JA08 - Informant Data

Interviewer: K          
Informant: C (Japanese L1, English L2)

1          K:         kugatsu muika eeto yoji . yoji juugo fun . intabyuu JA zero hachi . thank you for helping me . with my research

2          C:         um

3          K:         first I'm going to ask you some questions about yourself

4          C:         um

5          K:         feel free if you . would like me to ask any question about myself .

6          C:         um

7          K:         at the same time and also eeto after that . we are going to look at same pictures and ask each other ask some questions

8          C:         um

9          K:         does it sound all right?

10        C:         yeah ok

11        K:         ok again lets' have a start .. first I'd like to I'd like to ask you about yourself

12        C:         uh?

13        K:         so when did you come to Australia?

14        C:         ah . April

15        K:         um? two thousand eight?

16        C:         this year

17        K:         thank you and. how old were you when you arrived at Australia?

18        C:         twenty one years old

19        K:         when did you learn English? . when?

20        C:         when?

21        K:         when did you learn English?

22        C:         when?

23        K:         yeah

24        C:         maybe

25        K:         junior high school? so you start you know English s ah at u junior high school

26        C:         um

27        K:         it means you were how old were you when you started?

28        C:         hh

29        K:         (old?) and are you still learning English?

30        C:         yes

31        K:         yes so how long you how long altogether you know you've been learning English?  (break) oh and by the way which language do you speak at home?

32        C:         Japanese

33        K:         Japanese only? so you were born in Japan . right?

34        C:         yes

35        K:         so your parents are Japanese

36        C:         yes yes

37        K:         and actually

38        C:         um

39        K:         here in Australia what are you doing?

40        C:         now?

41        K:         yeah

42        C:         I'm working in Japan

43        K:         oh working?

44        C:         uh

45        K:         working in Japanese . where are where is where is it?

46        C:         ah near here in the city

47        K:         the good job?

48        C:         ah um yeah yeah . but a little boring

49        K:         oh what did you do when you were in Japan

50        C:         ah university student

51        K:         uni student?

52        C:         um

53        K:         oh what are you studying

54        C:         marketing

55        K:         marketing? wow . so what do you want to be? . what do you . you know . want to be in the future

56        C:         in the future?

57        K:         after you graduating you know from university

58        C:         ah

59        K:         but you have lots of you know options

60        C:         uh uh uh yeah

61        K:         so what do you have . what to be . oh how long . ah sorry . when are you going back to japan?

62        C:         ah next February?

63        K:         next February

64        C:         um

65        K:         good . so you English will be better XX

66        C:         I hope so

67        K:         yeah . good . ok . do you have any question about myself? .. nothing just ask me X X am I boring? am I

68        C:         ok . ah . how long have you been

69        K:         Sydney? Sydney . almost ten years

70        C:         ten years

71        K:         yeah I've been here for ten years . yeah

72        C:         Japanese

73        K:         yes I'm teaching Japanese X

74        C:         ah X

75        K:         ok . that's X we want to know . do you have any brothers and sisters?

76        C:         yes . ah one . older brother and 

77        K:         um all . in toge. altogether you have X

78        C:         (Sydney?)

79        K:         siblings

80        C:         yes

81        K:         good . does your are you know sister playing piano? play the piano?

82        C:         no

83        K:         no

84        C:         no

85        K:         what is he is she doing now?

86        C:         she is working

87        K:         working?

88        C:         um

89        K:         working . w w working for ?

90        C:         help someone

91        K:         XX

92        C:         yeah

93        K:         social worker

94        C:         yeah

95        K:         ok how about your brother?

96        C:         brother is ah special school . school?

97        K:         studying?

98        C:         studying . yeah

99        K:         eh? . want to know his hobby maybe interesting . what does he know what do you do  you know when he has a time

