My name is Yuiko Sakae. Hmm, I’m 21 years old. (.) Hmm: I’m from Ehime which is famous for orange. Eh (.) Hmm. (1.2) my hope is dancing, and I’m belonging to dance club, (.) and I practice dance every week and sometimes join the dance events (.) which take place twice in the week. (1.1) Hmm (2.7) I went to (.)Tacomo, America for six months (.) and: I stayed with my host family (.) uh: They were 71 years old. (2.1) Hmm, (1.1) they have (3.2) nine children and 15 grandchildren. heh heh and uh but they are living (.) separate (.) separately. So (.) I lived with (2.3) uh my two host family, and their grandparents, one of grandparents, and two: (1.4) roommates.(1.9) Hmm: (5.0) Hmm I experience many: holidays in America like Halloween and Christmas. (2.3) Hmm: In Halloween I (.) dress like uh: (2.8) uh: (1.5) red (.) red riding hood. [[-4 ]] Uh: (2.6) ah: (3.2) It was almost (1.2) ah always cloudy and rainy in Tacoma so I sometimes feel (1.8) depressed because of the weather. (.) (sniffle) Ehm: In winter, they have (.) a lot of snows, so (2.7) we have one week (1.8) umm: (2.3) school off day (2.0) hmm: (2.6) so: I (.) spend (.) the during the school day off I (1.7) almost spend the time during my host family. (2.6) Hmm.

Interviewer: Tell me about your hobbies (.) more. Yuiko: My hobbies?

Interviewer: Uh-huh. Yuiko: (1.5) Another hobbies.

Interviewer: Uh-huh. (.) You are part of the dance club and– Yuiko: Uh: (1.5) I like eating, so: (1.4) I (1.1) almost every day I (.) cook by myself because I am living (1.1) alone. (1.7) Hmm (.) When I started to (.) live alone my mother told me to cook by myself (.) and (.) eat (1.2) um: healthy food, (2.2) so: (1.0) I’m enjoying cooking everyday and I also like (.) to go out (.) to have dinner with my friend. (2.7) Hmm: (2.8) So I’m looking for: (1.2) good restaurants in Kitakyushu hmm: (2.2) and um like chat with my friend in good ah, eating nice food. Hmm:

Interviewer: What are some good restaurants? Yuiko: Hmm: (.) heh heh (4.6) uh: I like Italian food.

Interviewer: So what is a good restaurant? Yuiko: Ah: (2.2) (sniffle) (1.7) I forgot the name but it’s near (.) the River Walk. (2.8) In front of Murasaki River, (1.0) it’s big (1.4) and (1.5) good looking restaurant. heh heh (1.8) I like there.

Interviewer: Ok. Tell me more about your friends. Yuiko: My friend?

Interviewer: Uh-huh. Yuiko: (.) Um: (2.4) One of my best friend is (.) from Sasebo, Nagasaki, (1.3) and (2.4) when she was (.) high school student, she went to Australia to study English for (.) one year (1.0) so: actually she is (1.6) one year older than me. (1.4) And she speaks English very well. (2.4) Uh: (.) She wants to be a (2.0) flight attendant in the future. (2.1) So (2.6) ah: (1.7) she: she will join the internship (2.3) in (.) at the Star Flyer for one month in this summer vacation. (5.7) She is very (1.8) uh: cheerful and (1.9) looks pleasant person so I think she can be (1.5) uh: good flight attendant. (3.1) (sniffle) (5.4) (sniffle) (2.9) ah: (1.4) I’m planning to: (1.6) go for a trip (1.3) in (3.5) (word) this summer vacation with her, so (.) I’m looking forward to (.) do it.

Interviewer: Ok.

