JA22 - Informant Data

Biodata

Name/code only: JA22 
Lexical Size:  6,200
Sex:  Male
Age (approx.):  32
Country of birth: Japan 
Age of arrival in Australia:  26
Time (months/years) in Australia:  9 days
Instruction in ESL (yes/no) for how long:  Yes, 11-12 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
Occupation in country of origin: 
Any experience in the country of origin:
Any experience in Australia:

Interview setting:
Date and approximate time of interview:
11/6/09
Where and what location:
What happened during the interview:


Interview and spot the difference

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

1          K:         thank you very much kor for helping us with our research first I'm going to ask you. uhm some questions about yourself and feel free if you would like to ask me any question about myself. and then after that we are going to have a look at the same pictures and find. some differences together. does it sound ok?

2          Y:         yes

3          K:         so first. when did you arrive at Australia

4          Y:         uhhh I arrived at. last week

5          K:         last week ok so how long have you been here

6          Y:         I'm in. Sydney nine days

7          K:         nine days thank you and so how old are you

8          Y:         I'm twenty-six years old

9          K:         twenty-six ok and did you learn English in Japan?

10        Y:         yes

11        K:         how

12        Y:         (X)

13        K:         yes. how long did you learn English in Japan. at school actually

14        Y:         from from junior high school

15        K:         junior high school to?

16        Y:         to: university university

17        K:         so how long in total

18        Y:         eleven or twelve?

19        K:         eleven and twelve eleven and twelve years

20        Y:         yes

21        K:         oh it's a long time

22        Y:         yes

23        K:         and did you use English at home in Japan?

24        Y:         no

25        K:         no ok what did what did you do in Japan

26        Y:         I'm. I was work worker

27        K:         worked

28        Y:         worked. I was worked

29        K:         so

30        Y:         consultant

31        K:         consultant which consultant?

32        Y:         real estate

33        K:         real estate wow interesting

34        Y:         (laugh)

35        K:         which part of Japan are you from

36        Y:         I'm in Chiba prefecture

37        K:         Chiba ok and. now you are in Australia

38        Y:         yes

39        K:         what are you doing

40        Y:         uhm I'm I want to study English

41        K:         huh

42        Y:         I want to. go. around around the wor around the (X)

43        K:         huh

44        Y:         if I have opportunity I want to work in Sydney

45        K:         work but at the moment currently are you learning are you studying English?

46        Y:         yes

47        K:         yes good a::nd where do you live now

48        Y:         I'm live. I'm living in Leonard

49        K:         St Leonards good how many people in your house

50        Y:         uhm..uh four uh five including me

51        K:         five people

52        Y:         five people including me

53        K:         huh a:nd how many kids

54        Y:         uhh

55        K:         are there

56        Y:         two kids

57        K:         huh

58        Y:         (X)

59        K:         so you live. with Australian family is that

60        Y:         yes

61        K:         huh so: what does. your house or uhm your landlady do your uhm owner of the house

62        Y:         uhh my home

63        K:         (host)

64        Y:         host host father

65        K:         un

66        Y:         uh owner is

67        K:         un

68        Y:         owner

69        K:         un and what is host what what is his name

70        Y:         Bruce

71        K:         Bruce what does Bruce do

72        Y:         he is seller. seller

73        K:         sell sell selling what? what?

74        Y:         system of

75        K:         (laugh)

76        Y:         whaa guardman guard system?

77        K:         ok how about your host mother? what is her name?

78        Y:         uhm her name is. Joanne

79        K:         Joanne what does she do

80        Y:         uhh she uh she is (X)

81        K:         so: she's working

82        Y:         yes she is working. working

83        K:         and who cooks dinner for you

84        Y:         uhhhh Bruce and Joanne. uh cook every time

85        K:         uh both of them

86        Y:         bothst(both) of them cook

87        K:         and so do you have ok what time does Bruce get up

88        Y:         every time about at six pm to seven pm

89        K:         and what does he do after that

90        Y:         uh he. cook dinner sometimes he (X)

91        K:         (X) in the morning? he wakes up?

92        Y:         uh he wakes up

93        K:         un

94        Y:         excuse me can I (X)

95        K:         yeah

96        Y:         can I speak (X)

