minnesota almost have two seasons one year. Spring and Fall is too short, and winter is too long. Haha.

Me: ye, I agree with you. In the winter, we can not walk outside, it is really cold.

Atteih: ye.

Me: Do you know at what age do men and women spend private time and at what age do they consider marriage?

Atteih: In my country, we didn’t care marriage. I think for men, the age of getting married is around 30 year old; for women is at the age of 28.

Me: ok, what’s kind of spots are the most famous in your country?

Atteih: Football, no, that is called soccer! Soccer is the most famous in my country.

Me: do you always play it?

Atteih: of cause, I always play with my friend.

Me: you didn't bring me go there to watch game. I feel so sad.

Atteih: Yue maybe next time I will bring you go there.

Me: what could SCSU do to make you stay on campus better?

\Atteih：making school parking place better because I always drive my car to go to school. There are no parking places for students to park. So I always go to class late. That is not too good.

Me: ye, before I bought car, I didn't know this problem, but now I know it.

Atteih: so you agree with me?

Me: haha

Me: oh, time is finished so far, Attieh, thank you very much.

Atteih: you are very welcome.

Regional culture of Korea

Regional culture of Korea

Group numbers: Boshi Chen, Lianlin Liu and Yue Wang

Regional culture report

Reference:http:  http://image.baidu.com/i?ct=503316480&z=0&tn=baiduimagedetail&word=Korea%20flag&in=12209&cl=2&lm=-1&st=-1&pn=0&rn=1&di=100836991710&ln=1969&fr=&fm=index&fmq=1332920477015_R&ic=&s=0&se=&sme=0&tab=&width=&height=&face=&is=&istype=2#pn0&-1&di100836991710&objURLhttp%3A%2F%2Fi1.iofferphoto.com%2Fimg%2Fitem%2F146%2F748%2F569%2FHEYddJypPqAjrd0.jpg&fromURLhttp%3A%2F%2Fcn.ioffer.com%2Fsi%2Fkorea%2Bflag&W240&H240&T8701&S10&TPjpg

1>  Cuisine

2>  Wedding cultures

3>  Entertainment

Cuisine of Korea:

a.       kimichi

b.       BBQ

Reference: http://image.baidu.com/i?ct=503316480&z=&tn=baiduimagedetail&word=Korea%20BBQ&in=9859&cl=2&lm=-1&st=-1&pn=15&rn=1&di=53494227570&ln=975&fr=&fm=detail&fmq=1332920903781_R&ic=0&s=&se=1&sme=0&tab=&width=&height=&face=0&is=&istype=2#pn15&-1&di53494227570&objURLhttp%3A%2F%2Fccm.t.ddcdn.com%2Fext%2Fphoto-s%2F01%2Fba%2F8c%2F6a%2Fmiss-korea-bbq.jpg&fromURLhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.daodao.com%2Frestaurant_review-g60763-d1880570-reviews-miss_korea_bbq-new_york_city_new_york.html&W550&H412&T8625&S42&TPjpg

c.       Street food

d.       Sushi

e.       Sashimi

Wedding cultures of Korea:

a.       at what age to get married

b.       wear traditional cloths when they get married

c.       what’s the specific steps of hold a wedding

Reference: http://image.baidu.com/i?ct=503316480&z=&tn=baiduimagedetail&word=korea%20wedding%20dress&in=14359&cl=2&lm=-1&st=-1&pn=0&rn=1&di=66094977840&ln=1979&fr=&fm=detail&fmq=1332921132937_R&ic=0&s=&se=1&sme=0&tab=&width=&height=&face=0&is=&istype=2#pn0&-1&di66094977840&objURLhttp%3A%2F%2Fimg161.ph.126.net%2FKFnu7h2xZ-J7fIPjurN_uw%3D%3D%2F1440307455829642403.jpg&fromURLhttp%3A%2F%2Fblog.163.com%2Fmxtony8511%2F&W750&H470&T9554&S152&TPjpg

Entertainment:

a.       E-sports: star craft

b.       Club: liking drinking

c.       Korea dramas, TV shows and some singers

d.       Soccer

1.First Joseph Reece interview here 20 points

1.First NicholasSchleif  interview here 19 points
3.Yi gu interview here 18 points

