For the final paper I have chosen that is college
students must be to have a part-time job. I chose this topic because I think to
get a part-time job is helpful us. Before I came to the U.S, I have no idea for
the part-time job. However, as I readied in a research, in American colleges,
78 percent of students have part-time job experiences. I have question that is
why most American students have a part-time job.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Review third interview
My score is here
Zhang Yiming
1. Hofstater Brittany M (19 points)
I think his third interview is very good. He pepared well. He made the good country report and conversition.and he made all the main points very clear.
2. Rabaan Hassan Habib H (19 points)
His country report is good, i learned a few new things from it. and he wrote many interesting things that made the interview very easy and clear.
3. Enli Zhang (19 points)
He gets a lot of impotrant things in this interview. in addition, i leraned a new knowledge.
Zhang Yiming
Review third interview
Review Second interview
My score is here:
Zhang Yiming
EGLS 191 11/26/2012
Zhang Yiming
EGLS 191 11/26/2012
Review Second interview
1. Mohamed (20 points)
His second interview is very good. when i saw the interview, i feel he prepare well. in addition, i didn't see the mistakes. He thought a lot about feedback, and also he asked a lot very typical questions.
2. Hofstater, Brittany M (20 points)
They both get the 20 points because they did well. the country report is very good. His second interview is pretty long because he prepared adequately. His interview covered every details.
3. Zhang Enli (19 points)
He has nice points in his interview, his interview was good structured and it was interesting to read.
Monday, November 19, 2012
Third interview
Preparations of the interview
Before my interview, we had twelve questions need to ask the
interviewee, future more, I came up other a few questions which are helpful my
interview. My interview objective is comparing
the difference and similarity between the cultures in Saudi, China and the U.S.
I also want to lean about Saudi’s special culture. This time, I researched on
the internet about Saudi’s culture. During the interview, I brought in my
iPhone to record the whole interview.
How did You Approach People?
My third interviewee was Alsufair Hussain Adel He is a student at St. Cloud State
University. He is studying Mechanical Engineering. He came to the U.S at 2010.
When, where, and how did
you conduct the Interview?
I conducted the
interview with
Alsufair Hussain Adel at the
coffee shop in the library. Before we start the interview, I prepare a cup of
water to him, and I gave to him a paper which is about some interview
questions. After that, I started
the iPhone and we began the interview.
Whom did you
interview?
I interviewed Hussain. He
is from Saudi Arabia. His major is Mechanical Engineering.
Country
Report
picture1
Saudi Arabia is the largest country in
the Arabian Peninsula, near to the Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and
Yemen. Desert accounts for about half of the country's surface area. Saudi
Arabia is divided into 13 provinces. Saudi Arabia is the “largest Arab state in Western Asia by
land area, and the second-largest in the Arab world. It is bordered by Jordan and Iraq on the north
and northeast, Qatar, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates on the east, Oman on the southeast, and Yemen on the south”(1). In addition, Saudi has the world's second
largest oil reserves are mainly concentrated in the Eastern Province.”Oil accounts for more
than 95% of exports and 70% of government revenue.”(2). And Saudi is also the
world's sixth-largest natural gas reserves. Islam is the major religion in Saudi. “The total land area
is 2,250,000 km2, the population
of Saudi Arabia as of July 2010 is estimated to be 25,731,776 including
5,576,076 non-nationals. (3)
Interviewee is Hussain (H)
Interview is me (M)
M: Hello. My name is Yiming
Zhang. What is your name?
H: Oh…… what? I remember your
name is Sky. Did you change?
M: No. My English name is Sky,
can be a nickname.
H: O。My name is AXXXXXX Hussain AXXX.
M: Thank you for your coming.
AXXXXX is your family name?
H: Yes. AXXXXX is my family name,
and AXXX is my middle name.
M: I see. How old are you?
H: I am 21 years old.
M: where are you from?
H: I am from Saudi Arabia. My hometown
is Riyadh that is capital of Saudi Arabia.
M: Nice. Would please tell me something
about your hometown?
H: Riyadh is the capital of the
Saudi Arabia, and also is the largest city of Saudi. And has over 4000 mosques
in Riyadh.
M: What is your traditional food?
