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LG 524 WEEK 4

LG 524 WEEK 4. QUALITATIVE INTERVIEWS. WHY QUALITATIVE INTERVIEWING?. Qualitative interviewing needs: Intense listening skills. Respect Curiosity Systematic effort to understand Choosing subjects: *Familiar with area under research *Willing to Talk * Range. Interview Techniques.

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LG 524 WEEK 4

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  1. LG 524 WEEK 4 QUALITATIVE INTERVIEWS

  2. WHY QUALITATIVE INTERVIEWING? Qualitative interviewing needs: Intense listening skills. Respect Curiosity Systematic effort to understand Choosing subjects: *Familiar with area under research *Willing to Talk * Range

  3. Interview Techniques Sustained listening PAY ATTENTION!!! Listen, Respond, Monitor DON’T Close Off Interpret Judge Be rigid Interrupt………..

  4. Types of Questions Opening: the Grand Tour approach. From springboard to detail. Checking and reflecting; did I understand? Developing the point. Following up an interesting point. Probing, inviting, wh questions… building up a satisfactory picture Structuring

  5. Interview Evaluation Balance Detail Staccato!..to.to.to…. Topics Range Follow up Directive? Change?

  6. Setting Up……. Order of Interviewees Setting Length Arrangements Room, equipment Points Questions Closing and Follow-Up

  7. The Interview Opening the Interview: Rapport and Purpose Who? Careful selection of interviewees When? Time and Circumstances Where? Privacy and Comfort Duration…How long is long? Conditions: Recording and Notes

  8. Depth and Detail Complexity and Richness of Data Detailed Questions Sympathy/Empathy Follow Up. Going Backwards Hearing Data Interviewers are Human, too Objective<>Subjective?

  9. Interviewing Children Distraction Authority Relevance Teachers…….. Respond! The point Language Level Encourage and Support Tedium and Discomfort

  10. The Telephone and e-mail Follow up and Range Notes and Technical Problems Cost Respondents Sensitive Data Ending the Interview Tele-Phobia Lying……

  11. Write-Up Immediate Impressions and Ideas Additional data to the recording Do it now! Innuendo and Nuances

  12. GROUP INTERVIEWING  Developing Discussions Groups Working Together Enhancement and Challenge Timesaving ***************************************************  Authority Figure Last Summer, etc….. The Boss Domination

  13. FOCUS GROUPS Group Interaction Generating Data and Feedback How Many? Size Attendance Sampling Chairing

  14. INTERVIEW REFERENCES Puchta, C. 2004. Focus Group Practice. Sage. London. Kvale, S. 1996. Interviews. An Introduction to Qualitative Research Interviewing.Sage. Rubin, J. & Rubin, S. 2005. Qualitative Interviewing: The Art of Hearing Data. Sage. Morgan, D. 1997. Focus Groups as Qualitative Research. Sage. Holstein, J.A. & Gubrium, J.F. 1995. The Active Interview.Sage. Denzin, N. & Lincoln, Y. 2005. Handbook of Qualitative Research. Chap 24. p. 645. Sage. Some useful ideas about qualitative research may be found in Sociological Research Online < www.socresonline.org.uk> It is a sociology journal, but does have some good ideas that can be transferred to ELT/AL research. Transferring models from one discipline to another is perfectly healthy and can lead to new insights.

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