Interview Report
ENGL191 SECTION21
Wei Zhang
Interviewee:Yoojung Shin
From: South Korea
Date: Oct.19th 2009
Part1: Preparations made
Questions:
1. Where are you from?
2. What are your family remembers? Where are they now?
3. How was your life like when you were at home?
4. How many special festivals do you have in your culture? What do you do?
5. How’s life going in a different country now?
6. Do you feel any culture shock?
7. What do you think is the biggest difference between the people in your own culture and those in America?
8. Are you feeling homesick?
9. How do you feel about using a second to study?
10. What’s your dream in America?
Objectives:
1. Do some research about the culture which i am going to visit2. Find some students from that culture3. Find a comfortable place for the interview4. Prepare acceptable questions for interviewees5. Try to warm up the situation when doing the interview6. Try to be friends with those students so that they can share more7. Prepare something to record the answers, maybe writing or taping8. Compare the answers from different students9. Deep dig the culture from the answers and online resources
Locations:
Little theater in Atwood
Technology:
Iphone
Part2: How did you approach people, how did you secure three for interviews?
Actually, It didn’t take me muck time on this. I have some good Korean friends so that I just asked them to introduce some new Korean students to me.
At the first time, my friend brought three of her friends to me and we had a small nice talk in library. Since my friend was there, we were not in such an awkward position.
After that, I started to do the interview one by one.
Part3: When, where, and how did you conduct the interview?
At the first time, on Oct.17th, my friend brought her three friends and we met in the library. It was a quite comfortable small talk. I explained the reason I wanted to ask them for help and introduced myself to all of them.
During my first interview, I choose to do it in the little theater in Atwood. It was on Oct.19th. I choose little theater because it is quite a big comfortable room; I used to take a nap between classes. I also feel like it’s not a good idea to stay alone with the interviewee because you are not so familiar with each other.
When the interview starts, I began with some basic questions to make her feel comfortable about the situation, after that, I started to ask more complex questions. From what I heard from her answers, I added some new questions to the interview.
Part4: Whom did you interview, provide an abstract of the interviewee's biography
Name: Yoojung shin
Gender: Female
Nationality: South Korea
Major: Business
Want to be in the future: A manager
Hobby: watching TV shows, playing with dogs
Years been in America: One year ( going to back to South Korea very soon)
Favorite food: ice cream
Favorite movie: notebook
Part5: Describe the interview process from your vantage point. Was there any part that impressed you, moved you, gave pause to you?
Actually, during the first interview, we both are kind of nervous so that we didn’t really talk a lot. But when she talked about homesick problem, I could feel that she was really missing her family. At that moment, I was touched because I am also an international student here and I couldn’t be able to see my parents and friends for a long time. But the good thing for her is that she is going back to her hometown very soon, and I can see how excited she is now.
Part6: Provide a short report about the country and culture of your interviewee
South Korea is located in East Asia, on the southern half of the Korean Peninsula. There is China to the west, Japan to the east, and North Korea to the north. Its capital is Seoul.
Government：Just like many democracies, “South Korea's government is divided into three branches: executive, judicial, and legislative.” [1]
History：Korea was founded in 2333 BCE by Dangun. On Jun.25th 1950, North Korea tried to unify the country by military force which lead to the Korean War, and it was ended in 1953.
Foreign relationship: Historically, Korea used to have relatively close relations with the Republic of China. “Before the formation of South Korea, Korean independence fighters worked with Chinese soldiers during the Japanese occupation.” [2]
Geography and Climate: South Korea locates in the southern part of the Korean Peninsula. It has a humid continental climate and a humid subtropical climate, and is affected by the East Asian monsoon
Economy: “South Korea had the world's second-fastest growing economy from 1960 to 1990.”[3] Korea's development during this time was called the Miracle on the Han River, and South Korea was also one of the Four Asian Tigers. “South Korea has a high-tech infrastructure, with the world's highest broadband internet access per capita, and the fastest average Internet connections.” [4]
Religion: Less than half of South Koreans have no religious beliefs. Those who do are mostly Christian or Buddhist. Other religions include Islam and various new religious movements such as Jeungism, Daesunism, Cheondoism and Wonbuddhism.
Culture: Besides domestic consumption, South Korean like televised drama, films, and popular music, also generates significant exports to various parts of the world. This phenomenon, often called "Hallyu" or the "Korean Wave", has influenced many countries in Asia and other parts of the world.
Korean cuisine is largely based on rice, noodles, tofu, vegetables, fish and meats. Traditional Korean meals usually include side dishes, banchan (반찬), which accompany steam-cooked short-grain rice. Every meal is accompanied by numerous banchan. Kimchi, a fermented, usually spicy vegetable dish is also commonly served at every meal and is one of the best known Korean dishes.
1. The Economist Intelligence Unit's Index of Democracy 2008
2. Asia Times – News and analysis from Korea; North and South
3. Pecotich, Anthony; Shultz, Clifford J. (2006). Handbook of Markets and Economies
4. http://sanfrancisco.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2009/08/24/daily20.html U.S. is 15 years behind South Korea in Internet speed, San Francisco Business Times - by Steven E.F. Brown
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Culture of South Korea
South Korea is located in East Asia, on the southern half of the Korean Peninsula. There is China to the west, Japan to the east, and North Korea to the north. Its capital is Seoul.
