­­­­­­­_{­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­}Fieldwork Assignment:

Students will interview someone who was born and grew up in a country other than their own. This person could be a fellow student or a member of the community. The interview must be conducted in sessions, during which information about this person’s cultural background, cultural/ethnic identity, and level of acculturation to mainstream American culture should be gathered.

Questions must cover (but not limit themselves to) the following aspects of the interviewee’s life:

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(a) place of origin, reason for immigrating to the United States, how the journey was accomplished, length of stay and current immigration status;

(b) current living arrangements, family structure, ages of family members, and role of extended family;

(c) original family values, traditions, lifestyles, and whether they all changed or not changed

over the time this person lived in the United States;

(d) level of English proficiency, including language spoken at home, work, and social events

(make sure to explore whether language is or not a barrier for forming relationships):

(e) experience with racism, prejudice, or discrimination in country of origin and in the United

States;

(t) sexual orientation and gender roles;

(g) religious beliefs;

(h) educational/professional background in country of origin and employment history in the

United States;

(i) suggestions for working with people from same nationality.

 (a) There may be no more than two interviews with people from each country. Thus, students are advised to choose their country early, as they will be approved on a “first-come first-served”  basis.

(b) Students can submit their choices to the instructor by e-mail as soon as they have decided who they want to interview. They should proceed with the interview only after their choices have been approved.

(c) If their first-choice of country is already taken by two other students, they will be asked to submit another choice.

Class Presentation

Students will prepare a POWERPOINT  presentation of their fieldwork experience and will present it to the class and the appointed day as listed In the syllabus.

The fieldwork assignment involves two activities:  (i) The interview. (ii) creating a POWERPOINT and presenting it to the class. Creativity will be encouraged but it will not be necessary for earning maximum points. Your class presentation should detail:

a. identifying in/formation, including fictitious name, age, marital status, educational level,

religious affiliation, and referral source (how you met and why you chose to interview

this person);

b. description of the interview, including the person’s responses to the questions posed by

you and the your observations about non-verbal communication style, motivation to

participate in the assignment, etc.

c. major differences and similarities between the interviewer’s and interviewee’s cultures;

and

d. personal reaction to the assignment, including what you learned in the process and how

you might apply what you learned in your future practice.

Important ground rules:

a. what you learned about the culture of the person you interviewed (nationality,

race/ethnicity, SES, religion, sexual orientation, and physical disability);

b. whether you think this person’s values and worldview represent the values and worldviews of most people of the same nationality;

c. your suggestions for working with people of the same nationality.

 

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