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A spoken corpus of foreign patient narratives for nursing English

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18K00812
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 02100:Foreign language education-related
Research InstitutionFukuoka jogakuin Nursing College

Principal Investigator

PORTER Mathew  福岡女学院看護大学, 看護学部, 准教授 (60511475)

Project Period (FY) 2018-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,860,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥660,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
KeywordsMedical English / Nursing English / Patient Narratives / Listening Comprehension / Cultural Competence / Transcultural Nursing / English for Nursing / foreign patients / international patients / first-person accounts / narratives / cultural compentency / non-Japanese patients / cultural competency / Foreign Patients / Cultural Competency
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This grant funded the creation of a small spoken corpus featuring first-person experiences of Japanese healthcare from people of diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds. The corpus includes 38 narratives, averaging 11m15s each (min 4m11s; max 24m29s). Each semi-structured narrative reflects on either a single or series of medical visits. Most narratives were from women (n=27, 71%) and individuals from outer and expanding circle countries (n=27, 71%). Recordings and transcripts are freely available on a Google Site (https://sites.google.com/st.fukujo.ac.jp/nonjapanesepatientnarratives) for use in English for nursing or medical purposes.

The narratives revealed issues such as unexplained treatments and changes in care plans, unconsented procedures, and insensitivity towards mental health. A subset of 12 narratives highlighting privacy, informed consent, and mental health support was used in a 15-week course for fourth-year nursing students to enhance their patient advocacy skills.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

1. Developed a diverse corpus of patient narratives to enhance listening and foster patient empathy. 2. Created a specialized course to help nurses gain cultural understanding. 3. Identified key themes--privacy, consent, empathy--vital for training culturally competent nurses.

Report

(7 results)
  • 2023 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2022 Research-status Report
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (8 results)

All 2023 2022 2020 Other

All Presentation (7 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results) Remarks (1 results)

  • [Presentation] Spoken Corpus for Improving Japanese Nursing Students’ Intercultural Communication Ability2023

    • Author(s)
      Mathew Porter
    • Organizer
      English Teachers’ Association-Republic of China
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] English Language Learning as a Vehicle for Developing Japanese Nursing Students’ Cultural Competency2023

    • Author(s)
      Mathew Porter
    • Organizer
      Asia TEFL
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Stories from Foreign Patients: An English Listening Resource for Medical Students2023

    • Author(s)
      Mathew Porter
    • Organizer
      Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT) Listening SIG
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] A Spoken Corpus of Foreign-Born Patient Stories for Improving Listening and Cultural Competence2023

    • Author(s)
      Mathew Porter
    • Organizer
      Japan Society for Medical English Education (JASMEE)
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Using a Spoken Corpus of Patient Narratives in the Development of a Fourth-Year Nursing Course2023

    • Author(s)
      Mathew Porter
    • Organizer
      Japan Association for Nursing English Teaching (JANET)
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Utilizing First-Person Oral Accounts of Medical Care from Immigrant Patients in a Nursing English Context2022

    • Author(s)
      Mathew Porter
    • Organizer
      The 4th JANET Conference on Nursing English
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Patient Narratives to Improve Listening Ability2020

    • Author(s)
      Mathew Porter
    • Organizer
      Japan Association for Language Teaching
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] Spoken Corpus of Non-Japanese Patient Narratives

    • URL

      https://sites.google.com/st.fukujo.ac.jp/nonjapanesepatientnarratives

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2018-04-23   Modified: 2025-01-30  

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