JA17 - Informant Data

JA17=informant (L1: Japanese, L2: English)                     
K=interviewer                      

1          K          ok thank you very much for helping us with our research first I am going to ask some questions about yourself

2          JA17    yeah

3          K          and feel free if you would like to ask me any questions about myself at any time

4          JA17    yeah

5          K          ok and then eeto after that we are going to look at the same pictures

6          JA17    yes

7          K          and ask each other questions

8          JA17    uh

9          K          is it sounds ok

10        JA17    yes

11        K          all right let's have a start so Makoto-san when did you come to Australia

12        JA17    hum I came to Australia end of March

13        K          March ok March two thousand and nine

14        JA17    yes

15        K          ok. how old were you when you . arr arrived at Australia?

16        JA17    twenty-two years old

17        K          twenty-two years old ok thank you and did you learn English in Japan?

18        JA17    umm a little bit

19        K          you learnt it in Japan

20        JA17    yes

21        K          yeah good. how long did you learn it?

22        JA17    umm I learn only junior high school and high school

23        K          uh

24        JA17    after . I I study myself only listening and reading

25        K          really

26        JA17    a little bit

27        K          that's good and when you were in Japan what did you do?

28        JA17    what did you do?

29        K          yes

30        JA17    I'm work I'm worker working

31        K          working ok you worked what did you do where did you work?

32        JA17    where?

33        K          hun

34        JA17    I worked in restaurant

35        K          uhm as a waitress

36        JA17    yeah yeah yeah like waitress

37        K          now you are in Australia

38        JA17    yeah

39        K          what are you doing

40        JA17    student

41        K          student what are you learning

42        JA17    English (laugh)

43        K          (laugh)

44        JA17    just English

45        K          English good hum and in Japan ok

46        JA17    uh

47        K          how many brothers and sisters do you have?

48        JA17    I have a brother

49        K          e

50        JA17    I have a brother

51        K          you have a brother

52        JA17    one

53        K          one brother what is he doing in Japan

54        JA17    he is university student

55        K          he goes to uni every day

56        JA17    yeah maybe (laugh)

57        K          (laugh) 

58        JA17    I don't know (laugh)

59        K          you don't know (laugh) ok do you have any pet in Japan

60        JA17    no I lived I lived alone

61        K          yeah by the way here in Australia how many people in this house

62        JA17    (laugh) now hum now six people

63        K          six people yeah

64        JA17    yeah before eight people before

65        K          wow so many people and Miyama-san is one of your share mates

66        JA17    yeah yeah yeah

67        K          what does he normally do?

68        JA17    normally do?

69        K          yes every day

70        JA17    oh he is student

71        K          what does what is he learning

72        JA17    English too (laugh)

73        K          the same school

74        JA17    no different school

75        K          so do you know what time um he wakes up (X)

76        JA17    uhmm he always wake up at eitht thirty

77        K          eight thirty and what does he do could you tell me do you know his daily routine

78        JA17    um uhm she he wake up and he (XX) (laugh)

79        K          oh ok

80        JA17    the school start nine

81        K          uhm

82        JA17    and after go out

83        K          how about breakfast?

84        JA17    I don't know and sometimes eat (laugh)

85        K          (XX) ok (laugh) and here it's a nice place so I can see lots of (X) especially this cup is this yours

86        JA17    sorry

87        K          is this yours this cup yours?

88        JA17    no every share

89        K          share everything

90        JA17    (X)

91        K          how about you know how about this table

92        JA17    uh

93        K          this table

94        JA17    yes

95        K          whose table?

96        JA17    whose table?

97        K          yes

98        JA17    everything

99        K          share so

100     JA17    this table

101     K          how about owner's table

102     JA17    owner's table

103     K          oh ok how about tv

104     JA17    yes tv

105     K          who own who owns tv

106     JA17    yeah yeah

107     K          who is the owner of the tv?

108     JA17    who is uhm owner? this house's owner

109     K          do you know do you know the owner of this house?

110     JA17    I know I know but see she don't live here

111     K          uhm oh ok good all right how about you know this watch is this yours

112     JA17    uhm it is Masami

113     K          Masami's

114     JA17    (laugh)

115     K          (laugh) how about this you know a purse

116     JA17    yes uhm this too . Masami's too (laugh)

117     K          good do you have any questions about myself

118     JA17    hum sorry

119     K          do you have any questions about me?

120     JA17    uhmmm why why why do you want to be English teacher no no no Japanese teacher?

121     K          because it's interesting (laugh)

122     JA17    uhmm

123     K          I never thought you know Japanese is so interesting

124     JA17    (X)

125     K          lots of interesting grammars we never thought

126     JA17    di difficult to teach Japanese

127     K          yes

128     JA17    yes

129     K          yes

130     JA17    (X)

131     K          grammar explanation

132     JA17    yeah

133     K          because we don't normally think when we make when we make Japanese sentences

134     JA17    uhm

135     K          it automatically comes out our mind but . we have but for the learner they have to think how to form the Japanese sentences

