The bilingual researcher’s dilemmas: Reflexive approaches to translation issues

Lee, Sherrie

doi:10.15663/wje.v22i2.568

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“…Bilingualism in translation exceeds the mere study of another language. To be bilingual is to be bicultural (Abu-ghararah, 2017), which both help avoid the dilemmas in the translation process brought by the idealized notion of objective meaning in translation (Lee, 2017). Alenezi (2020) therefore suggests a task-based approach in developing bilingual, and thus translation, competence.…”

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Training Needs Analysis of Professional Translators Working in Translation Agencies in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Alkhatnai

2022

SSRN Journal

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Training Needs Analysis of Professional Translators Working in Translation Agencies in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Alkhatnai

2022

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“…They have addressed perennial difficulties in cross-linguistic research in different ways (e.g. by drawing on the researcher's own linguistic repertoire in Lee, 2017b, or using interpreters for focus groups with a common L1 in Field, 2016). Small-scale studies, of single institutions (e.g.…”

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“…A shared language was often key to peer brokering, but they also sought out students who had superior knowledge of the course or the academic culture, even where there was no shared L1. In a further article, Lee (2017b) reflected on cross-linguistics issues she had faced in that study in interviewing students with whom she did not herself share an L1.…”

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A review of research in applied linguistics published in New Zealand (2013–2017)

Skyrme

Ker

2020

Lang. Teach.

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This article presents selected research on applied linguistics published in New Zealand, following Language Teaching's commitment to showcase more broadly local research that would not otherwise be easily accessible to an international audience. It covers research conducted and published in New Zealand from 2013 to 2017, following on from Ker, Adams, and Skyrme (2013). It begins with an overview of the language situation in New Zealand, then summarises research into language learning, teaching and use which has appeared in the domestic applied linguistics literature in the period. The review indicates the continuing depth and breadth of research activity in New Zealand. Major themes include the maintenance of languages other than English, notably the official languages, te reo Māori (the Māori language) and New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL), and strategies to reverse dwindling enrolments in courses in additional languages against the background of growing linguistic diversity. There is interest in innovative methodology, and in processes of assessment and curriculum development to underpin teaching in formal educational settings. The prevalence of studies with a focus on small numbers of cases reflects the preponderance of practitioner-led research. There is, however, a parallel trend towards larger-scale studies indicating capacity to undertake larger, collaborative projects.

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“…It was piloted in English with research colleagues, and a past doula program client not eligible to participate due to the (older) age of her baby. The bicultural researcher reviewed the schedule for cultural appropriateness and translated it into Modern Standard Arabic [ 30 – 32 ]. Three pilot interviews were conducted with Arabic speaking new mothers who had no association with the doula program.…”

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How and when doula support increases confidence in women experiencing socioeconomic adversity: Findings from a realist evaluation of an Australian volunteer doula program

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How women are cared for while having a baby can have lasting effects on their lives. Women value relational care with continuity—when caregivers get to know them as individuals. Despite evidence of benefit and global policy support, few maternity care systems across the world routinely offer relational continuity. Women experiencing socioeconomic adversity have least access to good quality maternity care. Community-based doula support programs offer complementary care for these women and are known to, on average, have positive outcomes. Less understood is how, when, and why these programs work. A realist evaluation of an Australian volunteer doula program explored these questions. The program provides free social, emotional, and practical support by trained doulas during pregnancy, birth, and early parenting. This paper reports the testing and refinement of one program theory from the larger study. The theory, previously developed from key informant interviews and rapid realist review of literature, hypothesised that support increased a woman’s confidence via two possible pathways—by being with her and enabling her to see her own strength and value; and by praising her, and her feeling validated as a mother. This study aimed to test the theory in realist interviews with clients, focus groups with doulas, and with routinely collected pre-post data. Seven English-speaking and six Arabic-speaking clients were interviewed, and two focus groups with a total of eight doulas were conducted, in January-February 2020. Qualitative data were analysed in relation to the hypothesised program theory. Quantitative data were analysed for differential outcomes. Formal theories of Recognition and Relational reflexivity supported explanatory understanding. The refined program theory, Recognition, explains how and when a doula’s recognition of a woman, increases confidence, or not. Five context-mechanism-outcome configurations lead to five outcomes that differ by nature and longevity, including absence of felt confidence.

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The bilingual researcher’s dilemmas: Reflexive approaches to translation issues

Cited by 7 publications

References 18 publications

Training Needs Analysis of Professional Translators Working in Translation Agencies in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Training Needs Analysis of Professional Translators Working in Translation Agencies in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

A review of research in applied linguistics published in New Zealand (2013–2017)

How and when doula support increases confidence in women experiencing socioeconomic adversity: Findings from a realist evaluation of an Australian volunteer doula program

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