Analysis of Japanese language and cross-cultural ability required at work sites for the training of Chinese nursing / care workers.

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26580100
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Japanese language education
• Research Institution: Showa Women's University
• Principal Investigator: OHBA MIWAKO 昭和女子大学, 文学研究科, 准教授 (50454872)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 介護 / 中国 / 日本語教育 / 会話データ分析 / 日本語能力試験 / 介護福祉士国家試験

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this research is to clarify the characteristics of Japanese used for communication in nursing care facilities and the Care Worker national examination, and to consider its application to education. Firstly, the Japanese used in the national examination (six years) is analyzed from the perspective of previous editions of the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test. Next, in the nursing home, the conversations during the part-time jobs of two Chinese students were recorded, the discourses classified according to the nature of the work being done, and the characteristics of the Japanese language of the students was analyzed, mainly from the viewpoint of the JLPT. As a result, although the grammar and vocabulary items of represented in the national exam and the part-time job conversations tend to be similar in aggregation, many qualitatively different items were also presented, and if Japanese study is only aimed at the JLPT it is clear that it cannot be said to be efficient.

Free Research Field

日本語教育、会話データ分析