Academic Interactions 130IECPFall 2015Nikki Mattson

Agenda

• Conversation Starters

• Return Tests

• Interview examples and discussion

• Pathways 3

Conversation Starter 130A

• Focusing on noticing art is a trend in the 21st century. Art exists in every aspect of our lives, whether in architecture, cuisine, or even manners. One of the pleasures in majoring in art is that I can learn to discern the beauties of life. Art, as a major, teaches people how to appreciate the everyday beauties of our world. Where you can find art in your daily life? (Please give an example).

• （ Sixue Fang--Art )

Conversation Starter 130A• Dubai is one of the most successful cities in the world

with its enormous buildings and lucrative businesses. One project that Dubai is trying to accomplish is taking some famous original buildings and making Dubai versions. As an example, we are working on a project called Dubai Eye, which is similar to the London Eye. What are some famous buildings that have been taken from you country or maybe one’s that your country is duplicating or replicating?

(Abdulla AlBader, Architecture)

Conversation Starter 130A

• Some lawyers study abroad because they want to improve their level of education. However, does that mean that the level of education in their country is extremely low? In your country, are the lawyers or people studying abroad doing so because of a lack of education in their native countries?

• (Hamad Aleissaee-Law)

Conversation Starter 130B

• Focusing on noticing art is a trend in the 21st century. Art exists in every aspect of our lives, whether in architecture, cuisine, or even manners. One of the pleasures in majoring in art is that I can learn to discern the beauties of life. Art, as a major, teaches people how to appreciate the everyday beauties of our world. Where you can find art in your daily life? (Please give an example).

• （ Sixue Fang--Art )•

Conversation Starter 130BOne of the tasks of statisticians is that take a census of the population because those numbers may help the governments to plan for the number of hospitals, schools and universities for their community. Do you think that the hospitals and educational institutions are compatible with the population of State College? In other words, did the statisticians present accurate conclusions about the population so the government could provide for their needs?

(Shaikha, Statistic)

Conversation Starter 130B• In Korean hospitals, there are so many

temporary workers who only can work for 2 years. Because if the hospitals employ permanent workers, they should pay the workers much more money than temporary workers. Temporary workers face the stress of contract renewals every two years. In your opinion, who should solve this problem?

• (Bora Lee, Nursing)

Interviewing…

Have you been interviewed before?Have you ever interviewed

someone?How might interviews be different?

formal or informalchoice of wordsbody languagespace between each otherclothingshaking handsaddressing each other

Handout

We’ll watch 3 different “professional” interviews, 5min each

Pay attention to the features of eachespecially the differences in interaction!

Take notes on the handoutWe’ll discuss what we saw after each

video

...why?

• Prepare for your PSU student interview

• See how different interviews can be

• Form an idea of what American interview styles are like

• Make you and your PSU student more comfortable during the interview

Handout Questions and Terms

RegisterBody LanguageListener FeedbackAnything else?

Graduate Coordinator

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pf1nRKV6YTE

Group Discussion

• Discuss what you saw

• Share the information in your notes

• Complete/add to your notes

What did you notice?

• Introduced interviewee

• Greet each other

• Maintain eye contact

• Generally seems like normal conversation

• Interviewer comments on answer

Former PSU President

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlu3x8fYwjk

Group Discussion

• Discuss what you saw

• Share the information in your notes

• Complete/add to your notes

What about this one?

• How was this interview different?

• Were these differences “better?”

• What else did you notice?

• 1:23 – lots of gesture – on the one hand, etc.

• 2:18 – asking for more info politely - “Would you mind elaborating...”

Harvard Student

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjZ5D4OniB4

Group Discussion

• Discuss what you saw

• Share the information in your notes

• Complete/add to your notes

And this one?• Was this interview different from the

other two?• How? What did you see/hear?• 0:10 – greeting each other• 0:30 – signals the question;

addresses interviewee by name• 3:50 – use of informal language,

gestures• How does this all make you feel?• How natural did the interview seem?

What does it all mean?• Remember, this is a GREAT

opportunity to learn about American [academic] life! – ask follow-up questions, have a

conversation!

• What will you do to prepare for the interview?

• How will you introduce and address your student?

• How will you use questions that you have prepared but also sound “real?”

Soooo...?

• What interview (or interviews) did you think was/were best?

• Is it a good fit for your interview?

• What features did you like?

• How would you do things differently?

IECP Interview Examples

• Watch + take notes on the information.

• The 3 students with the most organized and comprehensive notes will receive 3 points of extra credit.

IECP Interview Examples

https://psu.voicethread.com/share/7231539/

https://psu.voicethread.com/share/6228944/

Discussion

1. How were the interviews similar/different?

2. What behaviors would you like to imitate in your interview?

3. What behaviors would you like to avoid in your interview?

4. Which interview did you like better? Why?

Interview Preparation

• Start to write your interview questions

• Opportunity to ask for feedback/help with questions

HW

1. Email your interviewee to set up a time and place for your interview (project is due on 3/20 by midnight)

2. English Central Goal Due = Sunday by 7

3. Voicethread comments on PSU Observation Presentation = due Wednesday by midnight