1. How long? [[-1]] (2.8) mmm (.) I started to study English when I was junior high school student, so maybe it’s (2.7) uh (.) about eight years.  [[-3.8]]  Sorry? [[-2.2 ]] (sniffle) Hmm (3.1) uh I studying it in (2.7) the in class in university. ) (2.0) Hmm (6.4) [[-1.0 ]] And heh heh uh: out of university, uh, (.) I went to English (1.3) school (1.5) uh its name is Aeon, (1.7) and (4.8) uh, it’s conversation class, so (1.3) I’m talking with another student in English.  [01:21.3]  [81.3 seconds] [subtracted for interviewer’s comments]

2. Now? [[  ]] (sniffle) (3.5) Mmm: I don’t have so much class now, so (1.6) uhm: (1.1) I’m (.) doing some volunteers (.) in universities, (1.2) so (2.1) ah: (1.8) I have some meeting for the volunteer. (2.6) And ah (1.5) now I am going to (1.1) the drive driver (3.5) school drive (.) I’m going um: school to get driver’s license. (3.4) Um (8.1) And sometimes I do (.) part-time job. (2.3) Hmm. [1:17.0] [77.0 seconds]

3. Uh: (5.3) Mmm: it’s some times hard difficult for me to (.)  drive the car. (11.3) Mmm: [25.4 seconds]

4. Um: (1.3) I have to prepare for the (1.7) uh: (4.9) job (5.6) uh: (.) job interview (2.7) and (1.3) so (2.5) uh: I have to search for (1.7) what I want to do in the future. (1.8) And (3.4) study for the test which is taken place into get job. (2.2) Um: (3.3) Um: (4.1) so I  think is different point from last year. [1:07.2] [67.2 seconds]

5.  I am not sure yet about my future but um: (2.0) maybe I work in Japan (1.2) somewhere in Japan. (2.1) Uhm: (4.8) Mm. if I can get a job something related to English. Mmm [0:26.9] [26.9 seconds]

Mmm one (.) of them is about (1.2) ants and cricket. (5.0) Ants were working hard for (1.7) to get some food for (1.1) winter (3.1) and cricket was lazy and (.) didn’t work so hard, (1.0) but he said, he has friends, and they can help (1.5) uh: them (3.9) Mmm: (7.2) Uh: (14.9) Mmm: (3.0) I forgot after the story. (1.3) Mmm: another one is (2.0) about dog, (1.6) and that dog (word) found a steak at the bridge, (79.6) um: I almost forgot the third one but (.) maybe it was about ugly (.) man (2.6) um:

1. My name is Yuiko Sakae. Hmm, I’m 21 years old. (.) Hmm: I’m from Ehime which is famous for orange. Eh (.) Hmm. (1.2) = 29

2. my hope is dancing, and I’m belonging to dance club, (.) and I practice dance every week and sometimes join the dance events (.) which take place twice in the week. (1.1) = 36

3. Hmm (2.7) = 1

4. I went to (.)Takomo, America for six months (.) and: I stayed with my host family (.) uh: They were 71 years old. (2.1) = 33

5. Hmm, (1.1) = 1

6. they have (3.2) = 2

7. nine children and 15 grandchildren. heh heh and uh but they are living (.) separate (.) separately.  So (.) I lived with (2.3) = 26

8. uh my two host family, and their grandparents, one of grandparents, and two: (1.4) = 20

9. roommates. (1.9) = 3

10. Hmm: (5.0) =1. Hmm I experience many holidays in America like Halloween and Christmas. (2.3) = 24

12. Hmm: In Halloween I (.) dress like uh: (2.8) = 9

13. uh: (1.5) = 1

14. red (.) red riding hood. [[-4 ]] Uh: (2.6) = 5

15. ah: (3.2) = 1

16. It was almost (1.2) = 4

17. ah always rainy and cloudy in Takoma so I sometimes feel (1.8) = 17

18. depressed because of the weather. (.) (sniffle) Ehm: In winter, they have (.) a lot of snows, so  (2.7) = 20