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The first interview

Report of culture and country

During the whole interview, I noticed that  minseong  really like his own country. he lives in north part of Korea. Mostly it have hills and mountains; wide coastal plains in west and south. The capital of Korea is Seoul. The population of his home country is smaller than America. “The age from 0 to 14 years occupy 16.8% (male 4,278,581/female 3,887,516). The age from 15 to 64 years occupy 72.3% (male 17,897,053/female 17,196,840). The age from 65 years and over occupy 10.8% (male 2,104,589/female 3,144,393).” “South Korea lies in a temperate climate region with a predominantly mountainous terrain. Its territory covers a total area of 99,392 square kilometers and has a population of 50 million”. The official language is Korean, and the official scripts are Hangul. English widely taught in junior high and high school. Lee Myung-bak is a president of South Korea. The government type is republic. The national holiday is Liberation Day, 15 August (1945). “The nationality flag of Korea, the blue section represents the negative cosmic forces of the yin, while the red symbolizes the opposite positive forces of the yang; each trigram (kwae) denotes one of the four universal elements, which together express the principle of movement and harmony.” he likes his home country much than here. Not only the weather is warmer than here, but also includes other aspects from Korea. For example, he likes eating Korea food. Korea food has many choices, but the food in America makes his feel bored. Because he thought American diets is not healthy and almost are fast food. he thought the welfare in Korea is not developed. The policies is in a condition of developing because poor people can’t get more welfare from government, but rich people can get many welfare and get the maximum benefit from policies. Korea currently is among the world's 20 largest economies. “The South Korean economy's long term challenges include a rapidly aging population, inflexible labor market, and overdependence on manufacturing exports to drive economic growth.”

Text from WIKIPEDIA is in quotation marks:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Korea

Visited date is 3/13/201

Preparation of interview

My preparation for the interview looks simple because I have finished preparing the entire fourteen questions in class. I found a friend from Korea and he is my IEC classmate. We decided to meet in  campus apartment 411. Before the interview, I came to library earlier and printed two pages of questions. One is for me, the other one is for interviewee. I started to look through each question, and consider which two questions can be connected together because I want to seriate all questions that make interviewee feel comfortable to be asked. In addition, I estimate the time that to be used in interview. I thought the time of interview can’t be very short, so I need to prepare counter plan. I also prepared some another questions about personal life. Actually, my questions for the interview are full enough, and the time for the interview is to be calculated. Then I meet him on time. I also used my cell phone to record the entire interview. I didn’t spend much time on transcribe notes because I don’t want the interviewee to wait for me. I just write down some key words. 

Description my interview

     I thought this first interview went very well. The interviewee is my friend from Korea. We just talked as friends without nervous and strange. I thought the importance for a good interview is interviewer’s preparation and comports. We should keep our purpose in our mind; we need learn how to use mild tone to communicate with interviewee; we might do our best to make them feel comfortable and interested to talk with us. During the whole interview, I also found some interesting topic to talk about. For example, we talked a kind of interviewee‘s food, it is called Kimichee.  Kimichee also is my favorite food too.We talked about the steps to make it. That’s truly interesting. I do learn a lot about Korea’s culture and educations. This make me feel impressed. As I am an international student, when we talked some question, I also felt we have understandable similarities. Interviewee’s experience made me find some similar point. Last but not least, interviewee might not good at to describe the history of    . He told me he doesn’t know a lot nationality flag’s meaning. Anyway, I felt achieving lot knowledge from the interview.

 

Below is my transcription of entire interview:

Me: Hi, my name is Yue Wang. You also can call me Carla. Today, I will ask you fourteen main questions about your country and life in America. I appreciate that you accept this interview, and you can feel free to talk with me. First, could you introduce yourself?

Interviewee: Hi, I’m minseong. I am student here. I’m a Korea boy.

Me: wow, Korea is near china, how many people are there in your family?

Interviewee: well, there are four members---my mother, father, younger brother and me.

Me: ok, do you have any cousin?

Interviewee: ye, I have four cousion.

Me: it’s so many. Why did you decide to come to SCSU instead of studying or working in your own country?

Interviewee: Because this is my dream when I was young, I really want to study in U.S.A. I want to improve my English.

Me: really? Good dream! Do you like America’s life? Why?

Interviewee: yes, I like. When I was young, I often imagine the life in U.S.A. I liked here, but a little bit boring.

Me: that’s right. What’s your opinion of the American diet?

Interviewee: When I was in Korea, I really like American diet. For example, hamburgers, fired chickens, and subway. I am living here, and I eat fast food frequently that makes me feel really tired.

Me: That makes you feel uncomfortable and unhealthy?

Interviewee: of course.

Me: What’s your favorite food in your country?

Interviewee: I truly like Korea food. There are many choices in Korea.

Me: ok, do you know how to make it?

Interviewee: It’s really difficult. I know every mother in Korea know how to make Kimichee

Me: ha-ha, how many countries have you visited?

Interviewee: maybe four cities.

Me: Which city or country is you most like?

Interviewee: Florida, I went there with my girl friend.

Me: nice memory! You missed you country and parents, right? So how do you contact with your parents?

Interviewee:  ye, I miss them very much, I always talk them to use Skype on Internet.

Me: Will you go back to your country when you graduated?

Interviewee: yes

Me: How would you define freedom in America?

Interviewee: I think America has more freedom than Korea. In Korea, everyone have to work. If they don’t work, they will have no money to live. In contact, welfare in America is pretty good. But in my country, poor people can get less welfare, and rich people can get more welfare. I think it is not fair.

Me: Well, I know your mean. Can you describe your country’s flag?

Interviewee: I am not sure about describing the meaning of patterns. I just know the red part maybe means sun, and the dark blue part maybe means sea.

Me: Ok, do you have anything you want to talk with me?

Interviewee: no.

Me: That’s all my content of interview. Thank you so much, I do learn a lot of parts about your country.