My Forth interview

(1) Interview preparations:

Anna is a nursing student. She has been her in the United States for three years now. Anna is my neighbor in the building. I asked her to make an interview and she agreed. The interview took place my apartment after I invited her. The interview took a half hour.

(2) Interview report:

 The interview went great I felt comfortable and the interviewee looked comfortable. The only thing that I didn’t do great is that I should have asked for more details in some of the questions. However, the interview went great I felt comfortable and the interviewee looked comfortable. The interviewee was able to answer my questions in a very clear way. She was very open to any questions. And I enjoyed doing the interview.

(3) Country Report:

China is a vast country located in East Asia. According to

Global Sherpa website, “China has influenced the course of international development for thousands of years. With more than 1.35 billion people (even with the one child per family policy), China accounts for roughly 20 percent of the total world population”(1). However, This policy is going to change according to global times news, “China's population of 1.35 billion will not see a major spike after the country relaxes the family planning policy to allow couples to have two children if one of the parents is an only child, authorities said on Saturday”(2).

There are many religions in China. For a country that is 1.35 billion it is not a strange thing. Buddhism is the most follower religion in china with “a figure of 100 million Buddhist believers”(3). Daoism is also one of the biggest religions in china, “there are “over 100 million” Daoists in China” (4).

 References

 1. global sherpa.org

 2. global times

 3. chsource.org

 4. chsource.org

(4) Interview transcription

Faisal: how do you communicate with each other in your home country?

Anna: we speak Chinese and we use sell phones and Internet.

Faisal: what is the clothing style for men and women?

Anna: The traditional clothing style for women is called qipao which is basically a long dress and the traditional clothing style for men is called tang. However, today people are more influenced by American and European style of clothing.
Faisal: how are women and men treated differently?

Anna: there are no difference between men and women. But men have more power over women. They get higher jobs than women.

Faisal: how has your experience here helped you interpret and respect cultural differences?

Anna: United States is different than my country. I learned a lot of things here that other wise maybe I would not learned back home. I met a lot of people from all over the world.

Faisal: do you enjoy speaking with other exchange students?

Anna: yes, I have many friends from other countries and I like talking with thim and help each other with the school.

Faisal: how long have you been in the United States?

Anna: I have been here for three years.

Faisal: do you like it here?

Anna: yes of course.

Faisal: have you been able to visit any other parts of the United States?

Anna: yes, I have been in New York, Washington DC, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Faisal: what are your home country's major religions?

Anna: My home country major religion is Buddhism. And there are some atheist people in my home country.

Faisal: What influenced you to come to the United States? Especially, Saint Cloud State?

Anna: I came here to the United Starts for the good quality school and to learn English.

Faisal: do you have any questions for me? I have asked so many of you?

Anna: No, Thank you.

Faisal: Thank you.