19. we have one week (1.8) = 4

20. umm: (2.3) = 1

21. school off day (2.0) = 3

22. hmm (2.6) = 1

23. so: I (.) spend (.) the during the school day off I (1.7) = 11

24. almost spend the time during my host family. (2.6) = 12

25. Hmm. = 1

1. Yuiko: My hobbies? = 3

2. Yuiko: (1.5) Another hobbies. = 4

3. Yuiko: Uh: (1.5) = 1

4. I like eating, so: (1.4) = 5

5. I  (1.1) = 1

6. almost every day I (.) cook by myself because I am living (1.1) = 16

7. alone. (1.7) = 2

8. Hmm (.) When I started to (.) live alone my mother told me to cook by myself (.) and (.) eat (1.2) = 20

9. um: healthy food, (2.2) = 4

10. so: (1.0) = 1

11. I’m enjoying cooking everyday and I also like (.) to go out (.) to have dinner with my friend. (2.7) = 25

12. Hmm: (2.8) = 1

13. So I’m looking for: (1.2) = 5

14. good restaurants in Kitakyushu hmm: (2.2) = 11

15. and um like chat with my friend in good ah, eating nice food. Hmm: = 15

16. Yuiko: Hmm: (.) heh heh (4.6) = 1

17. uh: I like Italian food. = 7

18. Yuiko: Ah: (2.2) = 1

19. (sniffle) (1.7) = 0

20. I forgot the name but it’s near (.) the River Walk. (2.8) = 12

21. In front of Murasaki River, (1.0) = 10

22. it’s big (1.4) = 2

23. and (1.5) = 1

24. good looking restaurant. heh heh (1.8) = 6

25. I like there. = 3

26. Yuiko: My friend? = 2

27. Yuiko: (.) Um: (2.4) = 1

28. One of my best friend is (.) from Sasebo, Nagasaki, (1.3) = 14

29. and (2.4) = 1

30. when she was (.) high school student, she went to Australia to study English for(.)one year (1.0) = 21

31. so: actually she is (1.6) = 6

32. one year older than me. (1.4) = 6

33. And she speaks English very well. (2.4) = 9

34. Uh: (.) She wants to be a (2.0) = 6

35. flight attendant in the future. (2.1) = 9

36. So (2.6) = 1

37. ah: (1.7) = 1

38. she: she will join the internship (2.3) = 8

39. in (.) at the Star Flyer for one month in this summer vacation. (5.7) = 16

40. She is very (1.8) = 4

41. uh: cheerful and (1.9) = 4

42. looks pleasant person so I think she can be (1.5) = 11

43. uh: good flight attendant. (3.1) = 7

44. (sniffle) (5.4) = 0

45. (sniffle) (2.9) = 0

46. ah: (1.4) = 1

47. I’m planning to: (1.6) = 4

48. go for a trip (1.3) = 4

49. in (3.5) = 1

50. (word) this summer vacation with her, so (.) I’m looking forward to (.) do it. = 18

1. How long? (2.8) = 2

2. mmm (.) I started to study English when I was junior high school student, so maybe it’s (2.7) = 23

