Building the digital archive of Hong Kong english learning: Methodology, challenges and reflection

Lee, Klaudia Hiu Yen; Patkin, John Gideon

doi:10.1016/j.system.2016.12.008

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“…This paper focuses on the transcription of the interviews with multilingual undergraduates in Hong Kong universities. A broader discussion of the project was published earlier (see Lee & Patkin, 2017).…”

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Transcribing in ESL: An Investigation into Role, Accuracy, and Skills

Patkin

2021

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The role, accuracy, and skills of a team of ESL researchers who transcribed more than 3,000 English language learning histories (LLH) from university students in Hong Kong is examined in this paper. The paper provides an insight into the role of transcribers, how they approach their work, the problems they face, and how they overcome them including the conflict of their prior English language learning. A self-administered semi-structured interview and thematic analysis were used in this qualitative study. The findings show that transcribers learned experientially as they combined project guidelines and prior experience to achieve accuracy Transcribers feel more comfortable working on data that is closer to their English as a second language (ESL) background; however, this also contributed to personal conflict such as correcting grammatical errors. The outcomes suggest training, clear guidelines from supervisors, and incorporating feedback from transcribers can improve the richness and accuracy of data which is of great importance to second language data collection.

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confidence: 99%