JA06 - Informant Data
Biodata
Name/code only: JA06
Lexical Size: 6,900
Sex: Female
Age (approx.): 32
Country of birth: Japan
Age of arrival in Australia: 31
Time (months/years) in Australia: 4 months
Instruction in ESL (yes/no) for how long: Yes, 6 years
Language/s used (at home/in the speaker's community): Japanese
Language(s) learnt at home as a child: Japanese
Language(s) studied at school: English
Language maintenance strategies (speaks at home, studies, ethnic school etc.): Talking to her husband in Japanese everyday
Occupation in Australia: Housewife
Occupation in country of origin: Primary School Teacher
Any experience in the country of origin:
Any experience in Australia:
Interview setting:
Date and approximate time of interview: 30/08/08, 16.30
Where and what location: Informant's house in the city, living room
What happened during the interview: None
Interview and spot the difference
Interviewer: K
Informant: M (Japanese L1, English L2)
1 K: hachi gatsu sanjuu nichi.. eeto baio data: intabyuu jei aa sikkusu … thank you eh . thank you very much for helping me with my research
2 M: uh
3 K: ok? first I'm going to ask you some questions
4 M: uh
5 K: about yourself
6 M: uh
7 K: feel free . feel free if you'd like to ask me about any question about myself .. a:nd . also . after that we are going to look at the same pictures (?) . and ask each others question ok?
8 M: X
9 K: so does does it sound all right?
10 M: all right
11 K: ok thank you so fa:st . ok . could you tell me ok . o in which country you were born?
12 M: ja:n
13 K: japan . ok and o (o rei) when you arrived at Australia (?) . how old were you?
14 M: thirty one (?)
15 K: thirty one years old
16 M: years old
17 K: ok thank you . and . so how long have you been in Australia?
18 M: two months
19 K: two month? ok . thank you . so . and your listening English listening skill is so good (?) . so where did you learn English?