3. uh (.) about eight years. = 6

4. Sorry? (sniffle) Hmm (3.1) = 3

5. uh I studying it in (2.7) = 6

6. the in class in university. ) (2.0) = 9

7. Hmm (6.4) = 1

8. And heh heh uh: out of university, uh, (.) I went to English (1.3) = 14

9. school (1.5) = 1

10. uh its name is Aeon, (1.7) = 6

11. and (4.8)= 1

12. uh, it’s conversation class, so (1.3) = 9

13. I’m talking with another student in English. = 13

14. Now? [[ ]] (sniffle) (3.5) = 1

15. Mmm: I don’t have so much class now, so (1.6) = 9

16. uhm: (1.1) = 1

17. I’m (.) doing some volunteers (.) in universities, (1.2) = 15

18. so (2.1) = 1

19. ah: (1.8) = 1

20. I have some meeting for the volunteer. (2.6) = 10

21. And ah (1.5) = 2

22. now I am going to (1.1) = 6

23. the drive driver (3.5) = 4

24. school drive (.) I’m going um: school to get driver’s license. (3.4) = 15

25. Um (8.1) = 1

26. And sometimes I do (.) part-time job. (2.3) = 8

27. Uh: (5.3) = 1

28. Mmm: it’s some times hard difficult for me to (.) drive the car. (11.3) = 16

29. Mmm: = 1

30. Um: (1.3) = 1

31. I have to prepare for the (1.7) = 7

32. uh: (4.9) = 1

33. job (5.6) = 1

34. uh: (.) job interview (2.7) = 5

35. and (1.3) = 1

36. so (2.5) = 1

37. uh: I have to search for (1.7) = 7

38. what I want to do in the future. (1.8) = 9

39. And (3.4) = 1

40. study for the test which is taken place in to get job. (2.2) = 14

41. Um: (3.3) = 1

42. Um: (4.1) = 1

43. so I think is different point from last year. = 12

44. I am not sure yet about my future but um: (2.0) = 12

45. maybe I work in Japan (1.2) = 7

46. somewhere in Japan. (2.1) = 5

47. Uhm: (4.8) = 1

48. Mm. if I can get a job something related to English. = 15

49. Mmm = 1

1. Mmm one (.) of them is about (1.2) = 7

2. ants and cricket. (5.0) = 4

3. Ants were working hard for (1.7) =  7

4. to get some food for (1.1) = 6

5. winter (3.1) =  2

6. and cricket was lazy and (.) didn’t work so hard, (1.0) = 12

7. but he said, he has friends, and they can help (1.5) = 12

8. uh: them (3.9) = 2

9. Mmm: (7.2) = 1

10. Uh: (14.9) = 1

11. Mmm: (3.0) = 1

12. I forgot after the story. (1.3) = 8

13. Mmm: another one is (2.0) = 6

14. about dog, (1.6) = 3

15. and that dog (word) found a steak at the bridge, (79.6) = 10

16. um: I almost forgot the third one but (.) maybe it was about ugly (.) man (2.6) = 19

17. um: = 1

My name is Yuiko Sakae. Hmm, I’m 21 years old. (.) Hmm: I’m from Ehime which is famous for orange. Eh (.) Hmm. (1.2) my hope is dancing, and I’m belonging to dance club, (.) and I practice dance every week and sometimes join the dance events (.) which take place twice in the week. (1.1) Hmm (2.7) I went to (.)Tacomo, America for six months (.) and: I stayed with my host family (.) uh: They were 71 years old. (2.1) Hmm, (1.1) they have (3.2) nine children and 15 grandchildren. heh heh and uh but they are living (.) separate (.) separately. So (.) I lived with (2.3) uh my two host family, and their grandparents, one of grandparents, and two: (1.4) roommates.(1.9) Hmm: (5.0) Hmm I experience many: holidays in America like Halloween and Christmas. (2.3) Hmm: In Halloween I (.) dress like uh: (2.8) uh: (1.5) red (.) red riding hood. [[-4 ]] Uh: (2.6) ah: (3.2) It was almost (1.2) ah always cloudy and rainy in Tacoma so I sometimes feel (1.8) depressed because of the weather. (.) (sniffle) Ehm: In winter, they have (.) a lot of snows, so (2.7) we have one week (1.8) umm: (2.3) school off day (2.0) hmm: (2.6) so: I (.) spend (.) the during the school day off I (1.7) almost spend the time during my host family. (2.6) Hmm.

Interviewer: Tell me about your hobbies (.) more. Yuiko: My hobbies?

Interviewer: Uh-huh. Yuiko: (1.5) Another hobbies.

Interviewer: Uh-huh. (.) You are part of the dance club and– Yuiko: Uh: (1.5) I like eating, so: (1.4) I (1.1) almost every day I (.) cook by myself because I am living (1.1) alone. (1.7) Hmm (.) When I started to (.) live alone my mother told me to cook by myself (.) and (.) eat (1.2) um: healthy food, (2.2) so: (1.0) I’m enjoying cooking everyday and I also like (.) to go out (.) to have dinner with my friend. (2.7) Hmm: (2.8) So I’m looking for: (1.2) good restaurants in Kitakyushu hmm: (2.2) and um like chat with my friend in good ah, eating nice food. Hmm:

Interviewer: What are some good restaurants? Yuiko: Hmm: (.) heh heh (4.6) uh: I like Italian food.

Interviewer: So what is a good restaurant? Yuiko: Ah: (2.2) (sniffle) (1.7) I forgot the name but it’s near (.) the River Walk. (2.8) In front of Murasaki River, (1.0) it’s big (1.4) and (1.5) good looking restaurant. heh heh (1.8) I like there.

Interviewer: Ok. Tell me more about your friends. Yuiko: My friend?

