Interview Analysis Report Key Characteristics

In this report you should analyse the interview (or one of the interviews) your group conducted for the Transition. The analysis should focus on the skills of the interviewer. We will not assess the interview itself, but only your analysis of the interview. - This is an individual assignment, you may confer on the making of the transcript but not on how you analyse the interview. Any sign of group work will be considered cheating and will be reported to the exam committee. - It represents 40% of your final grade for EL&C 7 - The Feedback Deadline is Monday 31 March before 15.00. The teacher will return it with comments by Friday 4 April before 15.00 in her pigeon hole. This version may not be a rough draft, it must be your best attempt at what will be the final version. (Submitting your report for feedback is not required but highly recommended, no papers delivered after the deadline will be given feedback). - The Final Version Deadline is Friday 11 April 2008 16.00 (in our pigeon holes) Procedure Someone in the group should record the interview, and someone else should make copies for each individual group member. You are allowed to work on a transcription of the whole or of parts of the interview as a group but this is not required. Further, only the transcription may be done collaboratively, nothing else. In order to retrieve selections from the data please sequence the turns of the whole interview. In addition to the transcribed selections from the recording, any observation notes can be used as data in the analysis. Please note that actual examples taken from the interviewer and interviewees exchanges must be used to illustrate and support your points. Content Your analysis can use any of the principles, theories, techniques and characteristics of the practice of professional interviewing as described in Emans (2004). However, you will it find it helpful to cover the following in any case: 1. Discuss objectivity as it relates to this interview. Also answer the question: How objective was the interviewer? (chapter 1) 2. Discuss an interviewers different tasks in relation to this interview. Also answer the question: How did well the interviewer distinguished between the different tasks (chapters 1, 3 and 7) 3. How well was the introduction carried out? (chapter 4) 4. Analyse the effectiveness of the questions posed by the interviewer (chapter 5) a. b. c. d. How did the interviewer use his/her voice? (paralinguistic features) What introducing phrases did they use? Were there leading questions, and if so, which type? Were there incomprehensible questions, and if so which type?

e. How did they deal with retrospective questions? 5. Analyse Q&A exchanges, to focus on the skill of probing (chapter 6) a. Do you think that the interviewer evaluated the answers correctly? In order to decide this you should yourself of course evaluate the answers as well (by looking at validity, completeness, relevance, and clarity) b. Identify the probing techniques the interviewer used. Note: You are by no means restricted to these5. There is no upper limit on length of your paper, so if you have more points you are free to include them. Main points must be supported by examples from the passages. For each of the 5 topics you should use at least two turn-taking sequences to support your main points.

Prerequisites (if you dont follow these guidelines you will automatically fail)
The report should be at least 1500 words (include word count). Use 1.5 spacing, and be paginated. The report should have a title page, a table of contents, an introduction (with a preview) , a body with different sections (each section must have a lead- in to link it to the main task and/or to the previous section), a conclusion (with a summary) The report should be presented in a professional layout and in correct English (more than 5 spelling mistakes is a fail) You should correctly use APA referencing (in reference list AND in the text). A high level of error means an automatic re-write. There is clear evidence of the use of Emans in the plan. The transcribed passages correctly use the conventions as described by Wray, Trott and Bloomer (1998), reader p.121-127. Please add a copy of the assessment form (on the following page) to your plan. Do not forget to look at the criteria on the form as they are the basis of your mark. Include the feedback version with the final version as an appendix.

Assessment Criteria See next page.

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Formatting/ Structure : Mark > Correct Layout: font, spacing, page numbering, headers, tables, graphs, charts 2 Correct Title page (title of report, students name, student number, date, assessors name). 0.5 avoid excess headings and lists (proper flow of texts in paragraphs) 4 Proper Table of contents (APA Style) 0.5 Introduction Movement is from general to specific general background to the topic (if applicable) statement of purpose ( if applicable) preview of the contents of the report Body clear sections with phrases that introduce or link in each section sufficient support (examples, statistics, expert opinions, etc.) ideas from outside sources are relevant, sufficiently elaborated, and synthesised all findings develop the topic and relate to the purpose/ problem statement (no irrelevancies) Conclusion review/ summary of the findings (pulling it all together) outcome of work = answer to the problem / purpose statement (if applicable) recommendations, future prospects, personal opinions (if applicable) Correct APA Referencing Evidence of PLAGIARISM = 0 marks for the whole assignment in-text citation : paraphrasing (clearly in students own words) direct quotations (no more than 10% of final copy) technique : citations fit into the text appropriately & grammatically Reference list/ Works Cited or Bibliography are correct according to APA APA = i. Name/Date: Name of Author (s) & date of publication in Parentheses (date) ii. Source info: Title, first of article in single quotes, then book, journal etc. underlined iii. Pub info: exact details that help locate material iv. Sequencing: all entries are alphabetical v. Punctuation: follows APA requirements for commas, fullstops, underlining, capitalisation, Style Formality (appropriate style of language for the assignment) written in an audience orientated way balance between formal and informal Variety and accuracy of vocabulary correct choice of words vocabulary has variety and interest (avoids using simplistic expressions &or repetition) Conciseness direct and to the point (avoids using wordy phrases) Coherence flow of sentences is smooth (avoids using awkward, ambiguous, confusing sentences) Grammar complete sentences (lack of fragments, run-on sentences) use of transitional words and phrases (linking or connectors) correct word order correct use of tenses, verb/noun and singular/ plural agreement correct prepositions, correct word form (i.e. endings) Mechanics correct use of capitals, commas, avoid overuse of bold font, !, semi-colon spelling

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