Deaf Interview
I was walking back to my car after my final interview. I have to admit, I was a little disappointed. Though I know I will gain something from the data I collected, I'm not quite sure if the data will be as eye-openning as I thought. Not a single person used the pen and paper that I had offered them. Also, the people chosen at random seemed to have very little knowledge of the subject, and therefore could not talk very long. You need to have the information to order and recall the information.
Then I had an interesting idea. Why not attempt a "deaf interview"? I got into my car and drove to the library. I looked around for someone who seemed to be just browsing. I ended up meeting a boy named Brian who, as it turns out, had quite an extensive soccer knowledge base. He agreed to sit down with me to be "interviewed."
I asked him the exact same question that I had asked during the verbal interviews, "Can you explain to me the game of soccer as if I have no knowledge of the sport, and in fact have never even heard of it." Then I added one last bit which made all the difference, "and by the way, I am deaf and can not read lips." I handed him a paper and a pen and before he started I let him know that he could either draw or write, and use all the paper and time that he needed (both of which he took full advantage of).
I sat and took notes as he silently wrote and drew the game of soccer for almost 45 minutes. It was absolutely an amazing experience. I scanned in his "interview", which are shown to the right. My notes are shown below. Next I have to to a full analysis and come to some conclusions... until then
Then I had an interesting idea. Why not attempt a "deaf interview"? I got into my car and drove to the library. I looked around for someone who seemed to be just browsing. I ended up meeting a boy named Brian who, as it turns out, had quite an extensive soccer knowledge base. He agreed to sit down with me to be "interviewed."
I asked him the exact same question that I had asked during the verbal interviews, "Can you explain to me the game of soccer as if I have no knowledge of the sport, and in fact have never even heard of it." Then I added one last bit which made all the difference, "and by the way, I am deaf and can not read lips." I handed him a paper and a pen and before he started I let him know that he could either draw or write, and use all the paper and time that he needed (both of which he took full advantage of).
I sat and took notes as he silently wrote and drew the game of soccer for almost 45 minutes. It was absolutely an amazing experience. I scanned in his "interview", which are shown to the right. My notes are shown below. Next I have to to a full analysis and come to some conclusions... until then
posted by Lauren Briana at 5:56 PM
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My attempt at formalizing the deaf interview... Vital techniques I have found for conducting a deaf interview:
1) Be on the same side of the table as the person you are interviewing (probably the most important of all)
2) Before starting be sure to include that you cannot read lips, but can read. Make sure to say that they can draw, make hand guestures, act, and use props (they are more likely to use these techniques if you mention them).
3) Keep a running journal of the order in which they write/act/make guestures and of what they are trying to express.
4) Include in the journal how well the information is communicated.
5) Remain engaged with your interviewee and give them positive feed back through out (otherwise they will quit because this is a long and tedious task).
6) As soon as the interview is over, try to put their written/drawn pages in order.
7) This would be best done with a video camera if you have time (you would not need to take many notes, and instead remain engaded in the interaction).
- I am not yet sure if it is best to respond to their information by asking another question or a clarification question... this would ultimately change their natural flow of thought, and you will not be able to evaluate how they naturally structure and recall data - the main point of this type of interview
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