Perception and Structure of Overseas Travel Poetry from 1930s and 1940s-With a focus on Lim Wha and Kim Jo Gyu’s Japan and Manchuria Travel Poetry

Objective. To review the experience of a large children's hospital and two community hospitals in Chicago in which malaria was diagnosed in children during a recent 6-year period. Methods. Retrospective medical record review covering the years 1985 to 1990. Results. Twenty cases of childhood malaria were diagnosed, generally in patients hospitalized for fever unresponsive to oral antibiotics also associated with splenomegaly, with presumptive diagnoses of malignancy, typhoid fever, acute appendicitis, or urinary tract infection. History of recent immigration to the United States or travel to a malaria-endemic area was frequently not elicited until several days into hospitalization, thus delaying diagnosis and therapy. Conclusions. Because malaria in the United States pediatric population has increased as a result of foreign immigration and overseas travel, pediatricians must be alert to the possibility of malaria in febrile children, and the importance of antimalarial prophylaxis should be communicated to parents of children traveling to endemic areas.

Download Full-text

Japanese English Majors’ Experiences and Attitudes to Study Abroad: A Case Study of Students at a Private University in Tokyo

10.37546/jaltsig.sa.jowe13.2-3 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 38-52

Author(s):

Anthony Tobin

Keyword(s):

Study Abroad ◽

English Language ◽

Private University ◽

Studying Abroad ◽

Short Term Study ◽

Overseas Travel ◽

Recent Trends ◽

English Speaking ◽

Japanese English

This study investigates both the benefits of and recent trends in studying abroad for Japanese students and examines the results of a survey on study abroad taken by students majoring in English at a private university in Tokyo. Statistics from JASSO showed that the trend in study abroad before 2020 was for an increasing number of Japanese university students to spend a period of time studying abroad, though most of the increase was in short-term study. The English language questionnaire sought to discover what proportion of a group of seventy-two students had already studied abroad, or planned to do so, and to establish whether those who had gained experience had benefited from it, as well as detailing student anxieties which may have deterred students from studying abroad. The survey on study abroad, taken in January 2018, had a 100% response rate. Twenty-three (32%) of the students answered that they had already studied abroad, mostly for short durations in English-speaking countries. Most of the students who studied abroad had a positive experience, reputedly improved their English skills and recommended that other students study abroad. Twenty-six (53%) of the students without study abroad experience were planning to study abroad, even though they had some issues which concerned them, such as their ability to communicate in English, personal safety, and financial matters. The main reason for not electing to study abroad for this particular sample was found to be related to the overall costs of overseas travel, accommodation, and tuition. この研究では日本人学生に対する留学の利点および最近の留学の傾向を調べ、さらに東京の私立大学で英語を専攻している学生に対して実施した留学についての調査の結果を検討している。JASSO の統計によると、２０２０年までは留学する日本人大学生の数は増加傾向であったが、そのほとんどは短期留学であった。英語で行われたアンケート調査の目的は、著者の三つのクラスの７２名の学生のうちの何割が留学経験がある、もしくは留学の予定があるか、またすでに留学した学生はその経験から恩恵を受けたと感じているか、学生は留学をするにあたってどのような不安を持つか、さらに留学しないと答えた学生の場合は留学しない理由を明らかにすることである。２０１８年１月に行われた調査の回答率は１００パーセントであった。２３人（３２パーセント）の学生は留学経験があり、ほとんどの場合が英語圏の国への短期留学である。留学経験のある学生の大半数が有益な経験ができ、英語力が上達したと感じており、他の学生に留学を勧めると答えている。留学経験のない学生の２６人（５３パーセント）が留学する予定だが、英語のコミュニケーション、安全、金銭などについて不安を感じていた。留学しない理由については、旅費、宿泊代、授業料など経済的な理由が大半であった。

Download Full-text

Changing the Subject: Modernism and the Travel Poetry of Mori Michiyo

Rethinking Japanese Modernism ◽

10.1163/9789004211308_015 ◽

2012 ◽

pp. 270-285

Keyword(s):

The Subject ◽

Travel Poetry

Download Full-text

Corona Virus (COVID – 19)

Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management ◽

10.24083/apjhm.v15i1.371 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

pp. 2

Author(s):

David Briggs

Keyword(s):

Health System ◽

Health Professionals ◽

Work Related ◽

Corona Virus ◽

Current Activity ◽

Overseas Travel ◽

The Government

It is difficult while writing an editorial, at this time, to ignore the extensive impact of the Corona virus (COVID-19) and it is probably important for us, as health professionals to give it some considered thought, outside the immediacy of current activity. I say this as someone recently returned from work related overseas travel, with my travel not meeting the government-imposed return deadline by some seven hours. This required my quarantine and/or isolation for some two weeks. After my first week of exclusion from most of my family, friends and working remotely and online it seems that the rest of Australia has caught up with my circumstance, many stood down from work, many businesses closed, a massive effort by the health system and economic rescue or support packages being implemented by government. It seems that I will have little opportunity to relax and celebrate with others at the end of this week.....

Download Full-text