Workplace interaction of internationally educated nurses and caregivers

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K16783
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Japanese language education
• Research Institution: Akita International University
• Principal Investigator: Shima Chiharu 国際教養大学, 国際教養学部, 助教 (00707630)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 外国人人材 / 看護・介護 / 職場学習 / インターアクション

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This project investigated the features of language use in the field of nursing care, and and professional development of international healthcare providers working (or who have worked) in geriatric facilities in Japan. Utilizing the video-recordings of actual interactions at workplace and other data obtained from observations and interviews, (1)frequently used vocabulary and interaction patterns in professional discourse in nursing care, and (2)communication challenges observed in interactions between Japanese caregivers and their international counterparts, were analyzed.

Free Research Field

第二言語習得　日本語教育