First Interview: An International Student
My first interviewee is an international student. Her name is Hsiang-ni Su (Charlene). She is studying in Applied Linguistics department. She is a first year master student majoring in Teaching English as Second Language (TESL). Her hometown is Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Please see the following video clip.
Summary:
How does State College (or Pennsylvania) compare to your hometown?
State College is a very beautiful town because there are so many trees and the air is so fresh. She feels very comfortable to stay in State College. The environment is clean. Unfortunately, She does not like cold weather. Her hometown is in tropical area. The weather is much warmer than Stage College.
Do you like State College?
She like State College.
Which one do you like most between State College and hometown?
It is really hard to decide. She loves her hometown most as she was born there but she also loves State Collage.
Do you like studying at Penn State? Why or why not?
She like studying at Penn State because she has nice classmates and teachers. Overall, it is a good place to study.
Is Penn State a good place to live?
It is good for old persons to live.
Names of two good restaurants?
1. Olive Garden
2. Big Bowl
She likes Italian food such pasta, pizza. She also likes noodle and wine.
What are your favorite dishes?
1. At Olive Garden, her favorite dishes are pasta and pizza.
2. At Big Bowl, her favorite dish is stir-fry rice noodle.
Two interesting things to do on weekends?
1. The most interesting thing for her to do on weekends is shopping at the Mall as she doesn't have to go shopping on weekdays.
2. It is Cooking. She likes to cook Chinese cuisine and hot pot.
Something I should see or do while I study at the Penn State.
She suggested me do the followings.
1. Go to watch football game. She hopes that she can go to watch it next year.
2. Go to see some scenery spots around Pennsylvania and go to visit some big cities like Philadelphia.
Second Interview: A Local Student
My second interviewee is a local student. Her name is Tina. She is going go to get a PhD in Communications in December. Her hometown is San Bernardino, California. Please see the following video clip.
Summary:
How does State College (or Pennsylvania) compare to your hometown?
State College is rather different from her hometown.
What different?
It is different in terms of the people, the cultures, and the weather. It is very cold here but in California it is always hot.
Do you like your hometown?
She like her hometown but she also like State College a lot too.
Which one do you like most between State College and hometown?
It is depend on when she is. She likes her hometown during fall and summer time but she likes the State College during spring time.
Do you like studying at Penn State? Why or why not?
She really does like study at Penn State. Teachers are very really nice here. She likes a program here. There is no a lot to do except studying. It is a good place to earn her graduate degree here.
Names of two good restaurants?
1. Cozy Thai
2. Big Bowl
Why did you suggest these restaurants ?
She told me that they are really goooood!!.
What are your favorite dishes?
1. At Cozy Thai, her favorite dish is lemon grass chicken.
2. At Big Bowl, her favorite dish is fried rice with crispy chicken.
Two interesting things to do on weekends?
1. Go to eat with a couple of friends
2. Go to movie. She watch every types of movie from romantics comedy to mystery and horror films.
Something I should see or do while I study at the Penn State.
She suggested me to do the following.
1. Go to see Lion Shine.
2. Go to Creamery for study break.
3. Go to watch some Football games.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Saturday, September 12, 2009
ESL 115G - Communication Assignment 1
I have interviewed Tina. Tina is a PhD student in department of communication. She is very nice.
The answers for question a - f are in the following video clip.
a. Have you recently struck up a conversation with someone you didn't know? What were the circumstances? Do you remember how you started the conversation?
> She has struck up a conversation with a new student in class. She usually says "Hello", "How are you?", and "Why are you taking this class?"
b. If you causally introduce yourself to another person, such as in class, in your neighborhood, at a social function, or at your work, would you shake hands?
> It depends on how formal the situation is. She will probably shake hands if the situation is formal and not otherwise.
c. Do you ever use the expression, "How do you do?" When might you use it? What might you say instead?
> She will use the expression "How do you do?" when she doesn't know the person. She might say "Hello" instead.
d. If you were sitting down and someone introduced you to a friend of his, under what circumstances would you stand up?
> It again depends on the situation. She would stand up if they were adult.
e. Where would you likely to begin a conversation with someone you didn't know? (Note: you may wish to name some locations if the person has trouble answering this question)
> She would begin a conversation if she was sitting with someone for a long time in classroom or airport.
f. How might you strike up a conversation with someone sitting next to you in class?
> She might ask "How are you doing", "What is your background?", and "What are you studying?"
g. Would you start a conversation with a person you didn't know? What would motive you to talk to a stranger?
Moo: Yes, I would if I have to (e.g ask for a direction, ask for a lecture note)
h. Can you think of a conversation you recently began with a stranger? Where were you? What did you talk about?
Moo:When I was in my CSE598A classroom last Tuesday. We talked about some assignment questions that we could not do.
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The answers for question a - f are in the following video clip.
a. Have you recently struck up a conversation with someone you didn't know? What were the circumstances? Do you remember how you started the conversation?
> She has struck up a conversation with a new student in class. She usually says "Hello", "How are you?", and "Why are you taking this class?"
b. If you causally introduce yourself to another person, such as in class, in your neighborhood, at a social function, or at your work, would you shake hands?
> It depends on how formal the situation is. She will probably shake hands if the situation is formal and not otherwise.
c. Do you ever use the expression, "How do you do?" When might you use it? What might you say instead?
> She will use the expression "How do you do?" when she doesn't know the person. She might say "Hello" instead.
d. If you were sitting down and someone introduced you to a friend of his, under what circumstances would you stand up?
> It again depends on the situation. She would stand up if they were adult.
e. Where would you likely to begin a conversation with someone you didn't know? (Note: you may wish to name some locations if the person has trouble answering this question)
> She would begin a conversation if she was sitting with someone for a long time in classroom or airport.
f. How might you strike up a conversation with someone sitting next to you in class?
> She might ask "How are you doing", "What is your background?", and "What are you studying?"
g. Would you start a conversation with a person you didn't know? What would motive you to talk to a stranger?
Moo: Yes, I would if I have to (e.g ask for a direction, ask for a lecture note)
h. Can you think of a conversation you recently began with a stranger? Where were you? What did you talk about?
Moo:When I was in my CSE598A classroom last Tuesday. We talked about some assignment questions that we could not do.
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Thursday, June 21, 2007
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