97        K          ok he gets up

98        Y          yes

99        K;         at six between six and seven

100     Y:         uhn

101     K:         and what does he do

102     Y:         uhh he. he wash his face

103     K:         huh

104     Y:         and then he uh change he change cloth

105     K:         huh

106     Y:         and the food

107     K:         huh

108     Y:         he (X) go to

109     K:         does he have a car?

110     Y:         yes he has

111     K:         good how about Joanne does she have a

112     Y:         maybe uhm in this house two cars. garage

113     K:         huh good and do you have a car here?

114     Y:         I don't have car

115     K:         and do they have a pet?

116     Y:         uhh they has pet they have pet pet

117     K:         what's that

118     Y:         uhhh one dog and one cat

119     K:         huh

120     Y:         two bird

121     K:         oh goo:d (laugh)

122     Y:         (laugh)

123     K:         oh and do you have a computer at home?

124     Y:         yes I have

125     K:         you have so is it yours? or you know theirs?

126     Y:         it's mine

127     K:         it's (yours) how about bed

128     Y:         bed one bed

129     K:         is it yours

130     Y:         mine

131     K:         your bed?

132     Y:         uh no theirs

133     K:         theirs good ok and do you have any questions about me?

134     Y:         uhm I don't have question

135     K:         ask me please ask me something (laugh)

136     Y:         uhhh uhhh what uhhh what what do you. what do you do in university

137     K:         uh actually I teach Japanese here

138     Y:         uh teach Japanese

139     K:         yes sometimes I do uh work for I work as a research assistant

140     Y:         huh thank you

141     K:         hum

142     Y:         and then. what what do you live in Sydney? where do you live in Sydney?

143     K:         oh I live in West Ryde near uhm Olympic Stadium

144     Y:         huh

145     K:         good ok: so now let's move on to another tasks

146     Y:         yeah

147     K:         I have two pictures here

148     Y:         yes

149     K:         they look quite similar

150     Y:         huh

151     K:         but there are some differences

152     Y:         yes

153     K:         ok let's find some differences together

154     Y:         ok

155     K:         all right which one would you like to take

156     Y:         ei

157     K:         ok have a look

158     Y:         yes

159     K:         all right I'll ask you a question first

160     Y:         huh

161     K:         can you see. ducks?

162     Y:         duck

163     K:         you know bird ducks?

164     Y:         yes I see ducks

165     K:         ok how many ducks do you have

166     Y:         four ducks in the in pond

167     K:         good I have five ducks in my picture so one difference. ok

168     Y:         yes

169     K:         could you ask me a question?

170     Y:         uhhm d is the picture haa uh. to the picture has a man who read the uh newspaper

171     K:         yes I have a gan uh man

172     Y:         huh

173     K:         reading a newspaper. so:

174     Y:         uhhm

175     K:         it's the same

176     Y:         huh uhm more

177     K:         ok

178     Y:         yes how many trees in the picture

179     K:         there are three trees in my picture

180     Y:         uhh same as ei pictures

181     K:         huh

182     Y:         how many: girls. wo how many women. is uh uh how many women are in the picture?

183     K:         eight women.. in my picture

184     Y:         uhhhh it's difference one difference seven picture

185     K:         seven people

186     Y:         yeah seven people in picture

187     K:         uh all right that's great

188     Y:         uhm does the does bii picture has cat? black cat?

189     K:         yes. but do you have cats? are there cats?

190     Y:         the picture?

191     K:         in in your

192     Y:         yes I have

193     K:         how many cats do you have

194     Y:         one cats

195     K:         ok I have two cats

196     Y:         ohh

197     K:         that's a difference good

198     Y:         yes

199     K:         good

200     Y:         how many: how many white dogs in the picture

201     K:         I have one white dog

202     Y:         uhh same as ei picture

203     K:         but I also have another dog in my picture

204     Y:         really

205     K:         un

206     Y:         uhh I don't have another dog

207     K:         good another difference

208     Y:         yes. how. what is. sorry what's the. beside?. behind the park? you do you look

209     K:         yeah I can see a taxi

210     Y:         uhh taxi

211     K:         yeah

212     Y:         no. uh picture don't have taxi

213     K:         good let's find one more difference

214     Y:         hum ok uhh how many bottles is in white is in te stand?

215     K:         I don't have any:: bottles

216     Y:         uh really I have two bottles

217     K:         (X) that's a difference thank you very much

End of Recording

Picture description task (task)

