For my ethnography, I am thinking about interviewing my fellow exchange students who are currently studying int the U.S. high schools. As we all come from China, we often share our experiences of studying in the U.S. and cultural differences between the U.S. and China. Media is great way for us to communicate. We talk on Skype, QQ (a Chinese communication tool), and Facebook. We also like to write blogs to share our everyday life.
Another tool we use is an online magazine which we created for promotion purpose. Because of our identities as exchange students, we want to inspire more Chinese students like us to study in the U.S. high schools. In the magazine, we talk about our own stories and discuss about cultural differences. We also give suggestions about how to deal with our relationships with our host families and so on. In the online magazine, we post videos and pictures. Sometimes we get feedback from readers through emails. Right now, we are thinking about creating a website to get more attention to our online magazine and exchange students program.
In my ethnography, I will include three interviews from exchange students. They will talk about how they use media to connect with their families and friends. Also, I will include the use of media in our online magazine. Also,all the interviews will be conducted on skypes. More pictures will be included in the video.
The questions I am thinking about are as the following:
1. What is your group and will you introduce your group?
2. In what ways do you connect with each other?
3. How important do you think media is in terms of communicating in your group?
4. How important do you think media is in terms of promoting your group?
Another tool we use is an online magazine which we created for promotion purpose. Because of our identities as exchange students, we want to inspire more Chinese students like us to study in the U.S. high schools. In the magazine, we talk about our own stories and discuss about cultural differences. We also give suggestions about how to deal with our relationships with our host families and so on. In the online magazine, we post videos and pictures. Sometimes we get feedback from readers through emails. Right now, we are thinking about creating a website to get more attention to our online magazine and exchange students program.
In my ethnography, I will include three interviews from exchange students. They will talk about how they use media to connect with their families and friends. Also, I will include the use of media in our online magazine. Also,all the interviews will be conducted on skypes. More pictures will be included in the video.
The questions I am thinking about are as the following:
1. What is your group and will you introduce your group?
2. In what ways do you connect with each other?
3. How important do you think media is in terms of communicating in your group?
4. How important do you think media is in terms of promoting your group?