First of Interview

Interviewer: ShaoHua Sun

Interviewee: Anthony lee

Date: Thursday, October 18, 2012

Class: English 191

Assignment: Interview

            Interviewed my friend

Me: Hills, Anthony, how are you today?

Anthony: I am good, how are you today?

M: good, I am so happy interviewing you now, let’s start

M: Could you tell me about yourself? (Your name, home country)

A: My name is Anthony from the Korea. I am from the capital city which is Seoul.

M: I have some Korean friends are from different cities. Would like tell me about the Seoul?
A: Sure, it is a major city and has more than 10 million people. It is one of the world’s top ten financial and commercial centers.

M: it is nice city, I haven’t been there. Some friends tell me about it is amazing city. How long you have been here for studying?

A:  I have been here for 2 semesters.

M: I have been here for 1 year, do you like Saint Cloud?

A:  yes, I really like this city because my friend was at this university for 1 year and told me some interesting things. Also, I like this city’s weather and snow. And my favorite sport is ice hockey.
M: oh, my favorite sport is the ice hockey too. This university has famous team at America.

A: really? I heard about that this week it has competition. Are you going to there?

M: Sure, I am a St. Cloud hockey’s fans.  Because I like hockey, I selected this university. How are about you?

A: I am transform student for one 1 year, my country’s university makes cooperation with this university. Every year, my university would like to send students to this university for 1 year.
M: it is interesting. Would like to tell me about your country?
A:  it an east Asian region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states. Korea is bordered by China to the northwest, and it closes the Japan with North Korea.
M: what is the population of your country and cities?

A: It is about 50 million of people there is a population of 9,794,304 in Seoul, and total area is 99,392 square kilometers. We have 20 famous of cities in my country.

M: Can you tell me some major holidays in your country?

A: most of important festival is the spring festive. It is same with Chinese. We celebrate it with family at home and eat traditional cuisine. Most of food is made by family, before this festival my mother will prepare different materials for dinner. Additional, some children would like to watch the TV, and playing the games. At that day I help my mother to do the big dinner.

M: wow, it looks like my country’s culture. What is traditional food in your country?

A:  The traditional foods mostly are on rice, noodles, tofu, fish and meats. Kimchi is a major spicy vegetable, it is famous of the world, every year we will eat that vegetable with rice and eggs are mix together put on some soy sauce. Sometime, we make different noodles with meats mix them, and with drink.

M: there are very good meals, I would like to taste the Kimchi. Last semester my one of my Korean friend made it for me, it was very good, but I don’t know how cook it. Do you know how cook it.

A: yes. It is not complicated. If you have time I will tell you how to do it.

M: thank you, I will make another time with you for it.

A: no problem.

M: does your country have some religions when you are going to celebrate different festivals?

A: not too much people believe some religions. In my country, a half of people they don’t have religion. Some people are on Buddhism, Protestantism, Catholicism and others. In my family we don’t have. But sometime special festive we have to wear the traditional clothes. Women’s transitional clothes are jacket and long skirt. Men’s clothes are pants, jacket, vest are showing the unique style.

M: oh. I haven’t see that clothes, maybe looks like my country’s clothes. Do you have it now?

A: No, I have it on my home are not in apartment, next time I will show you.

M: Nice, may take a picture when you are going to show me?

A:  Sure, I hope your friends will enjoy your pictures.

M: thanks. Let keep doing, how is the political system of your country structured?

A:  it is a republic country at Asia and established at 1948 is a sovereign state in the southern part of the Korean Peninsula. South Korea is a presidential republic consisting of seventeen administrative divisions and is a developed country with a very high standard of living. We are referred to as the Sixth republic of South Korea at current constitution of state.

M: what is construction of your government?

A: A government divided in to three branches: legislative, executive, judicial. It is determined by the constitution of republic of Korea.
M: I didn’t know that, but now most of information is valuable, I will keep it to share with my friends.  It is different between two countries. Let take about the differences. What do you perceive as differences between your culture and the American culture?

A: it very different. When I came to hear the language was major cause, I didn’t understand all of conversation with my classmates and professors. After 1 semester I have improving the English skills with my American friends.  They are so friendly with me, I was surprised by that. My point was that they don’t like Asian because we are different race. It was huge wrong point for me.

