Development of technical term study materials for pharmaceutical students and verification of their effectiveness

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26350206
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Science education
• Research Institution: Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Principal Investigator: Smith Tomoko 大阪薬科大学, 薬学部, 准教授(移行) (50402988)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): NOGUCHI Judy 神戸学院大学, グローバルコミュニケーション学部, 教授 (30351787)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 薬学英語 / 専門用語 / レベル別 / Affix / 接頭辞・接尾辞 / 多義語

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We developed teaching materials to help Japanese pharmaceutical students learn three types of English terminology: 1) technical terms derived from classical Greek or Latin, 2) sub-technical terms with multiple senses that have special technical meanings, and 3) layperson's terms often used by laypeople. We have tested the use of technical terms and layperson's terms in classes. The materials were found to be effective, with the teaching of affixes to be especially useful for understanding the meanings of unknown words using the knowledge of affixes. At the end of the semester, we conducted surveys on student attitudes toward learning these technical terms.

Free Research Field

英語教育、言語学