2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
A Situational Survey on "English Medium Instruction (EMI)" in Healthcare College
| Project/Area Number |
20K13140
|
|---|
| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
|
| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
|---|
| Review Section |
Basic Section 02100:Foreign language education-related
|
|---|
| Research Institution | International University of Health and Welfare |
|---|
Principal Investigator |
Saito Takae 国際医療福祉大学, 総合教育センター, 助教 (20827802)
|
|---|
| Project Period (FY) |
2020-04-01 – 2023-03-31
|
| Keywords | 医療系大学 / EMI / 教授媒介としての英語 / 実施状況 |
|---|
| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The purpose of this study was to explore the possibility of implementing EMI in healthcare colleges, where there are few reports of EMI practices.
As a result, 94 out of 287 healthcare colleges participated in the online survey nationwide in 2021 (collection rate: 32.8%). The results showed that most of the schools (78 schools, or 83.0%) had not implemented EMI. The most common reason given was that "we had not considered its implementation," followed by "it might prevent students from understanding content," and "securing human resources is difficult.". On the other hand, only 14 universities (14.9%) were offering EMI.
|
| Free Research Field |
外国語教育
|
| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
本研究の結果から調査に協力した多くの医療系大学でEMIが実施されておらず，未実施校ではEMI導入の検討自体が行われていない状況が明らかになった．EMP（English for Medical Purposes：医学目的の英語）が浸透する医学部ではEMIの導入が進む一方で，4年間で国家資格の合格を目指す医療系大学では医学部と同じ理由でEMI実施のコンセンサスを得ることはEMI導入の意義，医療系学生の多忙さ，教員不足や教員の英語力などを考慮すると容易ではない．EMI導入の意義の再検討及び対人援助職が必要とする英語力を明らかにする必要性等の課題を見出したことに本研究の学術的，社会的意義がある．
|
