Challenges and difficulties of translation and interpreting in the migration and refugee crisis in Germany

Berbel, Elke Cases

doi:10.1515/opli-2020-0014

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“…In general, this may point to a more settled working situation compared to the other settings, which may contribute to the lower psychological distress and work-related exhaustion. However, asylum hearings as a specific work location within the authorities setting may pose a highly stressful and pressured situation for interpreters due to the responsibility of the interpreter in the process of the asylum hearing [ 17 , 27 , 34 ]. Therefore, it may be relevant to investigate this specific context separately within the authorities setting in future research.…”

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A comparison of interpreters’ wellbeing and work-related characteristics in the care of refugees across different work settings

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Background Interpreters in the care of refugees work in various different settings. Qualitative studies suggest that interpreters are confronted with a variety of demands depending on the context in which they work, which may in turn influence their wellbeing. To date, no larger-scale study has investigated differences between work settings regarding interpreters’ work-related characteristics or wellbeing. Objective The aim of this study was to compare the work-related characteristics and possible changes in the wellbeing of interpreters between four main work settings (psychotherapy, counselling, medical setting, and authorities) in the care of refugees. Method Interpreters in refugee care were recruited for a nationwide online survey in Germany with two measurement time points. Participants provided socio-demographic data and answered questions about the working conditions in their respective main work setting. In addition, psychological distress (Brief Symptom Inventory, BSI-18), work-related exhaustion (Copenhagen Burnout Inventory, CBI), and compassion satisfaction (Professional Quality of Life, ProQOL) were assessed. Results Overall, 158 interpreters were included at t1, of whom 63 were also included at t2. Significantly more traumatic content was interpreted in counselling settings and psychotherapy than in medical and authorities settings (H (3) = 26.09, p < .001). The highest proportion of interpreters with an interpreting degree worked in the authorities setting (Fisher’s exact test, p = .002). Significant differences between the four settings were found for psychological distress (Kruskal–Wallis-test, H (3) = 12.02, p = .01) and work-related exhaustion (Kruskal–Wallis-test, H (3) = 8.10, p = .04) but not for compassion satisfaction. Conclusion The presented results indicate differences regarding working conditions, psychological distress, and work-related exhaustion between different work settings of interpreters. Future studies may explore each setting in greater detail and include a larger sample size to reach a better understanding of the relationship between setting-specific challenges and interpreters’ wellbeing.

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“…Different studies conducted with health care professionals (physicians and nurses) who provide service to immigrants and immigrants who are service recipients found a similar experience of language and cultural differences impeding health service delivery (Çavuşoğlu et al, 2018; Doğan et al, 2017; Sevinç, 2018; Tuzcu & Bahar, 2015). To avoid this difficulty, several nations have recruited expert interpreters; otherwise, similar to the center where our study was conducted, health care services are delivered by immigrants to immigrants by employing immigrant health professionals (Berbel, 2020; Motsaanaka et al, 2020). However, according to student statements, the difficulties in delivering health services due to language and cultural differences continue.…”

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First Contact With Transcultural Care: A Phenomenological Study of Practical Turkish Nursing Students’ Experiences in a Migrant Health Center

Türk,

Ünsal,

Dönmez

2023

J Transcult Nurs

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Introduction: This study examines the subjective experiences of Turkish students who work in immigrant health facilities providing nursing care to people of different cultures. Nurses are often encountered by immigrants in these centers. Although qualitative research on nurses’ experiences assisting immigrants has been often cited in the literature, the literature on nursing students’ experiences is limited. Methodology: The study has a descriptive qualitative design. Data were collected using a face-to-face, in-depth, and semistructured interview form. The data were evaluated using a content analysis method. Results: The study yielded four themes: (a) inability to control emotions, (b) barriers to care involvement, (c) benefits of intercultural care, and (d) recommendations. Discussion: Learning intercultural care is critical in these years of increased immigration. Understanding nursing students’ experiences is essential for improving the quality of intercultural care.

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“…For instance in Italy, being the country directly affected by the system of hotspots, the main goal is the fast identification, registration and processing of migrants. In Italy, a third-country national is detained in hotspots for several days and then placed in a detention facility (Berbel, 2020). The stay in the detention facility is significantly affected by the lack of cultural mediators, interpreters and translators into all languages.…”

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A hatékony kommunikáció értéke a válságok idején

Kupferschmidtová

2022

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Aim: is to analyze the current state of the common means of communication and analysis of legislation in the field of mutual verbal and non-verbal communication between detained third-country nationals and police officers within the detention facilities in selected EU countries, which affects the prevention of misunderstandings and conflicts with particular respect to protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms of the detained foreigners.Methodology: Analysis and comparison of the respective legislative documents in selected EU countries and the European Court of Human Rights Case-law related to the violation of Article 5(2) regarding the right to language assistance is conducted in order to be enable a detained person to communicate in language a detained person understands as these rights directly affects the human rights, namely the right to liberty and security, of a third-country national detained in detention facility within the territory of the EU country.Findings: The analysis of the respective legislative documents within the selected EU countries showed differences in interpretation and consequently also implementation of the right to language assistance that is guaranteed as one of the procedural safeguards in the context of protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms. Different interpretation and implementation of the right to language assistance prevents effective communication between police officers and third-country nationals detained in detention facilities and causes frustration on both sides, especially during the times of migration crises when the effective communication becomes one of the main tools in prevention of misunderstandings and conflicts. The list of common peculiarities experienced across the EU countries was made. The analysis of the European Court of Human Rights case law proved remaining problems in provision of language assistance causing unnecessary complications for the EU countries and affecting the human rights of the third-country nationals detained in detention facilities.Value: The value of the study lies in provision of general overview of the remaining problems experienced by both – the police officers representing the respective EU countries and third-country nationals arriving into the territory of the EU and being detained in detention facilities, resulting from different interpretation and implementation of one of the human rights – right to language assistance which is guaranteed as a procedural safeguard at the international and European level, and at the national level of the respective EU countries. By detailed analysis of the core legal documents and the European Court of Human Rights case law, the attention is drawn to the legal consequences for the EU Member States. To prevent the negative consequences, the areas of required amendments are pointed out.

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Challenges and difficulties of translation and interpreting in the migration and refugee crisis in Germany

Cited by 5 publications

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A comparison of interpreters’ wellbeing and work-related characteristics in the care of refugees across different work settings

A comparison of interpreters’ wellbeing and work-related characteristics in the care of refugees across different work settings

First Contact With Transcultural Care: A Phenomenological Study of Practical Turkish Nursing Students’ Experiences in a Migrant Health Center

A hatékony kommunikáció értéke a válságok idején

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