Journal of The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Tokyo Medical and Dental University

Educational Effects of Different Methods of Conducting Chemistry Experiments

Toshiyuki Katsumata

2024 Volume 54 Pages 1-6
Published: 2024
Released on J-STAGE: March 08, 2024

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.11480/kyoyobukiyo.54.0_1

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We examined the difference between conducting experiments on metal ions alone and in pairs in chemistry experiments. Although there was no significant difference in progress when the experiments were performed in pairs, a small increase in progress was seen from an increase in the detection rate of some ions. There was little effect of the order of the face-to-face and on-demand experiments.

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Themes in Humanities and Social Sciences: management of elective subjects

Masayuki Nara, Tatsuo Fujii

2024 Volume 54 Pages 7-14
Published: 2024
Released on J-STAGE: March 08, 2024

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.11480/kyoyobukiyo.54.0_7

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Themes in Humanities and Social Sciences （THSS）curriculum has been held as liberal arts education for second-year and third-year medical and dental students at Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) since 2012. This curriculum will end in 2024 along with the curriculum reform in 2023. Here, we report the management of THSS Electives I / II by THSS committee.

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Policy issues for building a Chinese version of long-term care insurance system

The importance of system design judging from the actual situation of pilot operations

Min Bao

2024 Volume 54 Pages 15-28
Published: 2024
Released on J-STAGE: March 08, 2024

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.11480/kyoyobukiyo.54.0_15

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At the end of 2022, the population of the elderly over 65 years old in China had already reached 209.78 million, and with an aging rate of 14.9%, Chinese society has entered the so-called “aged society.” The number of elderly people will continue to increase as the aging of society progresses. Within the large elderly population, the number of those requiring nursing care has reached 52.71 million and is expected to rise to more than 77 million by 2030. In China, traditional family caregiving has weakened, and calls for public assistance to replace family caregivers are increasing. Piloting of a long-term care insurance system began in 2016. Currently, there are 29 cities conducting national long-term care insurance pilot projects in China, 49 cities conducting provincial (prefecture-level in Japan) pilot projects, and 145 million people in total covered under the various programs. This paper analyzes the actual conditions, characteristics and problems of the national long-term care insurance pilot projects being conducted in each of the 29 cities in terms of the people insured, evaluation standards for certification of long-term care needs, financial resources for long-term care insurance, insurance benefits, and service delivery systems. From the perspective of system design, recommendations are also given concerning the future development of the national version of the long-term care insurance system in China.

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[title in Japanese]

Suguru Iida

2024 Volume 54 Pages 29-40
Published: 2024
Released on J-STAGE: March 08, 2024

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.11480/kyoyobukiyo.54.0_29

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[title in Japanese]

Suguru Iida

2024 Volume 54 Pages 41-54
Published: 2024
Released on J-STAGE: March 08, 2024

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.11480/kyoyobukiyo.54.0_41

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The Function and Usage of the yi-V structure With and Without jiu

Through the comparison of Japanese novel and it's Chinese translation

Jiaqi Yan

2024 Volume 54 Pages 55-74
Published: 2024
Released on J-STAGE: March 08, 2024

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.11480/kyoyobukiyo.54.0_55

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Through the comparison of Japanese novel and it's Chinese translation, this paper subdivides the function and usage of yi-V (verb or verbal) structure, and distinguishes the function and usage of yi-V structure with and without jiu . Results: Regarding the usage of description of continuous actions and discovery , the pattern of yi-V1 (,) V2 without jiu is selected. Regarding the usage of repetition, habit , starting point and easy achievement , the pattern of yi-V1 (,) jiu V2 with jiu is selected. In the usage of time and cause , both patterns may appear. In addition, by comparing the two Chinese translations, we found that the use of the yi-V structure has a high degree of arbitrariness, a low degree of obligation, and a vivid rhetorical effect.

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Language education in the era of large language models

Attempts to conduct computer-based closed-book exams in a BYOD environment

Hiroto Noguchi, Chuyu Huang, Takeshi Kishiyama

2024 Volume 54 Pages 75-80
Published: 2024
Released on J-STAGE: March 08, 2024

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.11480/kyoyobukiyo.54.0_75

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With the development of language models and the promotion of bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), it has become increasingly challenging to measure students’ language proficiency outside of the testing environment. However, replacing a final report assignment with a mid-term exam, for example, requires assessing many answer sheets during the semester. Electronic text data on the answer sheets are necessary to automate simple spelling and grammatical error detection in this grading process. This paper reports on the attempt to develop a JavaScript-based system for conducting closed-book examinations using a BYOD environment, taking advantage of language-processing technology developments.

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Listening skills from the perspective of speech recognition

Language model is what you need

Hiroto Noguchi

2024 Volume 54 Pages 81-84
Published: 2024
Released on J-STAGE: March 08, 2024

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.11480/kyoyobukiyo.54.0_81

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This paper explores the elements necessary for listening by utilizing a non-end-to-end speech recognition model. While keeping the acoustic model fixed, which corresponds to good hearing in the case of humans, the dictionary and grammar models are exchanged for verification. The article highlights the importance of vocabulary and grammar in listening instruction, noting that without vocabulary and grammar, there is a significant difference in recognition accuracy.

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