Introduction: The Imperative for the Politics of ‘Researching Multilingually’

Holmes, Prue; Reynolds, Judith; Ganassin, Sara

doi:10.21832/9781800410152-004

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“…; Cormier (2018); Eaton (2020); Garner et al (2006); Mohamad ; Schembri, Jahić Jašić (2022); Tietze (2018); Tomter Alstad (2021); Viebrock et al (2022). 42 Holmes et al (2013); Phipps (2019); Holmes et al (2022). 43 E.g.…”

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Research ethics in a multilingual world: A guide to reflecting on language decisions in all disciplines

Meier,

Van der Voet,

Yan

2024

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Doing research in a globalized context – regardless of the discipline – requires language decisions at different stages of the research process. Many of these language decisions have ethical implications. Existing literature and ethical guidance tend to focus on ethical concerns that arise in communication with participants who use a language different from the main research language. As this article shows, language decisions with potential ethical implications can occur in many additional ways. Two questions guided this work: how do language decisions and research ethics intersect at different stages of the research process, and what potential harm is related to language decisions and how can such concerns be mitigated? Relevant literature – combined with practical research experiences – show that language decisions can potentially result in harm at the conception stage of research projects, when working with participants, during data analysis, interpretation, and dissemination, as well as when managing a research project. Thus, the article highlights that the role of language-related ethical dilemmas is not only organizational (e.g., ensuring participants can understand what the research is about), but also social (e.g., developing trust and relationships in research teams) as well as ideological (e.g., awareness of power structures and diverse worldviews). In order to support researchers in globalized contexts, this article offers a reflective framework that complements regulatory guidance issued by ethical bodies and facilitates a deeper awareness of ethical implications related to language decisions in a multilingual world.

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Research ethics in a multilingual world: A guide to reflecting on language decisions in all disciplines

Meier,

Van der Voet,

Yan

2024

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“…The monolingual bias remains strong, however. Many researchers belong to Western societies upholding monolingual standards for language use (Holmes et al, 2022). Because "[t]he way we do research is socially significant" (Zhu, 2020), researchers can either reinforce the monolingual bias or we can work toward a less discriminatory and thus more equitable view of bilinguals.…”

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The danger of bilingual–monolingual comparisons in applied psycholinguistic research

Houwer¹

2022

Applied Psycholinguistics

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The pervasive monolingual bias present within many societies threatens the well-being of bilingual children and their families. Unfortunately, such bias is present in much psycholinguistic research as well. Bilingual–monolingual comparisons with methodological approaches upholding monolingual norms are not equitable to bilinguals. We do not need such comparisons to learn more about bilingual use and processing. Instead, psycholinguistic research investigating the impact of different kinds of environments for language learning, use, and processing within bilingual populations can be transformative. Applied psycholinguistic research with an increased focus on investigating all the languages bilingual children and their families need for day-to-day communication, and on the factors supporting their learning and use, can help inform educators, policy makers, and language and speech professionals. This will hopefully contribute to the well-being of the people we study.

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“…The BAAL-CUP seminar centred on the concept of 'vulnerability' and how, as researchers in the social sciences, we can develop and promote 'best practice' when engaging with multilingual participants. The seminar's theoretical focus was informed by researching multilingually theory and practice (Holmes et al, 2013;Holmes, et al, 2022). Researching multilingually includes 'the process and practice of using, or accounting for the use of, more than one language in the research process, e.g., from the initial design of the project, to engaging with different literatures, to developing the methodology and considering all possible ethical issues, to generating and analysing the data, to issues of representation and reflexivity when writing up and publishing' (Holmes et al, 2016, p. 101).…”

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