100     C:         um

101     K:         he has a he has a free time

102     C:         he read a comic book or

103     K:         oh yeah . typical young man

104     C:         yeah

105     K:         do you have any pet in y y you know in your house? pet?

106     C:         pet . no no I don't have

107     K:         no pet?

108     C:         uh huh

109     K:         no pet? no dog?

110     C:         no dog . no

111     K:         how about bird?

112     C:         no no

113     K:         when you were you know have you ever been to you know Hawaii or you know

114     C:         no I never been . Australia is first time

115     K:         first time?

116     C:         um

117     K:         what is the most enjoyable thing you know in Australia?

118     C:         X

119     K:         when . eh.  before you came to Australia

120     C:         yeah?

121     K:         did you study you know . English you know

122     C:         yeah?

123     K:         English you know with you know for . native speaker with native speaker of English?

124     C:         uh huh um

125     K:         did you study English?

126     C:         (ah little bit university X to teacher )

127     K:         so native teacher . is she a . is that person a male or female?

128     C:         male

129     K:         oh what was you know X what was his name?

130     C:         ah I can't . hall or something

131     K:         ok . by the way I can see a nice handbag here

132     C:         yeah

133     K:         is that yours?

134     C:         yeah yes

135     K:         it's yours?

136     C:         do you like it?

137     K:         yeah where did you get it?

138     C:         in Japan

139     K:         in Japan . you bought it?

140     C:         yeah

141     K:         oh good

142     C:         I like it

143     K:         how about you know this cup . is that yours?

144     C:         no  no  no no no

145     K:         how about this nice jacket you know . not yours?

146     C:         yeah

147     K:         yours?

148     C:         yes

149     K:         where did you buy it?

150     C:         in Japan

151     K:         in Japan .

152     C:         yeah

153     K:         was it expensive? .

154     C          (XXX)

155     K:         thank you very much . so let's move onto you know next task . ok?

156     C:         ok

157     K:         there are two pictures here

158     C:         uh uh

159     K:         can you take one?

160     C:         ok

161     K:         yeah . they look pretty similar . very similar

162     C:         yep . yeah

163     K:         but there are some differences

164     C:         yeah all right

165     K:         let's find some differences together

166     C:         uh huh

167     K:         ok?

168     C:         ok

169     K:         for I might ask you a question first . do you have a . do you have birds in your picture?

170     C:         yes . yes I have

171     K:         X do you have?

172     C:         three bird

173     K:         oh I have only two birds

174     C:         really?

175     K:         yes so it's a one difference

176     C:         ah ok

177     K:         ok? would you ask me some question?

178     C:         do you have a t

179     K:         tree?

180     C:         um

181     K:         yes there are two trees in my picture

182     C:         one two three .. I've got one tr . five tree

183     K:         that's a different here . good

184     C:         how many

185     K:         eleven people in my picture

186     C:         oh eight people

187     K:         do you have a koalas?

188     C:         koala?

189     K:         yes

190     C:         no no I don't have

191     K:         haven't X? ok

192     C:         do you have a flower?

193     K:         pink flower

194     C:         um

195     K:         yes I have . I have some pink flowers in my picture

196     C:         um

197     K:         how about ducks?

198     C:         ducks? . oh yes I have .. four . four duck

199     K:         good . there are five ducks in my picture . that's good . we're doing very well . you have a you know

200     C:         yeah?

201     K:         eh . do you have any dogs in your picture?

202     C:         ah . just one . dog

203     K:         one dog?

204     C:         um

205     K:         oh good one dog . what is that dog doing?

206     C:         something? 

207     K:         sitting?

208     C:         watching . watch at ducks? . or something

209     K:         ok . thank you . all right how about

210     C:         yeah?

211     K:         how about . wow . ball? can you see any ball?

212     C:         ah . yeah . one girls have a

213     K:         what is she doing? . for? uh huh

214     C:         pass

215     K:         uh

216     C:         pass the ball

217     K:         do you have a guy? you know . with

218     C:         guy?

219     K:         who is you know wearing a hat

220     C:         ah reading a . newspaper?

221     K:         ok yeah .

222     C:         ah yeah yeah

223     K:         where is he?

224     C:         right size . in the picture .

225     K:         uh huh

226     C:         the bike?

227     K:         yes . two people are riding

228     C:         where is the cat?

229     K:         yes cat is a you know . it was that X in the left left hand size

230     C:         left side . oh I see how many?

231     K:         I can see two cat

232     C:         oh just one in the picture

233     K:         good another . good . oh .  it's another one . I can see you know some people are playing with the ball . how many people

234     C:         uh huh

235     K:         boys and girls are playing with the ball?

236     C:         one?

237     K:         um? . one girl or one boy?

238     C:         one girl and one boy

239     K:         oh? ok thanks X thank you very much  X great

a baby was holding a man

what's that?

the cat was fall down?

a man was hit the ball

a grandfather feed or something for children

the mouse was escape from cat

the grandfather give a gift for his husband

the woman was given is husband?

the girl was fall down

the car was take away from the car

a man a woman is painting the wall

a girl eating a ice cream

a children take a toy

man eats a man touching a dog

someone gift or girl

a man is try to stop the bike

cat was touched or little girl

monkey was given the flower

a man was .. someone out

doctor  the doctor was killed someone

the cat was feed the fish

boy was fat

a man shots the gun a man

the girl was looks happy

a ma woman pushes the cart

people eating um reading newspaper . at the shop

a girl holding a cat

baseball is falling

monkey holding monkey gift give the doctor

baseball player hitting the ball

a blue a green bean was broken

the ball hitting the green 

thunder thunder was fall down into the tree

sill was broken

ed bird waitress coffee for man

an was broken his arms