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Questions for interviewees that need to appear in each interview recorded and transcribed by class members.
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A. Personal and family questions
Why did you chose to come to St. Cloud State? How do you know St. Cloud State University?
-what are some of the roles that family members play?
-How many children do you usually have in one family?
-How do people raise their child?
- Could you tell me a little bit about yourself and your home?
-Is there a caste system in your country? Where are you in it? (If okay to ask)
-In your culture, how are boys and girls treated differently?
-What’s your favorite sports?
-Do you like the weather in St. Cloud? What’s the difference between your country’s?
-What kinds of cultural shocks that you have experienced in America? How do you overcome them?
- Have you ever come across any special or tough experience in St. Cloud?
-What kind of clothes do you usually wear in your home country?
-What does your family structure look like?
-In your society how many children can one couple bear?
-Can you tell me something about the family importance?
- Where do you see yourself in fifteen years later?
-what are your plans after school?
B. Hometown and schooling
How’s your feeling that school in the USA? Is that different from your country?
- Why do not you study for this degree in your home country and why did you choose the United States of America?
- Is it common going study abroad in your country?
- What are the roles between teacher and student? Do they vary between teachers? How did it change throughout your schooling, from early childhood to graduation?
-What's the teaching style in your country?
-What’s the daily life like in school?
- What is your academic background? And what is your major?
- Could you tell me some difference between American education and your home education?
-How is the education in your home country compared to United States?
C. Relationships, friendships, marriages (L)
-How does dating work in your society?? :D
-Do you prefer have friendship with Americans or other international people? and why?
-How do you guys socialize every day?
- Do you have any relatives here or in the United States of America?
-What is the common age for dating ? marriage?
-Can you tell me at what age people usually get married?
- Do you usually go for blind-date?
- Do you have arrange-marriage in your country?
- What do you think of falling in love with foreigners?
-Will your parent against you if you love someone not from your country?
-Any difference between contacting with a man and a woman? How to make it more proper?
-How many types of marriage do you have in your society?
D. Festivities, weddings, funerals, holidays
-What does the New Year celebration mean in your culture?
-What are weddings like?
-What important festivals do you have in your country? How do you celebrate them?
- Any Special events for holidays?
- If i was a good friend of yours and I want to visit you one day, how would you treat me?
- Will you go home during Christmas holiday? Why?
- What’s your favorite holiday in U.S.A? Why?
- Are the funerals ceremony different than United States?
- Do you have any special events in your country?
E. Politics/Religion :P
-How does your religion affect you, such as your beliefs, your daily life, your preferences?
-How does religion work in your society?
-What is the main religion in your country? and do you believe in any religion?
- Are there any special events you have to do for your religion?
-How do you feel about American politics?
-How is the politics system in your home country?
- How do you elect leaders in political area?
-What is the fundamental belief in your religion?
- Do you a stable political situation in your country?
F. Cultural features
-What do people do on Friday nights to have fun?
-Any special custom in your culture? How to comply with it?
-Do you have different rules of eye contacts in your country?
-What kind of music do you like?
-How do you do your body language when you say some is crazy?
- What are you usually wear in your country? or there are any special clothes you should wear it?
G Every-day life, food, transportation,sports
-What’s kind of food do you usually eat in the USA?
-What’s the common food in your country?
-What do you have for your daily diet, breakfast, lunch, and dinner?
-What is staple food in your culture? (Rice, noodles, etc.)
-What is their favorite sport player?
- What kind of transportation people usually use? ( car/ motorcycle/bike/bus/subway/train?)
-How do you usually go to school?
-What the favorites sport in your country? And what kind of sport you like ?
- Are the students in your country really into sports as in the States?
How do you usually spend your free time?
H. Interviewer: “Do you have any questions for me, now that I have had the pleasure of asking you about so many things.
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