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Venue
German Institute for Japanese Studies (DIJ)
Jochi Kioizaka Bldg. 2F
7-1 Kioicho, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 102-0094, Japan
Tel: 03-3222-5198, Fax: 03-3222-5420
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「医療・介護の現場におけるコミュニケーション―『福祉言語学』の視点に立って―」(Communication in Japanese Healthcare Contexts: From the Perspective of Welfare Linguistics)
April 25, 2009
The topic of this workshop is communication in Japanese healthcare contexts, one of the major issues the Japanese linguist Munemasa Tokugawa (1930-1999) included in his concept of “welfare linguistics”. The aim of the workshop is to examine healthcare communication from various angles and provide a forum for discussion between linguists and medical professionals. Reflecting Japan’s aging society, a special focus is on communication in elderly care.
The workshop will be held in Japanese. It is jointly organized with the National Institute for Japanese Language and funded by Friedrich-Ebert Foundation.
Presentations
9:45-10:00
Welcoming remarks
Florian Coulmas
10:00-10:45
About the “Suggestions for How to Make Medical Language More Easily Understandable”
Masao Aizawa, & Makirō Tanaka (National Institute for Japanese Language)
10:45-11:30
On doctor-patient communication
Yasuo Yoshioka (Beppu University)
11:30-12:15
About easily understandable language in healthcare contexts
Minoru Shibata (NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute) & Ken’ichi Sekine (Yomiuri Newspaper Terminology Committee)
12:15-13:45
Lunch
13:45-14:30
Communication in welfare contexts: Research and analysis
Keiko Kitamoto (Showa Women’s University)
14:30-15:00
Compliance gaining in institutional elderly care: Language, tempo and power relations
Peter Backhaus
15:00-15:45
A care worker’s view on language usage in elderly care facilities
Masato Harikae (Yoriekai)
15:45-16:00
Break
16:00-16:45
Care prevention communication
Takao Onoda(Tokoha Gakuen Junior College)
16:45-17:30
System, care, communication: A German-Japanese perspective
Yasuyuki Sugatani(Kansai Medical University)
19:00-21:00
Reception
17:30-18:15
Dementia and communication
Noriko Shibata
*Each paper includes 15 minutes for discussion.