Interviewer: Uh-huh. Yuiko: (.) Um: (2.4) One of my best friend is (.) from Sasebo, Nagasaki, (1.3) and (2.4) when she was (.) high school student, she went to Australia to study English for (.) one year (1.0) so: actually she is (1.6) one year older than me. (1.4) And she speaks English very well. (2.4) Uh: (.) She wants to be a (2.0) flight attendant in the future. (2.1) So (2.6) ah: (1.7) she: she will join the internship (2.3) in (.) at the Star Flyer for one month in this summer vacation. (5.7) She is very (1.8) uh: cheerful and (1.9) looks pleasant person so I think she can be (1.5) uh: good flight attendant. (3.1) (sniffle) (5.4) (sniffle) (2.9) ah: (1.4) I’m planning to: (1.6) go for a trip (1.3) in (3.5) (word) this summer vacation with her, so (.) I’m looking forward to (.) do it.

Interviewer: Ok.

1. How long? [[-1]] (2.8) mmm (.) I started to study English when I was junior high school student, so maybe it’s (2.7) uh (.) about eight years.  [[-3.8]]  Sorry? [[-2.2 ]] (sniffle) Hmm (3.1) uh I studying it in (2.7) the in class in university. ) (2.0) Hmm (6.4) [[-1.0 ]] And heh heh uh: out of university, uh, (.) I went to English (1.3) school (1.5) uh its name is Aeon, (1.7) and (4.8) uh, it’s conversation class, so (1.3) I’m talking with another student in English.  [01:21.3]  [81.3 seconds] [subtracted for interviewer’s comments]2. Now? [[  ]] (sniffle) (3.5) Mmm: I don’t have so much class now, so (1.6) uhm: (1.1) I’m (.) doing some volunteers (.) in universities, (1.2) so (2.1) ah: (1.8) I have some meeting for the volunteer. (2.6) And ah (1.5) now I am going to (1.1) the drive driver (3.5) school drive (.) I’m going um: school to get driver’s license. (3.4) Um (8.1) And sometimes I do (.) part-time job. (2.3) Hmm. [1:17.0] [77.0 seconds]3. Uh: (5.3) Mmm: it’s some times hard difficult for me to (.)  drive the car. (11.3) Mmm: [25.4 seconds]4. Um: (1.3) I have to prepare for the (1.7) uh: (4.9) job (5.6) uh: (.) job interview (2.7) and (1.3) so (2.5) uh: I have to search for (1.7) what I want to do in the future. (1.8) And (3.4) study for the test which is taken place into get job. (2.2) Um: (3.3) Um: (4.1) so I  think is different point from last year. [1:07.2] [67.2 seconds]5.  I am not sure yet about my future but um: (2.0) maybe I work in Japan (1.2) somewhere in Japan. (2.1) Uhm: (4.8) Mm. if I can get a job something related to English. Mmm [0:26.9] [26.9 seconds]

Mmm one (.) of them is about (1.2) ants and cricket. (5.0) Ants were working hard for (1.7) to get some food for (1.1) winter (3.1) and cricket was lazy and (.) didn’t work so hard, (1.0) but he said, he has friends, and they can help (1.5) uh: them (3.9) Mmm: (7.2) Uh: (14.9) Mmm: (3.0) I forgot after the story. (1.3) Mmm: another one is (2.0) about dog, (1.6) and that dog (word) found a steak at the bridge, (79.6) um: I almost forgot the third one but (.) maybe it was about ugly (.) man (2.6) um:

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Start time: 3:43 (223 seconds)

End time: 7:52

Total Time: 04:09

Amount of Silence: 91.9

Percentage of Silence: 41.2%

Average mean length run: 6.2 (out of 312) (out of 296 meaningful syllables)

Cross-talk Pausing by Interviewee: 1.5

Articulation rate: 2.3

Fluency Rate A: 42.8

Fluency Rate B: 45.2

Micropauses: 18

Start time:  7:55

End time: 14:36

Total Time Speaking for Interviewee:  4:68  (280.8 seconds)

Amount of Silence: 127.3 seconds

Percentage of Silence: 45.3%

Average mean length run: 5.8  (out of 289 ) (out of  259 meaningful syllables)

Articulation rate: 1.8

Fluency Rate A: 58.2

Fluency Rate B: 55.3

Micropauses: 9

Start time: 14:58

End time: 18:17

Total Time: 03:19 (199 seconds)

Amount of Silence: 130.7

Percentage of Silence: 65.6%

Average mean length run: 6.0 (out of 102) (out of 94 meaningful syllables)

Articulation rate: 1.4

Fluency Rate A: 30.7

Fluency Rate B: 28.7

Micropauses: 4