Oral Histories

Projects

Brent a. jones

presented at

Peace as a Global Language 2014

Where are we going?

• What are Oral Histories?

• Course Overview

• Lesson Plans

• Examples

• Lessons Learned

What are Oral Histories?

Course Overview

Lesson Plans - Day 1• Welcome

• My interest in Oral Histories

• Course Outline (Schedule/Assessment/Contact Info)

• Densho Website

• Students choose one interview, take notes and report to the

group

• Before leaving for the day, read Wikipedia article on Oral

Histories and answer questions.

• Preparation for next week - Each student reads the

introductory chapter of one of the OH books, prepares a

summary for next meeting.

Lesson Plans - Day 2• Students present the chapter they read (Zemi Style)

• Interview Workshop/Mini Lecture

• Informed Consent (Language Learning History) - Introduce and

sign

• Practice Interviews - A interviews B, C interviews D

• Practice Interviews - B interviews C, D interviews A

• Transcribing Workshop/Mini Lecture

• Before leaving for the day, transcribe the interview (typed)

• Preparation for 10/10 - Read chapter 2 from one of the other

books. Decide three topics related to Nishinomiya, Prepare a

proposal (topic, research question(s), participants, rationale - so

what?)

Lesson Plans - Day 3• Students confirm transcript with their Day Two partner.

• A interviews B, C interviews D (next) B interviews C, D interviews A

• Debriefing - What did we learn about interviewing? What makes a good

interviewer? How can we develop interviewing skills?

• Students present the chapter they read (Zemi Style)

• Decide on Topic/Theme

• Analysis Workshop/Mini Lecture (Read through, note topics/themes, read

again, code)

• Transcribe Interview 2

• A and C, B and D analyze their transcripts together.

• Preparation for Day Four (10/17) - Read Chapter 3 of one of the books.

Lesson Plans - Day 4

• Students present the chapter they read (Zemi

Style)

• Planning Meeting for Fieldwork

• Prepare Participant Information Sheet,

Consent Form and other documents.

• Present plan and paperwork to instructor - Get

started and/or Practice interviews

Examples

• Marist Brothers International School

• Nishinomiya Kitaguchi Shotengai Association

• Chinatown

• CUBE

• Study Abroad Experiences

• Fuku Otoko (Nishinomiya Shrine)

Marist Brothers - Kobe

nishinomiya kitaguchi

shotengai

Chinatown

Konan CUBE

Intrinsic/Extrinsic

Motivation theory

Relevancy

Self-Efficacy

Agency

Lessons Learned

Best wishes for

your success