136     JA17    uh you thought alw um during your class?

137     K          un

138     JA17    every every time Japanese

139     K          yeah

140     JA17    um student understand difficult?

141     K          maybe but they have to get used to do it

142     JA17    uhmm

143     K          (laugh)

144     JA17    (X)

145     K          they want to listen to you my Japanese

146     JA17    oh

147     K          that is the reality

148     JA17    oh

149     K          they want they don't want to listen to my English

150     JA17    oh

151     K          they know this is a good opportunity

152     JA17    hum

153     K          that's why I speak Japanese (laugh)

154     JA17    (laugh)

155     K          ok any way let's move onto the next task is that ok

156     JA17    yes

157     K          ok so there are two pictures here

158     JA17    yeah

159     K          they look very similar

160     JA17    hum

161     K          but there are some differences

162     JA17    yeah

163     K          so let's find differences together

164     JA17    ok

165     K          ok so which one would you like to take

166     JA17    (she took one picture)

167     K          ok so have a look at it … ok so I might ask you a question first

168     JA17    yes

169     K          I can see several ducks

170     JA17    yes

171     K          do you have ducks in your picture

172     JA17    yes

173     K          yes

174     JA17    yes

175     K          how many ducks do you have

176     JA17    four ducks

177     K          four ducks I have five ducks

178     JA17    oh

179     K          one difference

180     JA17    yes

181     K          good ok

182     JA17    ok

183     K          could you ask me a question

184     JA17    uhm umm

185     K          to find out some differences

186     JA17    uhmm do you have black cat

187     K          yes I have two black cats

188     JA17    uhhh I have one cat

189     K          ok another diffence

190     JA17    yes

191     K          good

192     JA17    uh me

193     K          yes

194     JA17    (laugh)

195     K          keep going

196     JA17    uhhhhm uhmm difficult.. what should I say? picture has um I don't know my picture

197     K          how about can you see a guy wearing a hat

198     JA17    yes

199     K          sitting on the bench

200     JA17    yeah yeah yeah

201     K          what is he doing

202     JA17    uhm he is reading a book

203     K          reading a book

204     JA17    yeah

205     K          ok uhmm in my picture he is reading a newspaper another difference

206     JA17    uhm newspaper

207     K          yeah

208     JA17    (laugh) I don't know (laugh)

209     K          (XXX) ok how about you

210     JA17    uhmm my picture hum one girl is wearing red one piece

211     K          uh

212     JA17    she take white dog

213     K          white dog

214     JA17    how about you

215     K          yes in my picture she is taking two dogs

216     JA17    oh

217     K          one is a black one is a black dog the other one is white dog

218     JA17    oh

219     K          good (X) very well

220     JA17    wow and picture has um two girls on the bicycle?

221     K          uhm

222     JA17    two girls

223     K          yes same as mine

224     JA17    same

225     K          um

226     JA17    um another another right right side

227     K          uhm

228     JA17    left side

229     K          uhm

230     JA17    umm umm two girls talking on the bench? Yes?

231     K          yes

232     JA17    one

233     K          it's the same

234     JA17    same

235     K          do you have koalas in your picture

236     JA17    koalas

237     K          yeah

238     JA17    I don't have it

239     K          ok

240     JA17    wow

241     K          another difference let's find one more difference

242     JA17    one more

243     K          yes

244     JA17    huuum do you have a boy bo do you have? umm I umm I don't know. do you have (X) a ball? uh

245     K          three kids are playing with a ball

246     JA17    uhhm two two people playing a ball

247     K          ok difference thank you very much

248     JA17    thank you

she is kissed to another boy

he is reading a newspaper

church rising rising rising

he was given flowers

a man touched a dog

boy…

bird (X) a cat

(X) was he was (X)

(X) fall fall window

(X) can eat

a bottle was broken

(X) was monkey

he is he is play the baseball

(X) I don't know sorry

I don't know

a man present someone

trees chopping

by two catch a

his arm was broken

(X) was break

(XXX) (XXX)

Boy at with a dog

light light (laugh)

(X) was hit a bat

man kissed

(XXX)

a man hit by ball

(XXX) was (X) by her

(X) (XX) was given (laugh)

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