interview

(noun)

A conversation in person (or, by extension, over the telephone, Internet etc.) between a journalist and someone whose opinion or statements he or she wishes to record for publication, broadcast etc.

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Examples of interview in the following topics:

  • Looking Beyond the Traditional References

    • Some good sources to consider include newspaper or magazine articles, interviews, surveys, and even collections of personal essays.
    • According to Interviewer and researcher, Irving Seidman, some fundamentals to preparing for an interview include:
    • Additionally, it is important that an interviewer ask clarifying questions when they are confused.
    • Thus it is preferable that interviewers ask open-ended questions instead.
    • Not interrupting: Participants should feel comfortable and respected throughout the entire interview - thus interviewers should avoid interrupting participants whenever possible.

  • Conducting Research

    • Methods of conducting qualitative research include conducting interviews and observing different social scenarios.

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    • In an interview, Julia Alvarez once said, “What I can’t push as successfully out of sight are my own immigrant childhood fears of having a gringa stepmother with foreign tastes in our house."

  • Scholarly Sources

    • You may decide to use sources that are not scholarly articles, such as interviews or newspaper articles.
    • If you conduct your own field research, such as surveys, interviews, or experiments, your results would also be considered a primary source.

  • Organizing Your Research Plan

    • If you know that you are only looking for articles, you can exclude things like interviews or abstracts from your search.

  • Explaining the Stakes and the Consequences

    • In interviews, Egan has said that she leans toward categorizing her book as a novel, but it also has similarities to a short story collection.
    • If you are interested in the influences that inspired and shaped the novel, look for interviews: Egan has cited her main influences in writing A Visit from the Goon Squad as Marcel Proust's novel In Search of Lost Time, and HBO's TV series The Sopranos.

  • Paraphrasing

    • If you find an article that quotes a book, an interview, or another article, do your best to track down the original source so you can be sure of its context.

  • Assembling Your Argument

    • Evidence can come in many forms: data, written reports or articles, graphs or visual representations, even anecdotes and interviews.

  • MLA: The Works Cited Section

    • Some common types are a book, a chapter from a book, a journal article, an online book or article, an online video, a blog post, and personal communication such as an email or an interview you conducted.

  • Introduction to Pronouns

    • Marvin was nervous meeting with the interviewer but shook her hand when introduced.