JA12 - Informant Data
Biodata
Name/code only: JA12
Lexical Size: 8,800
Sex: Female
Age (approx.): 33
Country of birth: Japan
Age of arrival in Australia: 29
Time (months/years) in Australia: 3 years and 7 months
Instruction in ESL (yes/no) for how long: Yes, 10 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.):
Occupation in Australia: Student, Life guard (swimming)
Occupation in country of origin: Editor
Any experience in the country of origin:
Any experience in Australia:
Interview setting:
Date and approximate time of interview: 25/11/08, 10.00
Where and what location: University Office
What happened during the interview:
Interview and spot the difference
K=Interviewer
JA12=Informant (Japanese L1, English L2)
Turn No. Speaker Turn
1 K: thank you for helping us .. with our research . first I'm going to ask you some questions about yourself . feel free if you would like to ask me some questions about myself and after that we are going to going to look at the same pictures ask each other questions .does it sounds all right?
2 JA12 yes
3 K; ok so first . thank you very much for coming (laugh)
4 JA12 pleasure
5 K: so yeah you are from Japan
6 JA12 yes
7 K: when did you come to Australia
8 JA12 about three and half years
9 K: ago
10 JA12 ago
11 K: ok it means year two thousand
12 JA12 two thousand five
13 K: five
14 JA12 arpril
15 K: april so how old were you when you arrived at Australia
16 JA12 twenty-nine years old
17 K: young (laugh)
18 JA12 (laugh)
19 K: and di did you learn English in Japan before you came to Australia
20 JA12 yes I did
21 K: so how how many years did you learn English in Japan
22 JA12 I think it's more than ten years
23 K: more than ten years it's long
24 JA12 yes
25 K: apart from school when did you learn English
26 JA12 I went to a private English s school
27 K: uh
28 JA12 and
29 K: how long?
30 JA12 how long? um…about five years
31 K: uh
32 JA12 six years . then I started studying English by myself as well
33 K: good (laugh) very good did you speak English at home in Japan
34 JA12 no not at all
35 K: so which language did you use . at home when you were uhm you were a child
36 JA12 uhm I spoke Japanese
37 K: only
38 JA12 only Japanese
39 K: oh good uhm eee and what did you do in Japan
40 JA12 I . I was a writer
41 K: writer wow what what what kind of writer
42 JA12 I wrote uhm some brochures and some magazines as well um editorial pages (X)
43 K: very interesting good so . why did you quit the job
44 JA12 uhm because uhm I look at my future it's difficult to keep going uhm working for many many hours a day so I wanted to change my job and uhm I also wanted to be teaching Japanese as well so
45 K: really
46 JA12 if I change my carrier
47 K: oh here in Australia what are you doing
48 JA12 uhm . teaching Japanese once a week
49 K: uh
50 JA12 and I have a part-time job at a pool
51 K: uhm
52 JA12 as a life guard
53 K: oh really it's a very interesting si interesting.. by the way do you have any brothers and sisters?
54 JA12 yes I do.. I have one younger brother
55 K: only younger
56 JA12 one younger
57 K: only younger brother
58 JA12 hai yeah
59 K: what does she do uh does he do?
60 JA12 uhm works as um . I don't know what to call it in English but he is not a layer he has something to with making documents