20 M: in Japan
21 K: in Japan (?) and how long?
22 M: six years (?)
23 K: six years . so actually did you learn English at school? or in other language school?
24 M: uh . junior high school and a senior high school
25 K: uh ok . and do you which language do you speak at home? (na . na)
26 M: Japanese
27 K: Japanese?
28 M: Japanese
28 K: Japanese only?
30 M Japanese only
31 K: ok . by the way . um what are you doing now?
32 M: I'm go to school
33 K: you go to school which school
34 M: X school . I go to school to . study how to teach Japanese
35 K: uh how to teach Japanese that sounds very interesting
36 M: um
37 K: good . did you en uh are you enjoying studying you know studying it?
38 M: yes I enjoying very much
39 K: (uh you enjoying) very much . good . and . when you were in Japan
40 M: um
41 K: what did you do?
42 M: I: got teaching
43 K: you were teaching?
44 M: yes
45 K: so were you a teacher?
46 M: ah yes I was a teachers
47 K: teacher what do you did you teach?
48 M: elementary school teacher
49 K: ah huh
50 M: I
51 K: how long did you work there?
52 M: years (?)
53 K: oh seven years . um . good . what does your husband do?
54 M: he is working
55 K: he is working
56 M: um
57 K: working o: what kind of job . is he doing?
58 M: he is working . computer (?) engineer
59 K: ah huh
60 M: uh
61 K: e? . and what does he do on the weekend normally?
62 M: relax
63 K: relax? where (does he) relax?
64 M: relax . on shopping . shopping with me
65 K: huh huh
66 M: um go to shop go shopping with me
67 K: huh huh you (both) go shopping . good . do you said that today you play tennis with your husband friend?
68 M: yes
69 K: how often do you do that?
70 M: I played first time
71 K: ah huh . ah really? where did you go?
72 M: we went to his of ofiice . office place
73 K: huh huh
74 M to play tennins
75 K: ok how many people you know . play tennins . you know
76 M: may be maybe ten people today (?)
77 K: ten people . oh . good
78 M: maybe ten people today
79 K: good . by the way do you have any brothers and sisters?
80 M: yes . I have two younger brothers
81 K: ah . what are they doing in Japan?
82 M: he: . they are working
83 K: they are working
84 M: they X
85 K: oh good . where do they ah do they live?
86 M: one . bro one younger brother live lives in Tokyo
87 K: huh huh
88 M: and the other is living in Ibaraki
89 K: oh ibaraki . good . great . I can see lots of nice things XX around us . is this TV yours?
90 M: no
91 K: whose is it?
92 M: uh . owner's
93 K: owner's TV
94 M: XX owner's TV
95 K: how about video you know video or DVD player here
96 M: uh owner also also owner's
97 K: owner
98 M: owner owner's
99 K: how about that piano?
100 M: ah it's mine
101 K: so did you bring it from Japan?
102 M: yes
103 K: wow it must be a big job to do that . so. oh god was it a good job uh big job . to bring piano to. Australia?
104 M: I'm not sure
105 K: you are not sure
106 M: I'm not sure
107 K: uh uh good . do you have a car?
108 M: ah yes . we have . we have a car
109 K: you have a car . how about bike?
110 M: no
111 K you said you play tennis . how about do you play oh (they've) uh you know . do you play pingpong?
112 M: ah yes yes I like
113 K: you like
114 M: yes we can . we can play pingpong . sometime
115 K: how about squash? . do you play squash?
116 M: um . no I I never I have I have never play . squash
117 K: oh all right . how about
118 M: how about
119 K: how about . because you seem to like you know playing some sports XX do you do do you swim?
120 M: oh oh sometimes . sometimes
121 K: do you go to you know to the beach to s water to swim?
122 M: no . I don't like to swim in the sea
123 K: ah ok . hhm you have any question about myself?
124 M: hhm . yes
125 K: yes?
126 M: yes
127 K: go ahead (?)
128 M: umm how long have you been staying . in Australia?
129 K: ah yeah I've been here for eighteen years
130 M: umm
131 K: um
132 M: do you enjoy? are you happy?
133 K: yes I'm very happy
134 M: good good
135 K: that's why I decided to you know stay here
136 M: umm ok . which language do you usually use?
137 K: oh mainly Japanese … yeah but at work I have to use English to communicate with Australian people
138 M: uhm uhm
139 K: yeah
140 M: what what is your hobby?
141 K: hobby is eating
142 M: eating ah
143 K: that's my problem
144 M: I know you like you like chocolate or . cookie
145 K: that's right
146 M: um can you can you cook . some some sweets . by yourself?
147 K: some sometimes . sometimes . not you know so often . I'm not good at you know cooking you know anything
148 M: oh
149 K: ok anyway that's good . so let's move onto you know the other task . ok? there are two pictures here . can you take one?
