Transcription Practice

There are ten short audio samples for you to use as practice. These samples are in order from easiest to most difficult. You should 1) download the audio files one at a time below or download all 10 audio samples at once (view download directions), 2) transcribe them using the SALT editor and some playback system, and 3) compare your transcripts with the "master" transcripts.

• Practice 1: Albany   download audio (0:34)   view "master" transcript

  Name: Albany, Gender: F, CA: 9;1, Context: Nar, Subgroup: APNF
  This is an excerpt from Albany retelling the story A Porcupine Named Fluffy, by Helen Lester (1986). Notice the prevalence of mazing in her language sample.

• Practice 2: Blake   download audio (1:49)   view "master" transcript

  Name: Blake, Gender: M, CA: 8;4, Context: Nar, Subgroup: PGHW
  This excerpt is from Blake retelling the story Pookins Gets Her Way, by Helen Lester (1987). His language sample contains mazes and part words.

• Practice 3: Kenny   download audio (0:55)   view "master" transcript

  Name: Kenny, Gender: M, CA: 5;1, Context: Con
  This conversational sample is between Kenny and an examiner while looking at Kenny's family pictures. Notice there's some overlapping speech in this sample.

• Practice 4: Cyanna   download audio (0:54)   view "master" transcript

  Name: Cyanna, Gender: F, CA: 8;7, Context: Con
  This conversational sample is between Cyanna and an examiner. Notice that Cyanna uses African American English dialect and has difficulty with word finding and mazing.

• Practice 5: Andy   download audio (0:39)   view "master" transcript

  Name: Andy, Gender: M, CA: 6;7, Context: Nar
  This is an excerpt from Andy retelling the movie Home Alone which he has seen many times. Notice the word and utterance-level errors in his language sample.

• Practice 6: Rosa   download audio (1:46)   view "master" transcript

  Name: Rosa, Gender: F, CA: 7;4, Context: Nar, Subgroup: FWAY
  This is an excerpt from Rosa retelling the story Frog, Where are You?, by Mercer Mayer (1969). Rosa is an English Language Learner and is enrolled in ESL curriculum. Notice the errors at the word and utterance level as well as pause times between utterances.

• Practice 7: Kelina   download audio (3:08)   view "master" transcript

  Name: Kelina, Gender: F, CA: 10;5, Context: Nar, Subgroup: DDS
  This excerpt is from Kelina retelling the story Dr. Desoto by William Steig (1982). Notice the word-level errors, mazes and omissions in her language sample.

• Practice 8: Sonia   download audio (1:25)   view "master" transcript

  Name: Sonia, Gender: F, CA: 5;5, Context: Nar, Subgroup: FWAY
  This excerpt is from Sonia retelling the story Frog, Where are You?, by Mercer Mayer (1969). She is an English Language Learner. Notice the omitted bound morphemes and word-level errors.

• Practice 9: Alex   download audio (2:13)   view "master" transcript

  Name: Alex, Gender: M, CA: 16;7, Context: Con
  This is a conversational sample between Alex and a speech-language clinician. Notice that Alex tends to "hold the floor" during the conversation.

• Practice 10: Nick   download audio (2:37)   view "master" transcript

  Name: Nick, Gender: M, CA: 15;0, Context: Expo
  This last excerpt is from an expository where Nick is explaining the game of football. Nick is a typically-developing student. Notice his complex subordination and lengthy utterances.