H: For the food. We usually will
eat “Kabab” or”Shawalma”, these two are stewed mutton and lamb chops. And also
curry mutton, curry beef and curry chicken are our common meal. The Nejdi dish
kabsa is the most traditional meal in my country. And Yemeni dish Mandi is also
a popular meal, particularly as a lunchtime meal. Oh….. I am hungry.
M: Ho… me too. I was found some
information in online about diet of Saudi. In your country, people cannot eat
pork, horse, mule, donkey, dog and snake, is it true?
H: Yes, is true, because of the
religion. In my country, Muslims also cannot drink alcohol.
M: how about visits?
H: They can drink alcoholic only
in the hotel, they cannot appearance the outside. I tell you other story, do
you know the Eid al-Fitr? This is a most important holiday in my country.
M: Yeah.
H: Some visits travel to my
country, when the Eid al-Fitr started. They eat the food while walking on the
way, then the local polices detained them.
M: why?
H: because in Ramadan anyone cannot
diet in public.
M: I know the Eid
al-Fitr and other one; these are two major holidays in your country.
H: Yes, Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha.
M: Would please tell me more
information about your culture? Such as, which color is popular? You know, in
China, gold or yellow is grateful color. People thinking gold stand for wealth,
Green represents health. How about your country?
H:
In Saudi, most people advocating white, white mean is purity. Green mean is
life. But the yellow mean is death. This is very different with your country.
M:
And I want to know when you came to the U.S?
H:
in 2010.
M:
Do you like here?
H:
ho… good question. It is depend on the time. I very hate the winter. F@@king
cold. However, the summer is my dream. I love to go fishing with my bother. We fishes
in the river near our house. And some time, I hired a boat so that I could to
fishing. Do you like fishing?
M:
So so…what did you do these besides fishing?
H:
Soccer. You know most Saudis
like soccer.
M: yes. I know it. And have you ever travel to other city?
H: yes. I
have been to Chicago for a travel with my family in last summer.
We went to the Skydeck of Chicago in first night. The building is very tall and
we tried to step in a glass box which was a prominence at maybe 1300 feet
something high. It was a shake for me. In the view, I could see the street and
other buildings through in the glasses. And we also went to see the some parks
too. We took a walk through the parks then enjoy the sceneries. It was a nice
vacation.
M: Oh… I see. Do you want travel again?
H: of cause!
M: I have been travel to Chicago, too. This is a wonderful
city. Ok. Next question. What do you perceive as differences between your
culture and the American culture?
H: …… because…… because of the religion. In Saudi, women no
social status, and women must need to wear a veil when they outside. In Saudi, no
alcohol, no movies and no cigarette. But here is different, we can do everything
we want.
M: I see. And is there anything you would like to add
before we end our interview?
H: No.
M: thank you for your coming. Have a good day.
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Interview 2
Preparations for the interview
When I read my classmates’ interview, I
know what problem I have. For the second interview, I try to beat. I look for some information about
Saudi, such as major religion,
women in Saudi society, and other culture. My interview
objective is comparing the difference and similarity between the culture in
Saudi, China and the U.S. In addition, I want to know more about perception and
daily life of Saudi Arabia.
Before the meeting, I had ready to water and desserts
How did you approach people?
The
second interviewee also is my friend, his name is Hassan. We were classmate in
IEC.
When, where, and how did you Conduct the Interview?
We
were meeting in Atwood on Friday at 7pm.We have same class at Monday afternoon. I asked him, but he
didn’t come for first time. In the interview, I used the I-phone to record our
conversation.
Whom did you interview?
I
interviewed Hassan. He is from Saudi Arabia. His major is Mechanical
Engineering.
Interview report:
I
think we did well. I learned a lesson, so I changed some things in second
interview. For the beginning, I look for some information about Saudi, such as
major religion, women in Saudi society, and other culture. In our conversation, we gradually get
over the tense. During the interview, I know more new information about Saudi.
