Analysis of Collocations to improve communication education for foreign nurses

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15H06438
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Japanese language education
• Research Institution: Yamaguchi University
• Principal Investigator: NAGAI Ryoko 山口大学, 国際総合科学部, 准教授 (10598759)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-08-28 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 医療コミュニケーション / 専門日本語教育 / 医療談話 / コロケーション

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study analyzes collocations in moshiokuri nurse reports. It aims to be a foundational study for teaching Japanese to foreign nurses, responding to the increased interest in medical Japanese in Japanese Language Education. Nurse reports use particular collocations of medical terms that are not found in the national nursing exams, but which are frequently used in professional environments. For example, when nurses report on administration of oxygen, they may use the phrase “ ××L; itteimasu (= go)”, while a fever report may often contain the phrase “××℃ totteimasu (= take) ”.

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