L2 Qualitative interviewing

Question 1

unobtrusive data

Answer 1

data which exists before research begins

Question 2

what is qualitative interviewing?

Answer 2

semi structure interviews where there is a set agenda regarding issues to be discussed

Question 3

ethical considerations unique to qualitative interviews.

Answer 3

• researcher-participant relationship
• data interpretation
• data management
• potential harm
• legal requirements of disclosure

Question 4

structured interviews

Answer 4

no freedom of direction, typically closed questions generating short responses

Question 5

unstructured interviews

Answer 5

very open and interactive questions created around a broad theme

Question 6

semi structured interviews

Answer 6

researcher guides discussion using a guide or series of flexible questions or prompts

Question 7

qualitative interviews sampling

Answer 7

typically a smaller sample, recruitment can be hard

Question 8

what sampling is needed in grounded theory

Answer 8

theoretical sampling

Question 9

reflexivity

Answer 9

acknowledging how aspects of our identities affects data and conclusions

Question 10

transcribing the interviews

Answer 10

audio recording interviews and converting it into text based data.

Question 11

types of transcribing interviews

Answer 11

-playscript transcript- orthographic transcription
- jeffersonian transcription- prioritises paralinguistic features

Question 12

evaluating quality

Answer 12

• credibility
• conformability
• transparency
• usefulness