Government：Just like many democracies, “South Korea's government is divided into three branches: executive, judicial, and legislative.” [1]
History：Korea was founded in 2333 BCE by Dangun. On Jun.25th 1950, North Korea tried to unify the country by military force which lead to the Korean War, and it was ended in 1953.
Foreign relationship: Historically, Korea used to have relatively close relations with the Republic of China. “Before the formation of South Korea, Korean independence fighters worked with Chinese soldiers during the Japanese occupation.” [2]
Geography and Climate: South Korea locates in the southern part of the Korean Peninsula. It has a humid continental climate and a humid subtropical climate, and is affected by the East Asian monsoon
Economy: “South Korea had the world's second-fastest growing economy from 1960 to 1990.”[3] Korea's development during this time was called the Miracle on the Han River, and South Korea was also one of the Four Asian Tigers. “South Korea has a high-tech infrastructure, with the world's highest broadband internet access per capita, and the fastest average Internet connections.” [4]
Religion: Less than half of South Koreans have no religious beliefs. Those who do are mostly Christian or Buddhist. Other religions include Islam and various new religious movements such as Jeungism, Daesunism, Cheondoism and Wonbuddhism.
Culture: Besides domestic consumption, South Korean like televised drama, films, and popular music, also generates significant exports to various parts of the world. This phenomenon, often called "Hallyu" or the "Korean Wave", has influenced many countries in Asia and other parts of the world.
Korean cuisine is largely based on rice, noodles, tofu, vegetables, fish and meats. Traditional Korean meals usually include side dishes, banchan (반찬), which accompany steam-cooked short-grain rice. Every meal is accompanied by numerous banchan. Kimchi, a fermented, usually spicy vegetable dish is also commonly served at every meal and is one of the best known Korean dishes.
1. The Economist Intelligence Unit's Index of Democracy 2008
2. Asia Times – News and analysis from Korea; North and South
3. Pecotich, Anthony; Shultz, Clifford J. (2006). Handbook of Markets and Economies
4. http://sanfrancisco.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2009/08/24/daily20.html U.S. is 15 years behind South Korea in Internet speed, San Francisco Business Times - by Steven E.F. Brown
Government：Just like many democracies, “South Korea's government is divided into three branches: executive, judicial, and legislative.” [1]
History：Korea was founded in 2333 BCE by Dangun. On Jun.25th 1950, North Korea tried to unify the country by military force which lead to the Korean War, and it was ended in 1953.
Foreign relationship: Historically, Korea used to have relatively close relations with the Republic of China. “Before the formation of South Korea, Korean independence fighters worked with Chinese soldiers during the Japanese occupation.” [2]
Geography and Climate: South Korea locates in the southern part of the Korean Peninsula. It has a humid continental climate and a humid subtropical climate, and is affected by the East Asian monsoon
Economy: “South Korea had the world's second-fastest growing economy from 1960 to 1990.”[3] Korea's development during this time was called the Miracle on the Han River, and South Korea was also one of the Four Asian Tigers. “South Korea has a high-tech infrastructure, with the world's highest broadband internet access per capita, and the fastest average Internet connections.” [4]
Religion: Less than half of South Koreans have no religious beliefs. Those who do are mostly Christian or Buddhist. Other religions include Islam and various new religious movements such as Jeungism, Daesunism, Cheondoism and Wonbuddhism.
Culture: Besides domestic consumption, South Korean like televised drama, films, and popular music, also generates significant exports to various parts of the world. This phenomenon, often called "Hallyu" or the "Korean Wave", has influenced many countries in Asia and other parts of the world.
Korean cuisine is largely based on rice, noodles, tofu, vegetables, fish and meats. Traditional Korean meals usually include side dishes, banchan (반찬), which accompany steam-cooked short-grain rice. Every meal is accompanied by numerous banchan. Kimchi, a fermented, usually spicy vegetable dish is also commonly served at every meal and is one of the best known Korean dishes.
1. The Economist Intelligence Unit's Index of Democracy 2008
2. Asia Times – News and analysis from Korea; North and South
3. Pecotich, Anthony; Shultz, Clifford J. (2006). Handbook of Markets and Economies
4. http://sanfrancisco.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2009/08/24/daily20.html U.S. is 15 years behind South Korea in Internet speed, San Francisco Business Times - by Steven E.F. Brown
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
New ideas about the interview
1.Try to know the culture of the interviewees in advance so that i can avoid sensitive questions
2.Explain my objectives to the interviewees so that they feel equal in the situation
2.Explain my objectives to the interviewees so that they feel equal in the situation
New objectives
1. Do some research about the culture which i am going to visit
2. Find some students from that culture
3. Find a comfortable place for the interview
4. Prepare acceptable questions for interviewees
5. Try to warm up the situation when doing the interview
6. Try to be friends with those students so that they can share more
7. Prepare something to record the answers, maybe writing or taping
8. Compare the answers from different students
9. Deep dig the culture from the answers and online resources
2. Find some students from that culture
3. Find a comfortable place for the interview
4. Prepare acceptable questions for interviewees
5. Try to warm up the situation when doing the interview
6. Try to be friends with those students so that they can share more
7. Prepare something to record the answers, maybe writing or taping
8. Compare the answers from different students
9. Deep dig the culture from the answers and online resources
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