Steps for Interview

1. Brainstorm questions
2. Write questions
3. Arrange questions in asking order
4. Brainstorm Objectives
5. Write Objectives
6. Buy a tape recorder
7. Learn how to use tape recorder
8. Figure out where to find an interviewee
9. Introduce myself to potential interviewee
10. Ask if the interviewee is an international student
11. Ask for permission to interview
12. Ask for a time-day that works to interview them
13. Give a slip of questions to interviewee so they can think of answers
14. Ask for permission to use a tape recorder
15. Start tape recorder
16. Start interview
17. Ask my core questions
18. Ask selected questions
19. Thank interviewee for their time
20. Turn off tape recorder
21. Ask if they have any friends to interview
22. Type up questions and answers
23. Analyze how the interview went
24. Repeat the process two more times
25. Do back round paper

Interview objectives for Chris Klaphake

1. To broaden my view of other countries.
2. To learn how other people live.
3. To meet people of other nationalities.
4. To learn how communicate through a language barrier.
5. To become better with talking to people I don’t know.
6. To learn how to hold and interview.
7. Try to understand other people’s views on events.

Final interview questions

How many members do you have in your family? And what are their names?

Who takes care of the finances in your family?

Does your family have any yearly tradition? If so, what are they?

What holidays do you celebrate?

What do you like to do for fun?

Where would you like to travel to? Why

What sports does your country play?

Do you think it will be easy to find a job after college?

What kind of government do you have?

How does the climate in your home country compare to here?

What were your preconceptions about the US before coming here and how have they changed?

What are some cultural differences between your country and here?

What are your personal experiences with racism since coming to the US?

What is your opinion of the American diet?

Group Three Questions

Cultural

What is the most famous food in your country?

 What is the difference between the U.S. and your own country in people’s life style?

Could you compare the teaching method between the U.S. and your own country? What is the main difference?

 Can you describe your own country for me?

How do you celebrate your traditional festivals here?

Family

 How many people are there in your family?

How old are your siblings?

Do you get along with your siblings?

Study Abroad

When did you decide to come to the SCSU? (after high-school /college /undergraduate)

Why did you decide to come to the SCSU for studying instead of studying or working in your own country?

 Do you feel alone when you stay at here? (Missing your own country /your family /you friends/ feeling helpless)

Will you go back to your own country after graduating from SCSU or continue your studies in the U.S.

How many students at SCSU come from your country?

Did you experience the culture shock?

Personal

What's your major?

What's your religious belief?

How do you feel the weather in Minnesota?

Did you join in any club or organization?

 How long did you speak English?

 What do you think you are good at?

What kind of job are you looking for?

How much is your ideal salary?

Do you like animals?

What do you like to do for fun?

      Are you adapting the American food now?

Questions

1.       What is your name?

2.       Where are you from?

3.       What kind of government do you have?

4.       What is the weather like where you’re from?

5.       What do you like to do for fun?

6.       What’s your favorite food?

7.       How many siblings do you have and what are their names?

8.       What sports does your country play?

9.       Does your family have any yearly tradition? If so, what are they?

10.   What’s your intended major?

11.   How many years of school do you have left?

12.   Do you have any pets here or at home? If so, what are they?

13.   What type of religion do you practice?

14.   What holidays do you celebrate?

15.   Where would you like to travel to? Why?

16.   What’s your favorite and worst class?

17.   Do you work? If so, where?

18.   What’s your favorite thing to watch on T.V.? Why?

19.   Do you have any hobbies? If so, what?

20.   What’s the first thing you do when you turn on your computer?

Group 3-outline

Topic: Global communication and its effects on the world.

Thesis:  Global communication is beneficial to the development of the world.

I.                    Global communication helps economies.

a.       Companies can expand their borders.

b.      Global markets offer cheaper products and low paid labor.

c.       Global Economic Organization

II.                  Technology has helped to promote global communication.

a.       Global relationships are easier due to technology.

b.      Phones, emails and internet have made interaction easier.

c.       Technology has speed up shipping goods.

III.                Global communication has helped to improve cultural exchange

a.        Different cultures can interact in the same school.

b.      Nations can learn how to better themselves by how other countries do things.

c.       People open their minds.

Conclusion:  The development of global communication has helped to shape today’s world.

Global Communication

Global communication can be viewed as both a good and bad thing. It provided nations the opportunity to compete outside of the United States borders, but it also prevents money from staying inside its own boundaries. Global communication helps nations see how other nations are run. Technology has played a great role in the improvement of communication, and there have been significant changes that helped benefit this process in the last ten years. In this paper I’m going to inform my reader about Global communication, and how it is beneficial.

Global communication is beneficial to nations all around the world. But, what is global communication?  Global communication is the process of interacting with other nations all around the world. (Silicon)

 This is really helpful to companies. It allows them to introduce their product to more sellers, and increase profits. (Silicon)

 Every nation that participates will benefit from global communication. It gives another alternative to countries so that they can reach the quantity of demand there people require. It also gives sellers a bigger market for access of goods. Imports and exports are normally taxed which gives countries more money. Talking with other people can also help to better a society. When people see how a successful nation or business is run, they try to model them to better themselves. Sometimes the best way to improve ourselves is to learn by watching, whether it’s at the government level of personal. Global communication can be used to help everyone.

Changes in technology are a never ending thing. Just like everything else technology really helped to open up the global communication field. Now days, buying and selling can be done over a computer or a phone call. (Silicon)

 Contract discussion can be made through email, and you don’t have to even sign papers anymore to be held accountable for an agreement. Technology has been a big advantage to getting people involved in global communication. World trade has improved twenty times from 1997 to 1999, and technology has a hand in this. (Silicon)

 Advancements in technology is an impossible thing to keep up with.

There have been some significant changes that have happen to global communication in the last ten years. Companies have been able to shrink the distance between countries with the use of, boats, cars, and planes. (Grieco, 2005)

 Policies have been instituted to lower political barriers to international trade, and help to produce profit. (Grieco, 2005)

 Which one, the government gets more money to tax, and two, the companies get more profits. If every company would open up and try to adopt this concept I believe our nation would benefit. Companies would have better incomes, which in return makes more money for the government. There have been many changes to the way companies operate in the last ten years, and it is not the end. Advancements will keep being made, but who will adopt these and who won’t.

            Global communication is beneficial to all countries around the world. The changes in the last ten years have helped all nations ease the process. Technology is a major advancement that has encouraged people to participate with other countries. It has also allowed everyone to learn from each other on different ideas to benefit societies. Overall I believe global communication is a good thing. Expanding borders and become more diverse will help everyone out in the long run. I think all well run businesses will adopt this concept. The times are changing, now it’s time to decide if you’re going to change with it or not.

Silicon, V. (n.d.). Global communication. Retrieved from http://www.globalization101.org/What_is_Globalization.html. On Jan. 31 2011.

Grieco, P. (2005, June 7). The payoff from globalization. Retrieved from http://www.iie.com/publications/opeds/oped.cfm?ResearchID=524> On Jan. 31. 2011.