A migration inquiry task Inquiry steps Step 1: Questioning and researching using geographical methods Research your family’s history and find out how they came to Australia. Select a family member to interview and investigate your family’s country of origin. The report will be in two parts. Part 1 Create a report about Australia and your family’s emigration country, highlighting the impact on both nations. Part 2 Plan an interview detailing how migration affected your interviewee’s family. Step 2: Analysing data The research report Analyse the country of origin. Include: • a map of the country at the time of emigration • population and demographic information • government type (e.g. democracy, communism) • major religions • social and economic issues • interesting facts or differences between the two nations • Australia’s immigration policies at the time. Step 3: Concluding and decision-making The interview Select an interviewee. Discuss potential questions and interesting stories from your family. Your interview should cover: • reasons for leaving and choosing Australia • links with the old culture (food, language) • evaluation of migration’s impact on the family, the donor country and Australia. Prepare ten to fifteen open questions to encourage detailed responses. Record the interview and be flexible, allowing the interviewee to elaborate on interesting points. Step 4: Communicating Prepare a written report with the information from Step 2. Submit your interview as an audio or video file. Include a transcript if it’s in another language.
Final paragraph Summarise your impressions of the interview. Discuss the migration’s impact on: • the individual • their family • The donor country • Australia.
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