JA10 - Informant Data

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

1          K:         juu gatsu juu ichi nichi doyoobi juuji eeto JA J intabyuu . thank you for helping me with my our research first I am going to ask you some questions about yourself . feel free if you'd like to ask me any question about myself at any time . and after that we are going to look at the same pictures and ask each other question . is that all right?

2          H:        ok . all right

3          K:         yeah . so . first . uh you are from Japan . is that right?

4          H:        right I'm from Japan

5          K:         and where about in Japan?

6          H:        I'm from Okinawa

7          K:         ah Okinawa . good and when did you come to Australia?

8          H:        eh in April

9          K:         in April this year?

10        H:        this year

11        K:         thank you . and what did you do in Japan?

12        H:        uh I . I worked for uh local government

13        K:         local government . so you're pa . uh were you a public servant?

14        H:        yes I'm pub public servant

15        K:         yeah and what are you doing here?

16        H:        eh I'm . eh researching . into Australian . eh . local government's . eh . policy . eh . policies and practices

17        K:         oh so are you a student?

18        H:        eh not a student . I'm not a student

19        K:         not a student but still eh you're researcher here

20        H:        yes

21        K:         oh yes

22        H:        then and I . we . our organisation help eh . eh . activ eh . Japansese . Japan's . eh . local government in Japan . eh z . eh .  activity in

23        K:         and doo . your English is good . when did you learn English?

24        H:        when?

25        K:         when yeah

26        H:        eh . I started eh learning English . I was in junior high school

27        K:         junior high school . and how long did you learn English?

28        H:        I studied eh for ten years eh from high school to university and eh after graduating eh university . I studied English

29        K:         so  ok nearly eighteen years in total is that right?

30        H:        yes in total eh ten years?

31        K:         ten years 

32        H:        ten years

33        K:         ok thank you . and ten years .. so when you were at eh you (are child). which language did you use at home?

34        H:        eh I use Japanese at . at home

35        K:         Japanese only?

36        H:        sometimes I speak English with my wife for practice

37        K:         ah practice ok thank you . when you eh were . you were a student . which language did you learn apart from English?

38        H:        uh could you ask me again?

39        K:         yes . which language did you learn at school .

40        H:        um

41        K:         apart from English besides English

42        H:        ah besides English

43        K:         um

44        H:        eh I was a university student . I leant eh Ger . Germany

45        K:         you learnt German

46        H:        German . German

47        K:         ok German

48        H:        for two years

49        K:         for two years . thank you uh? . the moment you know in Australia . so which language do you normally use at home?

50        H:        normally use?

51        K:         yeah

52        H:        ah . I use Japanese

53        K:         and how about work place?

54        H:        work place?

55        K:         yeah

56        H:        ah work place I use Japanese

57        K:         Japanese

58        H:        at work work place

59        K:         when do you use English here?

60        H:        when?

61        K:         yeah

62        H:        eh … I don't . I don't . actually I don't use English very much

63        K:         eh ok

64        H:        um just . I umm buy something .at . at shop

65        K:         ok . good . do you have you know any question about me? . you know would you like to ask me any question?

