JA18 - Informant Data
Biodata
Name/code only: JA18
Lexical Size: 5,100
Sex: Male
Age (approx.): 26
Country of birth: Japan
Age of arrival in Australia: 26
Time (months/years) in Australia:
Instruction in ESL (yes/no) for how long: Yes
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.): Speak Japanese to her share mates
Occupation in Australia: Student (language school)
Occupation in country of origin: Chef
Any experience in the country of origin:
Any experience in Australia:
Interview setting:
Date and approximate time of interview: 2/6/09, 16.00
Where and what location: Participant house in the city, living room
What happened during the interview:
Interview and spot the difference
JA18=informant (L1: Japanese, L2: English)
K=interviewer
1 K: thank you very much for helping us with our research first I am going to ask some questions about yourself feel free if you would like to ask me any question about myself. and after this. we are going to have a look at the same pictures and ask each others questions. is it all right?
2 M: ok
3 K: ok
4 M: (laugh)
5 K: s::o could you tell me when you arrived. arri when did you arrived at Australia?
6 M: when?
7 K: yes
8 M: umm. sixteenth of April
9 K: this year
10 M: this year
11 K: ok and how old were you when you arrived
12 M: how old?
13 K: um (X) when you arrived at Australia
14 M: twenty-six
15 K: twenty-six?
16 M: yes old
17 K: good where did you learn English
18 M: where did you
19 K: learn English
20 M: in Japan
21 K: in Japan how long did you study English?
22 M: six year
23 K: all right did you learn English at school?
24 M: all right
25 K: (X) did you study English at school?
26 M: yes
27 K: good
28 M: I did (laugh)
29 K: good and in Japan
30 M: (X)
31 K: what were you doing
32 M: what were you doing?
33 K: un what did you in Japan
34 M: my job?
35 K: yes
36 M: ohh I worked. umm at airport
37 K: what?
38 M: airport
39 K: uhm
40 M: chef
41 K: chef wow
42 M: (laugh)
43 K: which kind of food
44 M: Okinawa food
45 K: did did you cook
46 M: Okinawa foods
47 K: Okinawa foods
48 M: un
49 K: interesting (laugh)
50 M: (laugh)
51 K: and here in Australia what are you doing
52 M: uhh go to school yeah
53 K: you go to school
54 M: hai
55 K: and what. are you learning what are you studying
56 M: general English
57 K: general English. interesting?
58 M: uhm (laugh)
59 K: good. and here. in this apartment how many sharemates
60 M: how many?
61 K: yes. are there
62 M: now?
63 K: yes
64 M: six
65 K: how many boys and how many girls
66 M: (laugh) four
67 K: un
68 M: men
69 K: four men and?
70 M: two women two women
71 K: two women good. and do you know Makoto?
72 M: Makoto?
73 K: yeah
74 M: no
75 K: do you know Makoto?
76 M: yes
77 K: ok do you know what time uhm what time he she wakes up?
78 M: oh same me (laugh)
79 K: what time
80 M: oh what time ummm eight? eight?
81 K: eight am
82 M: (X)
83 K: and what does he does she do
84 M: uhmm she always.. make up uhm around over there (laugh)
85 K: (laugh) good how about breakfast. does
86 M: Makoto?
87 K: yes does she make breakfast?
88 M: uhmmm pass I don't know (XX)
89 K: you don't know
90 M: (XX)
91 K: how about dinner
92 M: dinner?
93 K: um who cooks dinner
94 M: hum hum?
95 K: Makoto. cooks dinner?
96 M: for me probably for everyone
97 K: wooow for everybody?
98 M: everybody sometimes yes
99 K: wow
100 M: she is good cook
101 K: ok what does she normally cook
102 M: hum?
103 K: what does she normally cook
104 M: normally cook?
105 K: un
106 M: what does she normally cook (laugh) normally cook?
107 K: Japanese food
108 M: yes Japanese food uhm I ate chikuzenni (laugh)
109 K: but you said you were a chef in Japan
110 M: un
111 K: you cook here?
112 M: sometimes? uhm sometimes
113 K: sometimes
114 M: umm
115 K: why don't you cook
116 M: uhmm
117 K: here
118 M: lazy (laugh)
119 K: lazy (laugh) ok and I can see lots of nice things here. whose is it
120 M: oh it's mine
121 K: it's yours
122 M: yes
123 K: how about this you know wallet whose is it
124 M: it's mine
125 K: it's mine too oh how about that cup very nice shape of cups
126 M: this?
127 K: uh (X) good how about the blanket
128 M: uhmm uh?
129 K: is it your blanket?
130 M: no it's. Makoto Makoto's blanket
131 K: oh
132 M: blanket?
133 K: yeah
134 M: um um (laugh)
135 K: all right do you go to umm um English school with Makoto?
136 M: no
137 K: ohh (X) different school ohhh.. what time does Makoto come. home
138 M: uhmmm. about six yeah six pm
139 K: six and then what does she. do
140 M: uhm (laugh) she
141 K: does she play piano?
142 M: no. she (study)
143 K: un
144 M: (X) (laugh) she use computer
145 K: ee good. and by the way do you have any question about me?
146 M: about you? (laugh) what?. hum question?
147 K: un
148 M: how old are you
149 K: I'm nearly sixty (X) years old
150 M: sixty
151 K: yes
152 M: oh very young
153 K: thank you (laugh)
154 M: maybe forty-five
155 K: forty-five thank you
156 M: (X)
157 K: very much I'm quite old
158 M: (laugh)
159 K: (laugh)
160 M: hum do you have. any. children?
161 K: no I don't
162 M: no?
163 K: no I don't have children
164 M: married?
165 K: no
166 M: no?
167 K: no I'm single (X) I can't find a nice guy
168 M: where?
169 K: in Australia I can't find
170 M: in Japan
171 K: no: I haven't found yet
172 M: haan?
173 K: any nice guy yet
174 M: uhm you don't like you don't like men?
175 K: I like men Kimura Takuya nice guy (laugh) I haven't met a nice guy yet
176 M: uhhh
177 K: quality guy yet (laugh)
178 M: (laugh)
179 K: ok anyway let's move to (X) another task there are two pictures here they look quite similar but there are some differences so let's find some differences
180 M: hum
181 K: together
182 M: hum
183 K: so which picture would you like to take. which picture? A?.. look at the picture (noise) for example. ok. I have five ducks in my picture