Country Report
picture.1
Saudi
Arabia is the largest
country in the Arabian Peninsula, near to the Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, the United
Arab Emirates and Yemen. Desert accounts for about half of the country's
surface area. Saudi Arabia is divided into 13 provinces. Saudi Arabia is the
“largest Arab state in Western
Asia by land area, and the second-largest in the Arab world. It
is bordered by Jordan and Iraq on the north and
northeast, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates on the east, Oman on the southeast, and Yemen on the south”(1). In addition,
Saudi has the world's
second largest oil reserves are mainly concentrated in the Eastern Province.”Oil accounts for more than 95% of
exports and 70% of government revenue.”(2). And Saudi is also the world's
sixth-largest natural gas reserves. Islam is the major religion in Saudi. “The total land area is 2,250,000 km2, the population
of Saudi Arabia as of July 2010 is estimated to be 25,731,776 including
5,576,076 non-nationals. (3)
H
is Hassan
Y
is me
Y: hello! Hassan, thank you of you
coming. How are you?
H: ……Yeah. Good. And you?
Y: Good. Long time no see you. How is
your class?
H: just so so. You?
Y: Me too. Some classes are difficulty.
Hassan, what is your major? I saw you usually will walk in ECC, your major is
about the engineering?
H: Yes, my major is mechanical
engineering.
Y: Oh! It is too difficult to learn, is
it?
H: Yeah. But I have interest in
engineering.
Y: and why did you choose to study in
St. Cloud State University?
H: ……I choose here, because…...before I
came the U.S, my English is not good. I think we were same, we studied in IEC. OH… and my uncle is living in city, I have a
lot of friends study and live here.
Y: Nice. How is your feel for the
class? So far?
H: is depend on the class, some
difficult, some easy. How about you?
Y: me? Same to your. This semester, I take
17 credits, I feel a little busy. Do you have any plan after the class? You know
I will play the poor.
H: you are nice. for me, I don’t like
go outside, I just watch movies or play PC3 indoors.
Y: you didn’t play soccer? For my first
interviewee, he told me, most Saudi guys like play soccer.
H: I like it, but I can’t, my shank was
broke when I young. However, I still like watch soccer game.
Y: Sorry. I have question about why Saudi
women usually will dress a veil?
H: We call the veil is $#@#@.
Y: what?
H: niqāb, N-I-Q-A-B. Women must wearing
a niqāb and black
robes when they outside because our religion. Saudi women always maintained
the traditions and customs of Islam, and can’t
contact with a strange man. The
young men and women decided by the parents in marriage.
Y: yeah! I know it, the first interviewee
told me about it, and I know a Saudi man can marry
with four wives. But a man usually will marry with one or two wives. HO HO…
H: you know it.
Y: would please tell me more things about your culture?
H: ……In Saudi men wear white robes
and wearing a
white turban, pressing
with black grommets.
Many people like to wear red plaid scarf. Those
with high social
status in a white robe outside wear a black
or gold yellow
gold-rimmed yarn gowns,
royal family members and chiefs wear this
yarn gowns. In summer,
all barefoot wear slippers, and
in winter we will wear shoes.
Y: What are major holidays in your
country?
H: we have two major religious holidays
which are Eid
al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. Eid al-Fitr holiday has seven days,
Eid al-Adha as long as two weeks. Every year’s September is Islamic calendar;
we call the month of Ramadan. Within
30 days of
the holy month of Ramadan, in addition to the patients, pregnant women, nursing women, and the journey
before sunrise, people are prohibited drinking
water, eating from sunrise to
sunset.
Y: O.
H: Eid al-Adha is also the day of the Hajj,
from December 9 to December 12. The millions Muslims flock
to Saudi Arabia, to
the holy city of Mecca and Medina for the Hajj.
Y: A millions?
H: let’s me show you're a picture.
picture.3
Y: oh….so
many people. And would please tell me something about your country's major
religions?
H:
Islam is our major religion. I can say in my country, every people is Muslim.
Y:
Did you have some taboo? I know a few, such as the sole of the foot can’t face
to people’s face.
H:
Yes. We can’t smoke, drinking, and even
sing and dance, because is a degenerate performance in Islam. Therefore,
Drinker was arrested, to be publicly flogged 80,
or imprisonment for 6 months to 1 year,
while also imposes a fine.
Y: what? If someone or traveler want some
alcoholic, how should they do?
H: I don’t know. In Saudi
Arabia, all the restaurants and hotels
do not supply
alcoholic beverages.
Y: Thank you! Is there anything you would
like to add before we end our interview?
H: No.
Y: thank you for your coming. Have a good
day.
Picture3:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Supplicating_Pilgrim_at_Masjid_Al_Haram._Mecca,_Saudi_Arabia.jpg
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