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An English needs analysis of doctors and nurses in rural Japan

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15K02518
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Linguistics
Research InstitutionKagawa University

Principal Investigator

Willey Ian David  香川大学, 大学教育基盤センター, 准教授 (90403774)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 谷本 公重  香川大学, 医学部, 教授 (10314923)
G・M McCrohan  香川大学, 大学教育基盤センター, 講師 (20448351)
西屋 克己  関西医科大学, 医学部, 教授 (60526838)
Project Period (FY) 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
KeywordsESP / EMP / needs analysis / questionnaire / interview / questionnaires / interviews / Medical English / Nursing English / In-service learning / 英語教育 / グローバリぜーション / 医学英語 / 看護英語 / アンケート調査 / インタビュー調査 / インタビュー
Outline of Final Research Achievements

English skills are claimed to be important to medical professionals in Japan; however, surprisingly few English needs analyses of Japanese doctors and nurses have been conducted. This study used questionnaires and interviews to ascertain the English needs of doctors and nurses at hospitals in Kagawa and Okayama Prefectures. Over 2,000 questionnaires were collected, and 20 interviews were conducted. It was revealed that doctors use English primarily for reading, whereas nurses use it mainly for speaking. Encounters with foreign patients, especially native English speakers, are relatively rare. However, both doctors and nurses feel medical/nursing students need greater training in English speaking. Also, doctors are interested in in-service English learning programs, though nurses expressed greater ambivalence. Findings from this study will help improve English curricula for medical and nursing students and extablish in-service programs for doctors and nurses.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2017 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • 2015 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (13 results)

All 2018 2017 2016 2015

All Journal Article (2 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results) Presentation (11 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 4 results,  Invited: 1 results)

  • [Journal Article] How Japanese MDs and RNs feel about English brush-up programs2018

    • Author(s)
      Willey, Ian; McCrohan, Gerardine; Nishiya, Katsumi; Tanimoto, Kimie
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Medical English Education

      Volume: 17 Pages: 1-5

    • NAID

      40021550654

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] The English needs of doctors and nurses at hospitals in rural Japan2016

    • Author(s)
      Willey, Ian; McCrohan, Gerardine; Nishiya, Katsumi; Tanimoto、Kimie
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Medical English Education

      Volume: 15 Pages: 99-104

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] An English needs analysis of doctors and nurses in Kagawa2017

    • Author(s)
      Willey, Ian
    • Organizer
      The 8th Annual Shikoku JALT Conference
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] How Japanese MDs and RNs feel about English brush-up programs2017

    • Author(s)
      Willey, Ian
    • Organizer
      The 20th Academic Meeting of the Japan Socity for Medical English Education (JASMEE)
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] An English needs analysis of medical professionals in an EFL context2017

    • Author(s)
      Willey, Ian
    • Organizer
      The Applied Linguistics Association of Korea (ALAK) 2017 International Conference
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Insights gained from a needs analysis of Japanese doctors and nurses2017

    • Author(s)
      Willey, Ian; McCrohan, Gerardine
    • Organizer
      JACET 2017 International Convention
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Japanese doctors and nurses: Queasy over English?2017

    • Author(s)
      Willey, Ian
    • Organizer
      JALT 2017 International Conference
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The needs analysis: Why we need it, and how to conduct one2017

    • Author(s)
      Willey, Ian
    • Organizer
      JACET Chugoku-Shikoku Chapter Autumn Seminar
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] A needs analysis of Japanese medical professionals2016

    • Author(s)
      Willey, Ian
    • Organizer
      JALT 2016 全国語学教育学会第42回年次国際大会
    • Place of Presentation
      名古屋市(WINC Aichi)
    • Year and Date
      2016-11-27
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The English needs of doctors and nurses at hospitals in rural Japan2016

    • Author(s)
      Willey, Ian; McCrohan, Gerardine
    • Organizer
      第19回日本医学英語教育学会学術集会 (JASMEE 2016)
    • Place of Presentation
      慶應大学
    • Year and Date
      2016-07-17
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Assisting the English-language needs of medical professionals in Shikoku2015

    • Author(s)
      Willey, Ian & Tanimoto, Kimie
    • Organizer
      2015年度JACET中国・四国支部秋季研究大会 & 松山大学大学院言語コミュ二ケーション研究会合同研究会
    • Place of Presentation
      松山大学
    • Year and Date
      2015-10-24
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Evolution of an English morning conference2015

    • Author(s)
      Willey, Ian
    • Organizer
      第18回日本医学英語教育学会学術集会
    • Place of Presentation
      岡山コンベンションセンター
    • Year and Date
      2015-07-19
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Outcomes of an English morning conference2015

    • Author(s)
      Willey, Ian
    • Organizer
      The 6th Shikoku JALT Conference (全国教育語学学会東四国支部主催)
    • Place of Presentation
      徳島大学
    • Year and Date
      2015-06-15
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report

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Published: 2015-04-16   Modified: 2019-03-29  

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