184 M: five pic five dogs?
185 K: ducks
186 M: duggs(ducks)?
187 K: ducks. so
188 M: ducks (X)
189 K: do you have any ducks
190 M: ducks?
191 K: ducks kwa kwa kwa
192 M: I don't know maybe.. four
193 K: four?
194 M: four ducks
195 K: four ducks good ok one difference. ok we found one difference
196 M: hum
197 K: ok so now your turn to ask me a question?
198 M: hum?.. hum. um I have
199 K: un
200 M: hum (noise-counting) (one two three four) one two three. (laugh) (long pause) have.. eight
201 K: un
202 M: peoples. in my picture. eight people nine
203 K: un
204 M: people (laugh) picture
205 K: uhm
206 M: more? more?
207 K: ok so
208 M: oh
209 K: ask me you have nine people in your picture
210 M: ten ten ten yeah
211 K: ten people
212 M: um
213 K: ten people ok
214 M: uhm. I have dog
215 K: you have a dog?
216 M: a dog
217 K: one dog?
218 M: one dog
219 K: I have two dogs in my picture. so another difference ok do you have a guy sitting on the bench? wearing a hat?
220 M: hum yes I have
221 K: what is he doing
222 M: hummm he is reading newspaper
223 K: ok it's the same
224 M: same?
225 K: yeah
226 M: uhm
227 K: do you have. kangaroos?
228 M: kangaroo?
229 K: un
230 M: no
231 K: in your no?
232 M: no I haven't
233 K: (XX)
234 M: do you have. cats?
235 K: yes I have. I have two cats in my picture
236 M: oh one cats
237 K: you have one cat
238 M: yes
239 K: good
240 M: you (X) spider spiderman
241 K: no spiderman (laugh)
242 M: spider maybe spider.. no?
243 K: ye yes
244 M: I have one spider
245 K: I have one spider too
246 M: same?
247 K: yes it's the same
248 M: hummmm. (X) one children no one children.. three. tree tree (laugh)
249 K: three children?
250 M: three tree trees
251 K: uhh three trees yes
252 M: trees
253 K: I have three trees. as well. uh how about. hum.
254 M: hum
255 K: e et. how about. birds
256 M: birds?
257 K: yes can you see a white bird?
258 M: no
259 K: no you don't
260 M: black
261 K: black bird ok
262 M: (three trees) hum
263 K: another difference (X)
264 M: hum
265 K: do you have a ball?
266 M: ball?
267 K: yeah
268 M: yes I have ball
269 K: ok which side of the picture do you have a ball. which side?
270 M: left
271 K: left it's the same
272 M: (X)
273 K: again
274 M: left (down) I don't know (down) hum. ball. bi bicycle
275 K: un
276 M: same?
277 K: yes h how many bicycles
278 M: two two girls
279 K: two girls riding on the bicycle
280 M: (X)
281 K: it's a it's the same
282 M: same
283 K: yeah
284 M: hum
285 K: in my picture I have a. blond.-hair
286 M: blond?
287 K: girl. sitting on the bench do you have a girl sitting on the bench?
288 M: uh yes
289 K: yes what is she doing
290 M: she is laughing uh I don't know laughing (laugh)
291 K: laughing?
292 M: (laugh)
293 K: is that all?
294 M: ohh yes
295 K: is she
296 M: I don't know
297 K: is she eating something?
298 M: no
299 K: no?
300 M: (X)
301 K: ok just laughing
302 M: (laugh)
303 K: goo:d anot we found another difference one more
304 M: (X) laughing
305 K: huh? one more
306 M: one more
307 K: un
