Most existing tools for measuring health literacy (HL) focus on reading comprehension and numeracy in English speakers. The aim of this study was to develop a generic HL measure for Japanese adults. A questionnaire survey was conducted among participants
As part of a broader study of Japanese women in international marriages with native speakers of English, this paper focuses on three women who were particularly keen learners of English when they were students, examining how they became attracted to the English language and culture and how the ex...
A conversation analytical study of telephone conversation openings between native and nonnative speakers The purpose of this paper is twofold: First, it contrasts "ritual routines" in telephone conversation openings in Iran and Germany. Specifically, it focuse... C Taleghani-Nikazm - 《Journal of ...
A publishing company based in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, northwest China, is excited about their booming business bringing Chinese culture to Arabic speakers. China, Japan to hold sixth finance minister dialogue China and Japan plan to hold the sixth dialogue between their finance ministers in Yo...
Assumptions about English and linguistic skills can be critically explored by examining the language use of transnational workers who are native speakers of a language other than English working in a non-English-dominant world, their experiences of linguistic and non-linguistic challenges, and their ...
The security guard who stands in front of a high-class building or bank is referred to as “guard man” in Japanese English. Claim - kuremu Making a complaint against someone or something is known in Japanese English simply as a claim; however among native English s...
In contrast, 5 women claimed that they had not received information on adverse effects from hospital staff before discharge. Some of these women visited nearby clinics when symptoms developed, while the others did not even think about seeking care, ignoring their symptoms until they worsened and on...
‘white West’” and enrolling in English courses taught by Western native English speakers “helps them to feelinternational” [emphasis in original] (Nonaka,2018: 100). An American instructor who teaches English literature at a Japanese university whereeikaiwa(meaning “English conversation”) is ...
Burden of menstrual symptoms in Japanese women - an analysis of medical care- seeking behavior from a survey-based study. Int J Womens Health, 2013; 6, 11-23.Tanaka E, Momoeda M, Osuga Y, et al. Burden of menstrual symptoms in Japanese women: an analysis of medical car...
Objectives: To describe the trajectory of, and examine factors affecting, intimate partner violence (IPV) and IPV-specific healthcare seeking among Japanese women over the life course. Study design: Life course study.Method: One hundred and one women, aged 24-80 years, who had a lifetime hist...