61 K: uh I think it's a shihooshoshi or something
62 JA12 hai (laugh)
63 K: (laugh) hai is he married
64 JA12 no not yet
65 K: not yet
66 JA12 not yet
67 K: yeah so but do you think that he has a girlfriend
68 JA12 uhm probably yes I'm not sure though I haven't talked him for a while on the phone though
69 K: I'm just in wondering if he has a car or not
70 JA12 I . yes he does (laugh)
71 K: (laugh) really what … good eeto now let's talk about yourself where do you live
72 JA12 I'm living in Roseville
73 K: Roseville by yourself alone
74 JA12 I no with my landlord
75 K: landlord what does he
76 JA12 actually she she used to be an English teacher
77 K: uh
78 JA12 but she retired last year
79 K: uh
80 JA12 and she is having a relaxing day
81 K: ok the house where you live now is her house
82 JA12 yes her house
83 K: her house
84 JA12 yes
85 K: oh good
86 JA12 yes
87 K: does she have a car
88 JA12 yes she does
89 K: good two cars
90 JA12 yes
91 K: oh good so now could you ask me some questions
92 JA12 where you live
93 K: I live in West Ryde
94 JA12 West Ryde uhm you live by yourself or with your family
95 K: I live alone
96 JA12 is that a unit or . house
97 K: it's a small unit just a one bedroom
98 JA12 oh how long have you been
99 K: six years
100 JA12 six years
101 K: yeah
102 JA12 how long have you been in Australia
103 K: oh oh eeto
104 JA12 fine (laugh)
105 K: (laugh) yes it is
106 JA12 all right (laugh)
107 K: ok now let's move onto the another task now ok
108 JA12 yes
109 K: there are two pictures they look very similar
110 JA12 uh
111 K: but there are some differences
112 JA12 uh
113 K: so please take one and find some differences ok
114 JA12 ok
115 K: take one
116 JA12 yes oh take one
117 K: ok . so . let's find some differences together
118 JA12 hai yes
119 K: ok do you see some ducks
120 JA12 pardon
121 K: do you see some ducks in your picture
122 JA12 yes I do uhm there is one dog and
123 K: ducks (laugh)
124 JA12 ducks (laugh) uh yes five ducks
125 K: ok uhm I have four ducks in my picture so there is one difference
126 JA12 one difference
127 K: uh
128 JA12 and uhm is there uhm are there people . who are on bicycle
129 K: yes two people are riding on the bicyle
130 JA12 they girls
131 K: yes
132 JA12 um is there any girl um a cloth with a star mark
133 K: no I don't have a girl who has a star
134 JA12 uh I do so is there any birds . yeah
135 K: yes there are three birds in my picture
136 JA12 I've got two birds
137 K: ok anther difference here
138 JA12 uh
139 K: I can see two bottles on the bench yeah . do you have bottles on the bench
140 JA12 no I don't
141 K: how about dogs
142 JA12 dogs yes the one dog
143 K: ok do you oh do you have any idea whose dogs
144 JA12 oh um young girl with a red wore red dress
145 K: uh
146 JA12 with brown hair
147 K: so you think you think the dog belong to her
148 JA12 yes oh actually she got two dogs
149 K: dogs good uh so I in my picture a girl has a one dog there's another difference
150 JA12 do you see any cars
151 K: oh there's no cars in my picture
152 JA12 XXX
153 K: in my picture kids are playing with a ball
154 JA12 uh
155 K: so whose ball
156 JA12 um . I'm not sure from the picture but three kids are playing with each other with a ball
157 K: ok
158 JA12 XX
159 K: thank you how about cats
160 JA12 cats? ummmm yes near the two ladies on the bench I see two cats large cats
161 K: oh whose cats
162 JA12 probably it belongs to one of the ladies
163 K: ok maybe
164 JA12 maybe
165 K: yes right how about do you can you see any koalas?
166 JA12 umm no I don't.. no. do you see any koalas? Where?
167 K: that's not XXX (laugh)
168 JA12 (laugh)
169 K: anyway I think you know that's enough thank very much
End of recording
Picture description task (timed)
a lady is holding a cat
the girl was is kissed by is kissing by the boy
a lady is carrying a cart
the girl is drawing a toy
a baby is smiling
the doctor is . playing with a dog
a man was hit by . a ball
a cats with her a . ga
the gift was given to the lady
the . the wall was been painted
the girl fell
the man is kissing to a lady
guy shooting a policeman
the guy was run over by the bicycle
the guy was reading a paper
a boy got a scratch on his knees
the guy is trying to get a butterfly
the church was hit by a thunderstorm
the thunderstorm is lighting
the ball hit the door
key . key felled
pencil is broken
the monkey . is pleased with the flower
the car was ummm drawing
old guy gave a present umm . his kids
banana was give to a doctor
the arm his arm was broken
the girl was eating ice cream
doctor was shot
some rabbit is running away from cat
the bottle umm was broken by a ball
the end of recording
Fish Film description task
a red fish is eating the other one
a red fish was eaten by a blue one blue fish
a blue fish was eaten by a green fish
green fish was eaten by a pink fish
pink fish has eaten a white fish
pink fish was eaten by a black fish
black fish has eaten a yellow fish
the black fish was eaten by a red fish
a red fish has eaten a white fish
the red fish was eaten by a blue fish
the blue fish was eaten by a green fish
green fish was eaten by a pink fish
pink fish um ee ate a white fish
pink fish ate a black fish
the pink fish ate the other one
pink fish was eaten by the red fish
the red fish was eaten by the white fish
white fish was eaten by the blue fish
blue fish ate the green fish
the blue fish was eaten by pink fish
pink fish was eaten by the white fish
white fish was eaten by the black fish
black fish ate the yellow fish
black fish ate the red fish
black fish was eaten by the white fish
white fish ate blue fish
white fish ate green fish
white fish ate the pink fish
grey fish was eaten by the white fish
white fish ate black fish
white fish ate the black fish
white fish are the um red fish
the end of recording
Translation 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 interested in Australian movies. |
| 私の犬が娘の人形をこわした。 | break | My dog broke my daughter's doll. |
| 私が料理をつくって、主人がお皿を洗う。 | wash | I cook food and my husband washes the dishes. |
| テストの結果を見て、私はびっくりした。 | surprise | I was surprised at the test result. |
| 山本さんの猫が、私の鳥を殺した。 | kill | Yamamoto's cat killed my bird. |
| けい子は、博史にプレゼントをもらった。 | receive | Keiko received a gift 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 this incident to police. |
| 私は、いつも店のドアを７時にしめる。 | close | I always close the shop's door at seven o'clock. |
| 猫が木から落ちた。 | fall | A cat feel from a tree. |
| 山田さんは、みんなに旅行の写真を見せた。 | show | Yamada showed pictures from traveling everyone. |
| この時計は、高そうだ。 | seem | This watch seems to be expensive. |
| トムのプレゼントは、たいへん私を喜ばせた。 | please | The gift from Tom pleased me very much. |
| この店のドアは、いつも閉まっている。 | close | The door of this shop is always closed. |
| そのニュースを聞いて、私は、とても混乱した。 | confuse | the news nonfused me a lot. |
| この時計は、壊れている。 | break | This watch is broken. |
| 庭の木が倒れた。 | fall | A tree in a garden fell. |
| 母は、毎日私にお皿を洗わせる。 | wash | My mother makes me wash dishes everyday. |
| 山田先生の説明は、いつも学生を混乱させる。 | confuse | Mr/Mis Yamada's explanation always confuses students. |
| トムは、メアリーに殺された。 | kill | Tom killed 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 would pass the entrance exam for universities. |
| 水は、０度で凍る。 | freeze | Water freezes at 0 degree in temperature. |
| 警察は、その車を止めた。 | stop | Police stopped the 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 airplane accidnet gave a shock peple in the world. |
| わたしは、ボスに毎日８時まで仕事をさせられる。 | work | My boss makes me work until 8 o'clock every day. |
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