A Study about Education and Practices on Medical Spanish

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25370489
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Linguistics
• Research Institution: Aichi Prefectural University
• Principal Investigator: ITOIGAWA Miki 愛知県立大学, 外国語学部, 准教授 (10405152)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): SALA CAJA Lidia 愛知県立大学, 外国語学部, 准教授 (80649905)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: スペイン語 / 医療 / 医療通訳 / 移民 / 異文化メディエーション

Outline of Final Research Achievements

A trainees selection system, didactic materials and practical courses were designed, implemented and evaluated towards setting up an effective training program for medical interpreters. For that purpose, interviews and meetings with practicing interpreters (Aichi Medical Interpretation System and MIC Kanagawa) were conducted in order to establish educational priorities and to gain information about doctor-patient communication. Didactic materials were then designed that focused not only to the teaching of terminology and grammar but also offered resources to future interpreters to became autonomous professionals. In role-plays, special attention was paid to ethical and multicultural issues that accompany their work. Particularly, intercultural mediator profile was analyzed (research published), and their techniques incorporated to course content. The new course, tested in Aichi, was highly valued but more efforts should be made to improve interpreter formation and work conditions.

Free Research Field

スペイン語圏社会言語学