Medical Japanese Class for Second-year International Students: Collaboration between Medical Faculty and Japanese Instructors

VernacularTitle:2年次留学生を対象とした医学日本語授業の実践 ―医学教員と日本語教員の連携による留学生教育の取り組み―
Author: Nagisa SHINAGAWA ¹ ; Tomoteru INADA ² ; Motofumi YOSHIDA ³
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1. Center for Liberal Arts, International University of Health and Welfare
2. International Center, Jumonji University
3. School of Medicine, International University of Health and Welfare
Keywords: education for international students; japanese language education; medical terminology; presentation
From:Medical Education 2021;52(4):325-330
CountryJapan
Language:Japanese
Abstract: The International University of Health and Welfare School of Medicine accepts 20 international students every year. In this paper, we report on the practice of “Medical Japanese Class” for these international students. The “Medical Japanese Class” is a class in which students learn medical terminology through listening, speaking, reading, and writing activities, and make presentations in Japanese based on the knowledge they have learned in English. This is a combination of the Language for Specific Purposes model and the Sheltered model, of Content-Based Language Instruction. We designed and implemented a lesson in which Japanese instructors used medical materials to introduce medical terminology and expressions. Medical faculty checked the application and correctness of medical content.