66        H:        question no . XXX it's ok  no no no no quetsions

67        K:         please ask me

68        H:        please ahh please so ok . ok  … ask .. eh . wh .. eh when . eh when did you come to Australia?

69        K:         I came here

70        H:        um

71        K:         nineteen ninety-one

72        H:        nineteen ninety-one

73        K:         yeah

74        H:        fifteen years

75        K:         yeah yeas ago yes

76        H:        where do you live?

77        K:         oh I live in . eh West Ryde

78        H:        West Ryde

79        K:         yeah

80        H:        how long have you . there . (as eh) West Ryde?

81        K:         West Ryde? yes . about six years

82        H:        oh six years

83        K:         I bought a you know small flat there

84        H:        oh really? .

85        K:         yeah

86        H:        great .

87        K:         um . good?

88        H:        good

89        K:         ok . now let's move onto you know picture task

90        H:        ok

91        K:         there are two pictures here

92        H:        um

93        K:         they look similar but

94        H:        um

95        K:         there are some differences

96        H:        oh

97        K:         so let's find you know differences together

98        H:        ok

99        K:         XX please take one and … so . ok? I'll start I'll (help) start

100     H:        um

101     K:         so . I have you know five ducks in my picture

102     H:        five ducks

103     K:         yeah do you have any ducks in your picture?

104     H:        what do mean? what . what does dark mean?

105     K:         ducks

106     H:        ducks . darks

107     K:         ducks . sorry . yeah

108     H:        ah ducks ok . ok . ok

109     K:         sorru sorry .. I have five ducks in my picture

110     H:        oh yeah yeah yeah . um

111     K:         do you have any ducks

112     H:        yes I have eh four ducks in this picture

113     K:         four ducks . ok in that case . we have . we have . uh found one difference

114     H:        oh one difference . found one difference . ok

115     K:         so now you . could you ask me some questions?

116     H:        eh . I have . eh . three birds . eh in this picture eh eh how about you?

117     K:         oh . there're two pict oh sorry two birds in my picture

118     H:        oh really

119     K:         yeah . that's a difference . good

120     H:        ok . good .

121     K:         do you have any koalas?

122     H:        no . there was

123     K:         there's no koalas? ok

124     H:        um . there are two eh womens . two . two women eh in the bike

125     K:         um? it's the same . X two women on the bike

126     H:        there are two bottles on the desk eh on the bench . on the bench

127     K:         oh there aren't any bottles on the bench in my picture so that's a difference here . ok . how about dogs?

128     H:        dogs?

129     K:         yeah

130     H:        eh there . there is one dog  eh

131     K:         there only one dog?

132     H:        only one dog

133     K:         ok . I have two dogs

134     H:        oh

135     K:         ok another difference . uh huh

136     H:        there is eh one cat in this picture how about you?

137     K:         one cat? I have two cats

138     H:        (oh)

139     K:         so another difference X

140     H:        um um

141     K:         yeah . how many ok how many people

142     H:        um

143     K:         ok . are there in your picture?

144     H:        eh there're uh .. ten people in this pict picture

145     K:         ten ten ten people?

146     H:        yeah

147     K:         oh I have eleven people in mince

148     H:        oh really? 

149     K:         good

150     H:        um . how many . how many …. balls . eh in your picture? . eh there are how balls are there in your picture?

151     K:         there is only one ball in my picture

152     H:        uh uh . um . eh I have . I have one balls . ball in my picture .

153     K:         uh huh

154     H:        same

155     K:         I can see one girls

156     H:        um

157     K:         sitting on the bench

158     H:        um

159     K:         and eating ice cream . how about yours?

160     H:        ah . there is no girl eh eat ice cream

161     K:         (ok that's good) ok another difference . ok thank you . I think that's it .

162     H:        ok

163     K:         very good

164     H:        thank you …

165     K:         and by the way

166     H:        um

167     K:         you have a nice house here

168     H:        hhh

169     K:         whose house?

170     H:        whose house?

171     K:         yeah

172     H:        eh .. us . um

173     K:         yeah .is it .  is it your own house?

174     H:        no . no . my own house . I rent

175     K:         these furnitures?

176     H:        oh fur . these furnitures I bought I bought these furniture

177     K:         so is that are they yours?

178     H:        yes . they um . they are my mine

179     K:         oh they are good . how about this nice picture?

180     H:        oh yes

181     K:         tapestry . yeah

182     H:        eh mine . it's ours . eh we . bought from Japan . we brought from Japan

183     K:         and do you have any brothers and sisters?

184     H:        yes I have eh one sister and two brothers

185     K:         oh one sister . ok what does . what is she doing in Japan?

186     H:        eh she is a housewife

187     K:         she's a housewife . do you have any idea what does she do every day?

188     H:        eh she has  . her eh baby

189     K:         uh huh

190     H:        eh so she she's very s . eh . (tired)

191     K:         uh huh thank you

192     H:        umm thank you

                        End of recording

man gives gives eh present for boy

lightening is (down) to

a man eh stopped eh bicycle

a cat eh at . waiting

carrot is dropping

monkey was given flower

a car was taken a lady

pencil is broken

waitress eh loves (the) man

X eh credit card is given

girl icecream

a balls . a ball broke window

man. a man is shooting

present is given to baby by man man  present

kids (hurting) (church)

present eh given to

arm is broken

girl eh girl eh …man man kissed

eh other  by this bike

mouse is running away from (cat) (cat)

by a boy

wall wall is painted

broken by the ball

XX

eh red fish eat gre grey fish

t eh red fish was eat eaten by eh blue fish

blue fish was eaten by green fish

green fish was eaten by eh pink fish

purple fish eat eh white fish

eh pink fish was eaten by a black fish

black fish eh ate yellow fish

black fish was eaten by a red fish

red fish ate eh grey fish

red fish was eaten by blue fish

(sh) was eaten . green fish was eaten by eh purple fish

purple fish ate eh white fish

purple fish eh ate eh black fish

purple fish ate eh yellow fish

purple fish was eaten brown fish

brown fish was eaten grey fish

grey fish was eaten blue fish

blue fish ate green fish

blue fish was eat purple fish

purple fish was eaten white fish

white fish was eat black fish

black fish ate yellow fish

black fish ate brown fish

(sh) was eaten red fish

red fish ate blue fish

red fish ate blue fish ah green fish

red fish ate . fish was eaten by white fish

white fish ate black fish

white fish ate yer white fish ate brown fish