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1 online resource |
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The only book of its kind in English, Japanese for Healthcare Professionals is a proficiency-based conversation textbook offering a complete Japanese language course that teaches Japanese grammar along with the vocabulary of medical care. With nearly three million Japanese tourists visiting the United States last year, and another five hundred thousand expatriates residing in the US and other English-speaking countries, it is inevitable that many Japanese speakers find themselves in need of healthcare but unable to communicate. Important highlights of this book are: - Contains Downloadable audio. - No prior knowledge of Japanese necessary. - For all professionals seeking to communicate in healthcare situations. - Includes an English-Japanese dictionary of medical terms, a glossary of common complaints, and a sample bilingual medical questionnaire. Japanese for Healthcare Professionals offers a complete language course-for classroom study or independent learners that teaches Japanese grammar along with the medical Japanese vocabulary. The chapters cover every step of a patient's interaction with care providers, from appointments and admissions to the physical examination, symptoms and illnesses, diagnosis, treatment, instructions to the patient, discharge, and follow-up. Chapters are devoted to the major branches of medicine as well as dentistry and to the corresponding bodily systems. There are also chapters on anatomy, infection and disease, and visits to the pharmacy. Each Chapter follows a natural progression designed to help the learner comprehend the new material and acquire the language as effortlessly as possible. Each includes: basic Japanese vocabulary, a situational dialogue, Japanese grammar points and key Japanese language and culture notes, exercises and practice drills, and a quiz to sharpen comprehension. The culture and language notes seek to help the provider understand better a Japanese patient's cultural framework and patterns of belief, as well as the "ultraslatable" meaning conveyed by certain idioms. The downloadable audio tries to tie in core parts of each chapter, allowing learners to practice their spoken language skills outside a classroom setting. The book also includes thirty illustrations to help with vocabulary acquisition, a pronunciation guide, an English-Japanese dictionary of medical terms, a glossary of Japanese expressions for common complaints, a sample bilingual medical questionnaire, and answers to the quizzes. Emphasizing the learner's practical use of the Japanese language for healthcare settings is the importance of culture in understanding, Japanese for Healthcare Professionals reflects the national standards in foreign-language education set by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign languages (ACTFL). |
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Title from resource description page (Recorded Books, viewed May 02, 2016). |
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Frontcover; Title page; Copyright; Contents; How to Download the Bonus Material of this Book; INTRODUCTION; PART ONE; Lesson 1 Self-Introduction; Lesson 2 Appointment I; Lesson 3 Appointment II; Lesson 4 Admissions; Lesson 5 Upper Body Parts; Lesson 6 Arms and Lower Body Parts; Lesson 7 Initial Medical Examination; Lesson 8 Signs and Symptoms I; Lesson 9 Signs and Symptoms II; Lesson 10 Discharge; PART TWO; Lesson 11 Internal Organs; Lesson 12 Examination; Lesson 13 After the Examination; Lesson 14 At the Pharmacy I; Lesson 15 At the Pharmacy II; Lesson 16 Infectious Diseases. |
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Lesson 17 Respiratory SystemLesson 18 Circulatory/Cardiovascular System; Lesson 19 Digestive/Gastrointestinal System; Lesson 20 Kidney and Urogenital System; PART THREE; Lesson 21 Internal Medicine; Lesson 22 Orthopedic Surgery; Lesson 23 Ophthalmology; Lesson 24 Otolaryngology: Ear, Nose, and Throat; Lesson 25 Dermatology; Lesson 26 Neurology and Psychiatry; Lesson 27 Obstetrics and Gynecology; Lesson 28 Pregnancy and Childbirth; Lesson 29 Pediatrics; Lesson 30 Dentistry; PART FOUR: Basic Medical Terms (English-Japanese); I. Facilities, Departments and Specialists. |
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II. Body Parts, Internal Organs, and Related TermsIII. Diseases, Disorders, and Symptoms; IV. Medicines; V. Other Medical and Related Terms; VI. Medical Forms and Related Terms; PART FIVE: Appendices; 1. Medical Questionnaire; 2. List of Grammar Covered in the Lessons; 3. List of Language Roots in the Lessons; 4. List of Culture Notes in the Lessons; 5. List of Common Verbs; 6. Onomatopoetic Expressions for Pains and Complaints; 7. List of Illustrations; 8. Answers to Comprehension Quizzes; 9. Answers to Practices; 10. Answers to Exercises; Index. |
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Language and languages -- Study and teaching.
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Japanese.
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Language and languages -- Study and teaching. (OCoLC)fst00992220
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / Southeast Asian Languages
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Osuka, Shigeru. Japanese for Healthcare Professionals : An Introduction to Medical Japanese (Downloadable Audio Included). Kanagawa : Tuttle Publishing, ©2011 9784805311097 |
| ISBN |
9781462910588 (electronic bk.) |
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1462910580 (electronic bk.) |
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EB00644134 Recorded Books |
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