2018 Fiscal Year Research-status Report
Determining the Form and Structure of English Clinical Case Presentations
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17K02931
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| Research Institution | University of Miyazaki |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2017-04-01 – 2020-03-31
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| Keywords | Clinical English / Case Presentations / Non-native English / East Asia / Medical English / ESP / Medical Discourse / Clinical speech events |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
Establishment of East Asian Association of Medical English Teachers, inc. website and active newsletter. Article in Journal of Medical English Education (JMEE) 'Making the Case for Clinical Case Presentations'. Attended/notated 15 English clinical case presentations in Thailand . Conducted interviews with 8 clinicians and English instructors in Vietnam and Myanmar on English case presentations in non-English speaking milieus. Article in European English for Health Care Magazine (EALTHY) 'Clinical Case Presentations in Non-Anglophone Medical Milieus: How do they work?'. Proposed chapter in 'Stigmas in English Education for Japanese STEM Majors' due late 2019. Presentations on clinical case presentations given at institutions/conferences in Japan, Vietnam, and Thailand.
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
2: Research has progressed on the whole more than it was originally planned.
Reason
I have achieved what I wanted and expected to up to this point. This includes several presentations regarding my research findings at both international conferences and invited workshops and publishing of my research findings in 2 journals, with a third currently under consideration. The establishment of the EAMET website and newsletters is well under way, with the number of members gradually increasing. Having attended a number of English clinical case presentations at hospitals both in Japan and in other non-anglophone countries in Asia, I have been able to solidify the synoptic features of English clinical case presentations, including areas of variability and flexibility. These features have already been implemented as templates in my classroom and made available on the EAMET website.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
In the upcoming year I plan to present results of my research at the EALTHY 2019 Conference in Barcelona, the Japan Association of Medical English Education Conference in Tokyo, the Japan Association of Nursing English Conference in Nagano, the 51st meeting of the Japan Society of Medical Education, plus invited lectures at Thammasat Univ., Thailand, and Hong Bang International Univ., Vietnam.
I have been asked to write a chapter in a book to be published by Palgrave under the working title 'Stigmas in English Education for Japanese STEM Majors'. This chapter will focus upon the roles/functions of English clinical case presentations in Japanese medical institutions.
I plan to continue & expand the website and newsletter of the East Asian Association of Medical English Teachers (EAMET).
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| Causes of Carryover |
Travel expenses to Spain (EALTHY Conference) plus two/three conferences to be held in Japan (JANET, JASMEE, Japan Society for Medical English Education) wherein findings of the research will be presented. At least one conference presentation (as of yet undetermined) held elsewhere in South East Asia is also anticipated. I also seek to move the EAMET website to a new server which will involve maintenance costs.
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