1. Integrated skills iii – 2012/01

2. Tips for the final interview based on analysis of your diagnostic interviews

3.  An interjection or exclamation is a word, phrase or sentence used to express an emotion or sentiment (approval, surprise, joy, grief etc) on the part of the speaker.  Avoid informal language: Very nice! / Cool!

4.  a) (…) we are trying to maintain traditional forms of teaching, which centre upon someone like me, an academic of 30 years standing, still being interested in actually working with Undergraduate students. I enjoy it! You know, I think that’s important. O.K. That’s great.  b) And that’s the experience. It’s the sort of - the confidence to forget about the notes, and just talk, you know. Yeah. O.K. Is there anything else you wanted to say about seminars?  c) (…) but if you say, take a group of English monolinguals and teach them a made-up language that has gender in it, you can very quickly get them to have these same kinds of effects. Well, that's really interesting.

5.  Fillers are essential features of speech that make the interviewee feel that they are being listened to. Expressions such as: “Uh huh”, “OK”, “Mmmm”, etc., should be used appropriately.

6.  Plan: to think carefully about something you want to do, and decide how and when you will do it  Intend: to have something in your mind as a plan or purpose  "I have made plans to visit Paris." <- I've decided when I want to go, and have thought about what I want to see in the city.  "I intend to visit Paris." <- I want to go there at some point in the future.  Therefore, in your interview you should ask: What do you plan to do after you graduate?

7.  Prefer: to like someone or something more than someone or something else  Favorite: your favorite person or thing is the one that you like the most  Examples from interviews with academic staff from the University of Warwick, UK. a) Do you have a favourite programming language and/or technology? (Is there a programming language and/or technology that you like most?) Why do you prefer it? (Why do you like it more than other programming languages/technologies?)

8. b) Working with Macs I've started using Objective-C, which I now prefer, but my favourite language would be Erlang. c) Which is your favourite linguistic theory and why?  Therefore, in your interview you should ask: “What’s your favorite subject?”

9.  In 2008 I decided I needed a little break and I came up to Yale University to get an undergraduate degree.  I started off taking general courses and after my first year of college, I finally chose Psychology as my major.  Along with my teaching degree in English, I also have a teaching degree in Portuguese.  I was finishing my last classes for my Bachelor's degree and I started searching for universities that offered masters degrees in forensic psychology.  He was looking for a research assistant and said it could help me get into graduate school.

10.  You are going to conduct an interview, not an interrogation: use adequate tone - the way your voice sounds shows how you are feeling or what you mean! The tone of your voice must communicate interest, acceptance, be non-judgmental and put your interviewee at ease

11.  Go beyond the script to make your interview sound more natural and interesting. Ask follow-up questions based on the interviewee’s answers. Show you are a good listener and that you are interested in what the interviewee is saying!

12.  To open the interview: introduce yourself and state the purpose of the interview.  To close the interview: briefly summarize the areas that have been discussed, highlighting the important facts and your understanding of them. This lets the interviewee know that you have been listening carefully during the interview and provides an opportunity for clarifying any misunderstandings.  You must thank the interviewee for the time.