Advances in interpreting research : inquiry in action / edited by Brenda Nicodemus, Laurie A. Swabey.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nicodemus, Brenda, editor.

Swabey, Laurie, editor.

Series:

Benjamins translation library ; v. 99.

Benjamins translation library ; v. 99

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Translating and interpreting--Research--Methodology.

Translating and interpreting.

Linguistic models.

Physical Description:

x, 264 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, 2011.

Summary:

With the growing emphasis on scholarship in interpreting, this collection tackles issues critical to the inquiry process from theoretical orientations in Interpreting Studies to practical considerations for conducting a research study. As a landmark volume, it charts new territory by addressing a range of topics germane to spoken and signed language interpreting research. Both provocative and pragmatic, this volume captures the thinking of an international slate of interpreting scholars including Daniel Gile, Franz Pochhacker, Debra Russell, Barbara Moser-Mercer, Melanie Metzger, Cynthia Roy, Minhua Liu, Jemina Napier, Lorraine Leeson, Jens Hessmann, Graham Turner, Eeva Salmi, Svenja Wurm, Rico Peterson, Robert Adam, Christopher Stone, Laurie Swabey and Brenda Nicodemus. Experienced academics will find ideas to stimulate their passion and commitment for research, while students will gain valuable insights within its pages. This new volume is essential reading for anyone involved in interpreting research."

Contents:

Advances in Interpreting Research

Editorial page

Title page

LCC data

Table of contents

Preface

Introduction

Genesis of the volume

Content of the volume

In closing

References

Researching interpreting: Approaches to inquiry

Diversity

Epistemology

Identity

Methodology

Conclusion

Designing a research project: Beginning with the end in mind

Getting started

Seeking inspiration

Refining focus: From topics of interest to researchable questions

But wait, don't I need a hypothesis?

Evaluating your questions

Defining terms and assumptions

Inventory time

Now what? The art of being flexible

Building your research agenda

Summary and conclusions

Identifying and interpreting scientific phenomena: Simultaneous challenges to interpreting research

Adopting a framework for analysis

Identifying and interpreting scientific phenomena - Developing disciplinary boundaries

Simultaneous challenges

Defining the scope of inquiry

Laying the ground work - Science education

Moving on to the next stage

The first three years of a three-year grant: When a research plan doesn't go as planned

Project description

Data collection: IRB consent, participants, and filming

Institutional review board (IRB) informed consent

Participants

Actual filming and camera angles

Transcription

Coding

Analysis

Are you human?

Interpret or answer?

Appendix A

Appendix B

Methodology in interpreting studies: A methodological review of evidence-based research

Research methodologies

Authorship

Discussion and conclusion

Appendix.

If a tree falls in a forest and no one is there to hear it, does it make a noise? The merits of publishing interpreting research

Publishing: Setting the scene

The merits of conducting interpreting research

The merits of publishing interpreting research

Who can publish interpreting research?

What should we publish?

Why should we publish?

When should we publish?

Where should we publish?

How should we publish?

Interpreter fieldwork research

"Mark my words": The linguistic, social, and political significance of the assessment

Test type: Achievement vs. proficiency

The testing cycle

The Bologna Process

Student self-assessment

Looking forward: Toward better ways of testing SLIs?

Acknowledgements

Developing and transmitting a shared interpreting research ethos: EUMASLI - A case study

Developing a shared pedagogic approach to research

Operationalising a research ethos: Five key issues

Taking stock: So far, so fascinating

Profession in pentimento: A narrative inquiry into interpreting in video settings

Prologue

Disclaimer

Once upon a time

The problem

What is known about video interpreting?

Past as prologue

A tale of two settings

Is this interpreting?

A modest proposal

Customer satisfaction

Profession in pentimento

Last call

Through a historical lens: Contextualizing interpreting research

A little "invisible" driver of history

A community without linguistic barriers?

An early family-based solution

Sign language interpreters and deaf interpreters

Interpreting "interpreters" throughout history

Ethnography and history

Deaf interpreters (ghostwriters?)

Terminology

Conclusion.

References

Bimodal bilingual interpreting in the U.S. healthcare system: A critical linguistic activity in need of investigation

Healthcare access through unimodal and bimodal interpretation

Research on healthcare interpreting

The deaf population in the United States

Legislative mandates affecting language access for U.S. deaf citizens

Bimodal interpreting as a "culture of practice"

Specialization as a path to research

A call to action: Research questions

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613329011

9789027283023

9027283028

9781283329019

1283329018

OCLC:

769189614