308 M: I have. two woman
309 K: un
310 M: talk talk each other
311 K: yeah
312 M: on on bench
313 K: hum
314 M: on the bench
315 K: hum hum
316 M: you have?
317 K: yes. (X) two women
318 M: un
319 K: are talking to each other. yes
320 M: hum… uh
321 K: do you have kids?
322 M: kids?
323 K: yes playing with a ball?
324 M: no uh
325 K: kids
326 M: kids?
327 K: yes
328 M: ball
329 K: children. do you have children?
330 M: children?
331 K: yeah playing with a ball
332 M: umm children they are children
333 K: maybe teenagers
334 M: teenager uhhh teenager
335 K: yeah
336 M: un
337 K: an::d how many teenagers
338 M: uhhhhh. maybe seven
339 K: seven teenagers
340 M: (laugh) I'm not sure (laugh)
341 K: not sure yeah no. how about flowers
342 M: flower?
343 K: yeah flowers
344 M: I have flower
345 K: un
346 M: hum (noise) I don't know
347 K: do you have yellow flowers?
348 M: yellow?. no pink pink and orange flowers hum
349 K: ok thank you I have yellow and pink flowers (X) ok
350 M: un
351 K: so I think that's enough thank you very much
End of RecordingPicture description task (timed)
bus (laugh)
the man hit hit a ball
gived flower
being the cats
give (laugh) gived food
girl is eating ice cream
looking for butterfly
mouse is running a cat
baby
man. (polan)
she has boyfriend
reading a newspaper
boy's crying
cart
boy play boys
man kissing a woman
girl have a cat
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 interest in the Australia's movies. |
| 私の犬が娘の人形をこわした。 | break | My daughter's dall was broken by my dog |
| 私が料理をつくって、主人がお皿を洗う。 | wash | I cook a dish and my hasbent wash the dish |
| テストの結果を見て、私はびっくりした。 | surprise | I was surprised when I see my test |
| 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 was received a present by 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 that accident to police |
| 私は、いつも店のドアを７時にしめる。 | close | I usally closed the shop at 7 o'clock |
| 猫が木から落ちた。 | fall | Cat fell from tree |
| 山田さんは、みんなに旅行の写真を見せた。 | show | Mr.Yamada show some trip pictures to everyone |
| この時計は、高そうだ。 | seem | This wacth sees like expensive |
| トムのプレゼントは、たいへん私を喜ばせた。 | please | I was pleased by Tom's present |
| この店のドアは、いつも閉まっている。 | close | This shop's door close every day |
| そのニュースを聞いて、私は、とても混乱した。 | confuse | I was confused when Ihear that news. |
| この時計は、壊れている。 | break | This wach is broken. |
| 庭の木が倒れた。 | fall | Tree fell in garden. |
| 母は、毎日私にお皿を洗わせる。 | wash | I everyday wash the dish because my mom told me |
| 山田先生の説明は、いつも学生を混乱させる。 | confuse | Everyday students are confused by Mr. Yamada's expence |
| トムは、メアリーに殺された。 | kill | Marly was killed by tom |
| わたしは、息子が大学に合格すると信じている。 | believe pass | I believe my son He pass enter exam for university |
| 水は、０度で凍る。 | freeze | Water is freezeing by 0 °C. |
| 警察は、その車を止めた。 | stop | Police sopped 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 | People of the world are shocked by That plane accicent. |
| わたしは、ボスに毎日８時まで仕事をさせられる。 | work | I'm worked at 8 o'clock by may boss |
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