A Guide to Primary Research for the Discourse Community
Ethnography
Generic Interview
Questions
· How long have you been here?
-12 yrs
· Why are you involved?
-want to help people
· What do X, Y, and Z words mean?
-Hippa-classified
-“SIA” code-cardiac arrest
-“DOA”-Dead On Arrival
-Repertory arrest- quit breathing but hearts still breathing
-BVM- Bag Valve Mask, helps them breath
-They have a lot of other codes then these once.
· How did you learn to write A, B, and/or C?
-Patient Report- Summery of what you did with patient on
runs/transports, and you lean to write then through you EMT classes.
· How do you communicate with other people on your
team?
-Radio
· What kinds of texts do you write and read here?
memos/emails/notes?
-The patient Reports
· What distinguishes these texts from writing you
do outside this community?
-Because you can’t talk about it too much outside the community
because of Hippa.
· Do you consider yourself a full member of this
community?
-Yes always here working
· Who has authority here and how is it displayed?
-Medic boss applied for boss then gets it, displayed by they know
the person is the boss but they’re the same as everyone else.
· How often do you write?
-They write their reports daily
· What kinds of texts do you write? Informal or
Formal?
-Formal
Specific Interview Questions
· What types of writing or communicative
activities do those in authoritative positions engage in in this community?
-Talk to people, take them on runs, and explain the
importance
· How did you gain authority in this community?
-Just by being respective to all people you interact with
· Who has authority here, and where does the
authority come from?
-The State of EMT board, they set rules and they all have to bide
by them
· How do the various types of writing you engage
in influence your role in this community?
-Talk to people about the importance of 911
Generic Forum/Discourse Analysis
· What are the shared goals of this community; why
does the group exist and what does it do?
-Keep people safe
· What are the purposes of each of these
mechanisms of communication?
-Radio- always has “service” so you can get ahold of each other
· What kinds of specialized language do group member’s
use in their conversation and in their genres?
-Signals or codes-so friends and families don’t get upset
· Who are the “old-timers” with expertise? Who are
the newcomers with less expertise? How do we differentiate between the two
among a variety of texts?
-“Old-timer” teaches the new once, and the “newbies” have a
“glazed over dear look”
· How do newcomers learn the appropriate language,
genres, and knowledge of the group?
-Classes and old-timers
Specific Forum/Discourse Analysis
·
What kinds of conflicts emerge within the discourse of this community?
What prompts these conflicts and who is involved?
-Old-timers teaching the newbies the
ropes
·
What are the processes of enculturation and apprenticeship used to help
or hinder newcomers in joining?
-Hands on experience by riding along
·
What are the “modes of belonging” that newcomers are attempting to use?
-They think there bad stuff and know
everything
·
What sorts of multi-literacies do members of this community possess?
-Different levels of certification
require different aspects of data/information/documentation in their reports.
My Questions
·
What are the levels?
-Director
-Asst. Director
-EMT – Paramedic
-EMT - Intermediate
-EMT – Basic
·
Where do you guys do your training?
-We do all our training in house
·
Who do you guys do you dispatching? (People do
it or is it electric)
-Were all trained in dispatching and do it ourselves.
·
Are you guys always running or do you get
breaks?
-Yes we get down time between runs
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