150 M: oh yes
151 K: ok? . see they look very similar but there are some differences
152 M: uhm uh
153 K: ok? let's find you know the differences
154 M: uhm uhm
155 K: ok?
156 M: all right
157 K: ok so do could you ask me some question to find differences between two pictures
158 M: uh . ok . uh how many duck ducks do you have on the pond?
159 K: yes . I there are four ducks in my picture
160 M: uhm uhm
161 K: how about your your picture?
162 M: I have five ducks
163 K: ok we have oh we know one difference
164 M: uhm uhm
165 K: uh huh
166 M: umm how many . how may people on the bike bicycle?
167 K: oh two people are riding on the bike
168 M: uh the same
169 K: uhm
170 M: how many dogs . do you have on the pict on the picture
171 K: uh huh I have one dog
172 M: ah different
173 K: X how many dogs do you have?
174 M: I have two dogs
175 K: ok . oh ok … eh?
176 M: how many ben bench chair do you have?
177 K: I can see two . ben benches in my picture
178 M: ah . do you for how many cats do you have?
179 K: I have only one cat
180 M: oh different
181 K: ok
182 M: I have two cats
183 K: two cats good . we are doing very well
184 M: um . how many cars . cars do you have? car
185 K: I have I have I don't have any car
186 M: really?
187 K: um
188 M: I can see two cars
189 K: oh good another difference here . do you have a koala?
190 M: no .. no I don't have
191 K: uh huh
192 M: um do you have do you have a boy . who is eating ice cream?
193 K: uh huh . no . nobody is eating ice cream
194 M: umm different
195 K: different . oh gosh . so good
196 M: um
197 K: uh huh another different?
198 M: uh do you have a someone who can?
199 K: sorry?
200 M: do you have do you have a . do you have someone who can read newspaper?
201 K: yes a girl is sitting on the bench and reading newspaper
202 M: ah the same
203 K: uh huh
204 M: or . how many birds flying flying birds
205 K: uh there's no birds flying in my picture
206 M: oh I have two flying bird
207 K: ok good . we have lots we find lots of differences thank you
208 M: thank you
End of recording
Picture description task (timed)
a lady serving a coffee
he is taking a dog
the banana is moving
he's leaving a newspaper
the girl is painting
he is kissing for .. his girlfriend
a girl is nearly crying
he . he injured
he is bro broking his hand
she is very happy
anda anda. a car is mo moving
grandfather giving her children
um. he is keeping a cat.
he is crying .
he is playing the dog playing with the dog . (natchi)
the bird is hitting
Fish Film description task
1 red fish is eating
2 red fish was eaten
3 blue fish. Was eaten. By green fish
4 green fish was eaten by purple fish
5 purple fish is eating
6 purple fish was eaten by black fish
7 black fish is eating
8 black fish was eaten by read fish
9 red fish eat
10 red fish was eaten by blue fish
11 blue fish was eaten by green fish
12 green fish was eaten by purple fish
13 purple fish eat
14 purple fish ate
15 purple fish ate
16 purple fish was eaten by read fish
17 red fish was eaten by white fish
18 white fish was eaten by blue fish
19 blue fish ate
20 blue fish was eaten by purple fish
21 purple fish was eaten by white fish
22 white fish was beaten.. eaten by black fish
23 black fish is eating
24 black fish is eating
25 black fish was eaten by white fish
26 white fish is eating
27 white fish is eating
28 white fish is eating
29 brown fish was eaten. By white fish
30 white fish is eating
31 white fish is eating
32 white fish is eatingTranslation task
| 日本語の文 | 動詞 | 英語の文 |
| わたしは、オーストラリアの映画に興味がある。 | interest | I am interest in Australia's movies. |
| 私の犬が娘の人形をこわした。 | break | My dog broken my doughter's dall. |
| 私が料理をつくって、主人がお皿を洗う。 | wash | I cook and my husband washes dishes. |
| テストの結果を見て、私はびっくりした。 | surprise | I was surprised to see my test. |
| 山本さんの猫が、私の鳥を殺した。 | kill | My bird was killed by Yamamoto's cat. |
| けい子は、博史にプレゼントをもらった。 | receive | Keiko received a present from Hiroshi. |
| 私たちは、この事故を警察に届けなければならない。 | report | We have to report to police about this accident. |
| 私は、いつも店のドアを７時にしめる。 | close | I usually close the door at 7 o'clock. |
| 猫が木から落ちた。 | fall | The cat falls down from the tree. |
| 山田さんは、みんなに旅行の写真を見せた。 | show | Yamada showed pictures fo his trip for us. |
| この時計は、高そうだ。 | seem | The watch seems expensive. |
| トムのプレゼントは、たいへん私を喜ばせた。 | please | It was very pleased that Tom gave me a present. |
| この店のドアは、いつも閉まっている。 | close | It has been closed on this store. |
| そのニュースを聞いて、私は、とても混乱した。 | confuse | I was very confused that I heard the news. |
| この時計は、壊れている。 | break | The watch is broken. |
| 庭の木が倒れた。 | fall | The tree felt in my garden. |
| 母は、毎日私にお皿を洗わせる。 | wash | My mother makes me to wash dish every day. |
| 山田先生の説明は、いつも学生を混乱させる。 | confuse | Mr. Yamada make his students confuse on his talk any time. |
| トムは、メアリーに殺された。 | kill | Tom was killed by Mary. |
| わたしは、息子が大学に合格すると信じている。 | believe pass | I believe that my son will pass tha university exam. |
| 水は、０度で凍る。 | freeze | Water freezes on 0 degree. |
| 警察は、その車を止めた。 | stop | Police stopped that car. |
| その飛行機事故は、世界中の人にショックをあたえた。 | shock | The airplain accidnt made shock for all over the world people. |
| わたしは、ボスに毎日８時まで仕事をさせられる。 | work | My boss make me to have to work at until 8 o'clock. |
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