M: I agree with you, I got same experience. But now, we are making many friends we are enjoy many parties without any obstacle. So, what are you going to do for your last semester?

A: I just study my major that is international business at this university. After this before go back my country, I will go to cross every state with my friend and collecting every state’s different coins. I will show you later, it is in my apartment.
M: OK.  I will wait that day.  I am so happy interview you, and your information are useful for me to understand your country. At end of interview, do you have any questions that you would like to ask me at all?

A: Yes, I have a question why didn’t show up on my party last week?

M: I am so sorry. I spend time on my homework. But this week I will make party, I invite you should come over.

A: sure.

M: thanks for this interview, see you on this week night.

A: see you.

Preparations for the Interview

            For my interview, I researched some information about how to make a good interview, especially, process that I should know that.  Frist, I have to choose interviewee, second I have to selected different questions to ask him, during the interview I have to communicate with him about different points which are personal and regular. For this interview, my objective for the interview is that I am going to ask questions about his country. Before I am going to interview I researched some information about the Korea will trying to use this information to close him. Furthermore, I made two copies of questions for each other is order to us what process is. To record the interview, I will write down important data from interviewee. After it, I will construe important information from this interview assignment.

How Did I Approach People?

            I used Facebook to connect with my friends, and ask them that are they have best for this assignment. Maybe, I asked 15 friends just 4 friends have best time for this work, then I compare them which is my best of interviewee. As result, I selected one person will going to on interview.  After the Facebook time, we used the cellphone to connect.

When, where, and how did I Conduct the Interview?

            I worked the interview with Anthony lee at the library of study room. The interview time was 6:00 at library.  I had to check a study room before 6 pm. Then I got a key and room number I set message for him. About 6:10 we started the interview. First, I gave him a copy of questions about this assignment. He read it about 2 minutes. I explain the process of interview how long will be.  At begin, we introduced each other, and then we were going to focus the conversations. During interview we shared different information opinions, sometime made jokes and drink water. Also, we used different action to descript ours points, and eyes contract.

Whom did you Interview?

            I interviewed my friend his name is Anthony who are from Korea, living the biggest of city is Seoul. He is transform student at St. Cloud University, which major is international business. He is living the apartment with his Korean friends.  He just has a semester for transform student time. He wants to across every state at America. We are friend at party with celebrated his friend’s birthday.

Describe the Interview

            This interview was very good for me. It was my first time interviewed someone. I learned a lot of things from this interview. However, I realized a lot more about Korea on different aspects that culture, food, festive, and so on. We made successful job for this assignment, it was a good experience. According to this assignment I have improving my English skill. In addition, we received a lot of information, it will help me on my studying for country reports, and making friend. I made agreement with him about different policies could be negative for people such as his country’s taxation, his point was to increase, but my point decrease. We explained different ideas to support ours. Furth more, we shared about ours country’s policies which are need to rebuilt to help more people get benefit.

Report on Country and Culture

South of Korea is called republic of Korea at Asia, established at 1948 is a sovereign state in the southern part of the Korean Peninsula. It closed the China, North Korea and Japan. The capital city is Seoul which is largest city. Furthermore, today the population nears 50 million (1), most of people who living at Seoul city. South Korea is one of the most ethnically homogenous societies in the world, with more than 99% (1) of inhabitants having Korean ethnicity.  Additionally, Korean cuisine has evolved through centuries of social and political change. Ingredients and dishes are most of people likes. People would like to use ingredients on the food, and the dishes are bowl and chopsticks. They cuisine is largely based on rice, noodles, tofu, vegetables, fish and meats. One of famous food is pickles which is traditional meal for family party or important festivals. However, national cloth is Hanbok are really similar with North Korea, China. Generally only they wear to be special significance by the festive. Women’s transitional clothes are jacket and long skirt. Men’s clothes are pants, jacket, vest are showing the unique style.

           

Work Cited:

           

          (1)  -Wikipedia contributors. “South of Korea”, the free encyclopedia. 17 October 2012                <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea>