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In seeking interview participants for my dissertation which explores reasons and purposes of non-Japanese undergraduate students for taking a beginners’ Japanese language course at Florida International University, I have created a simple permission form.

I would appreciate it if you would distribute this form to your students during the last 10 minutes of your first day of class on August 25, 2014. Please read the instructions below when you distribute the form. You will be receiving copies of the form in your mail box for all the students in your class.

Once the students have completed the form, please leave them in my mailbox, located on the 4th floor of the Modern Languages Department.

I thank you in advance for helping me find possible participants for my study. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Asuka Mashav ([email protected], 305-348-6516).

Please read the following instructions to your students on August 25, 2014, before you distribute an inquiry form to your students.

“There is an instructor/doctoral student who is working on a dissertation to explore non-Japanese undergraduate students’ reasons and purposes for taking a beginners’ Japanese language course at FIU. She is looking for possible

participants who are willing to be interviewed for an hour during the first week of this semester and also at the end of this semester. This interview is completely voluntary, and any information you provide will be strictly confidential. Also, you will be anonymous if you wish. I will distribute a form now. It will ask you for your name and contact information, as well as your permission to participate in the study. If you are interested in participating, please fill out this form and give it back to me. The instructor will then contact you via e-mail and/or phone. If you are not willing to participate in the study, just check “no” on the form. Thank you very much for your time and cooperation.”

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Form to Find Possible Participants 8/19/2014

Dear Students

I am investigating reasons and purposes of non-Japanese undergraduate students who take beginners’ Japanese language courses at Florida International University and I would like your participation to help me understand this research topic.

Your participation will involve one-hour interview sometime this week and another one- hour interview at the end of this course. YOUR PARTICIPATION IS

VOLUNTARY AND NOT RELATED IN ANY WAY TO YOUR GRADE IN THIS CLASS.

____Yes, I will be willing to participate. ____No, I will not.

Information on Possible Interview Participants

Name_________________________________ Gender__________ E-mail address_________________________________

Phone number_________________________________

If you answered yes, I will contact right away via e-mail/phone to set up an appointment with you. Thank you!

Asuka Mashav [email protected] 305-348-6516

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ADULT CONSENT TO PARTICIPATE IN A RESEARCH STUDY An Exploration of the Reasons and Purposes of Non-Japanese

Undergraduate Students for Taking a Beginners’ Japanese Language Course at Florida International University

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY

You are being asked to be in a research study. The purpose of this study is to explore the reasons and purposes of non-Japanese undergraduate students for taking a beginners’ Japanese language course at Florida International University.

NUMBER OF STUDY PARTICIPANTS

If you decide to be in this study, you will be one of twelve people in this research study.

DURATION OF THE STUDY

Your participation will require one-hour interview during the first week of fall, 2014 semester and at the end of fall, 2014 semester.

PROCEDURES

If you agree to be in the study, we will ask you to do the following things:

2 one-hour semi-structured recorded interview sessions at the beginning and the end of fall, 2014 semester.

RISKS AND/OR DISCOMFORTS

The following risks may be associated with your participation in this study: First, there are no known risks for participating in this study; Second, a few interview questions may make you uncomfortable, but the participants do not have to answer particular questions and also free to withdraw from the study at any time without any penalty.

130 BENEFITS

The following benefits may be associated with your participation in this study: to acknowledge the reason(s) and purpose(s) of taking a beginners’ Japanese language course at Florida International University.

ALTERNATIVES

There are no known alternatives available to you other than not taking part in this study. However, any significant new findings developed during the course of the research which may relate to your willingness to continue participation will be provided to you.

CONFIDENTIALITY

The records of this study will be kept private and will be protected to the fullest extent provided by law. In any sort of report we might publish, we will not include any information that will make it possible to identify a subject. Research records will be stored securely and only the researcher team will have access to the records. However, your records may be reviewed for audit purposes by authorized University or other agents who will be bound by the same provisions of confidentiality.

COMPENSATION & COSTS

You will not be responsible for any costs to participate in this study.

RIGHT TO DECLINE OR WITHDRAW

Your participation in this study is voluntary. You are free to participate in the study or withdraw your consent at any time during the study. Your withdrawal or lack of participation will not affect any benefits to which you are otherwise entitled. The investigator reserves the right to remove you without your consent at such time that they feel it is in the best interest.

RESEARCHER CONTACT INFORMATION

If you have any questions about the purpose, procedures, or any other issues relating to this research study you may contact Asuka Mashav at 11200 SW 8th St. DM481A Miami, FL 33199 (Florida International University), 305-348-6516, [email protected].

IRB CONTACT INFORMATION

If you would like to talk with someone about your rights of being a subject in this research study or about ethical issues with this research study, you may contact the FIU Office of Research

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Integrity by phone at 305-348-2494 or by email at [email protected].

PARTICIPANT AGREEMENT

I have read the information in this consent form and agree to participate in this study. I have had a chance to ask any questions I have about this study, and they have been answered for me. I understand that I will be given copy of this form for my records.

__________________________ __________________