uhh she get a flower from him

uh he uh he get a accident. from bicycle

uhh man. uhh will catch with a cat

birds will killed will be killed by someone

uh banana. uhh was uh banana is given a doctor from. mon mouse

uhh car uhh car was car is catch up from. uh car

uhh ba banana peeler fallen fall from hand

uhh. kids get uh. injured

uhh someone. get uh uhh insect

uh she. uh she lick uhh ice cream

uhhh he he shoot a police

uhh someone. broke a pencil

uh child uh (X) childs through uh toy

uh he kiss uhh woman

uhh someone present for child

uh key key

uhh he pet(pat) dog

uhh he get he uh he is broken his harm his arm

uhh someone shood (shoot/shot) a doctor

uh someone give a card to doctor

uh ch uhh she was kissed by him

thunder. break a tree

a bottle was broken by. ball

cat was cat is hurt by

uh she she carrier. uhh uhm garbage

she she gives a coffee to other

The end of recording

Fish Film description task

uh red fish. kill grey fish

red fish. killed by blue fish

blue fish. is killed by green fish

green fish. is killed by. purple fish

purple fish. killed uh white fish

purple fish. is killed by black fish

black fish. is. getting yellow fish

black fish. is killed by red fish

red fish. killed white grey fish

red fish. is killed by blue fish

blue fish. is killed by. green fish

green fish. is killed by. purple fish

purple fish killed white fish

purple fish. killed black fish

purple fish. killed. yellow fish

purple fish is killed by red fish

red fish. is killed by grey fish

grey fish. is killed by blue fish

blue fish. is killed by. green fish

green fish. is killed by purple fish

purple fish. is killed by white fish

white fish. is killed by black fish

black fish. is killed. kill yellow fish

black fish. er kill red fish

black fish. is killed by. grey fish

grey fish. kill. grey uh blue fish

grey fish. kills. green fish

grey fish. kill purple fish

grey fish. is killed by white fish

white fish. kill gua black fish

white fish. kill yellow fish

white fish. kill. 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。interestI am interested in Austlarian movie.
私の犬が娘の人形をこわした。breakMy dog broke my daughtre's doll.
私が料理をつくって、主人がお皿を洗う。washI cook foods, My husband wash dishes
テストの結果を見て、私はびっくりした。surpriseI was surprised at my test's result.
山本さんの猫が、私の鳥を殺した。killYamamoto's cat killed my bird.
けい子は、博史にプレゼントをもらった。receiveKeico received a present from Hiroshi
私たちは、この事故を警察に届けなければならない。reportWe must report the accidnet to police.
私は、いつも店のドアを7時にしめる。closeEverytime, I close the door in my shop
猫が木から落ちた。fallCat falled from tree.
山田さんは、みんなに旅行の写真を見せた。showMr. Yamada showed travel's pictures to everybody.
この時計は、高そうだ。seemThe watch seems to be expensive
トムのプレゼントは、たいへん私を喜ばせた。pleaseI very pleased at present from Tom.
この店のドアは、いつも閉まっている。closeEverytime, the door at the shop is closed
そのニュースを聞いて、私は、とても混乱した。confuseI was very confused to hear the news.
この時計は、壊れている。breakThe watch is broken.
庭の木が倒れた。fallThe tree in a garden falled
母は、毎日私にお皿を洗わせる。washEveryday I wash dishes by my mother
山田先生の説明は、いつも学生を混乱させる。confuseThe explanation of Teacher, Yamada is confused.
トムは、メアリーに殺された。killTom was killed by Mary.
わたしは、息子が大学に合格すると信じている。believe passI believe that my son pass university.
水は、0度で凍る。freezeWater freeze 0 °.
警察は、その車を止めた。stopPolice 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。shockThe airplane accident ashocked people all over the world.
わたしは、ボスに毎日8時まで仕事をさせられる。workI am worked at 8 p.m by my boss.