Translation and visual cues: Towards creating a road map for limited English speakers to access translated Internet surveys in the United States

Sha, Mandy; Hsieh, Patrick C.; Goerman, Patricia

doi:10.12807/ti.110202.2018.a10

“…Of particular note is the scarcity of studies utilizing widely used pretesting methods in single-population studies, such as focus groups, expert reviews, and usability testing. Some exceptions include recent applications of focus groups (Sha, Hsieh, & Goerman, 2018) and expert reviews (Goerman, Meyers, & García Trejo, 2019) to assess and refine questionnaires and other survey materials in multilingual projects. In addition, a few studies have assessed the usability of translated questionnaires and survey materials with non-English or limited English speakers (Leeman, Fond, & Ashenfelter, 2012;Wang, Sha, & Yuan, 2017), successfully identifying navigation problems.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Afterword: Future Directions in Multinational, Multiregional, and Multicultural (3MC) Survey Research

Jong¹,

Hibben²,

Kelley³

et al. 2020

The Essential Role of Language in Survey Research

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IndexOne year is an ambitious timeline to publish any book. Thanks to the power of collaboration among our 28 contributors, we were propelled to complete this book project within that time frame.We would like to acknowledge the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) for providing a platform in the form of an annual conference where we cultivate ideas, foster collaborations, and champion each other's efforts. The AAPOR conference short course by Daphna Oyserman and Norbert Schwarz ignited our passion for writing this book to share with a broad audience survey research theories, practices, and outlook in cross-cultural contexts. The incredible support from the leadership at RTI International's Social, Statistical and Environmental Sciences (SSES) Group made the publishing idea viable.We owe RTI Press a deep debt of gratitude for the thoughtful and rigorous editing, guidance, and trust during the past year and for making the book open access. We thank Editor-in-Chief Jenny Wiley, Senior Manager Anna Wetterberg, and Publishing Editor Annie Gering. We thank the anonymous reviewers for their review of the manuscript. We also thank Senior Editors Sharon Barrell, Merrie Aiken, and Marceline Murawski at RTI's Multimedia Communication Services. Melinda Welch facilitated many aspects of the process and we appreciate her help. We acknowledge Lisa Thalji, Douglas Currivan, Murrey Olmsted, Marjorie Hinsdale-Shouse, Rachel Caspar, and Craig Hill.Last but not least, we are grateful of the Foreword penned by Daphna and Norbert and the Afterword by Comparative Survey Design and Implementation consortium's Julie de Jong, Kristin Cibelli Hibben, Jennifer Kelley, and Dorothée Behr. Our special thanks go to Peter Mohler for his helpful review comments. It is the vision and role-modeling from these pioneers and many others that gave, and continue to give, many of us the courage to create our own path.

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“…Also, links to external websites (e.g., on the survey introduction page linking to further information) may need to be replaced so that they directly link to a website in the respective target language. Similarly, Sha et al (2018) describe how entry pages (websites) to a multilingual survey should best be designed and also adapted in order to ensure participation across multilingual groups in a society. In their case study, the authors were interested in limited English speakers' entry to U.S. Federal Government internet surveys.…”

Section: Non-linguistic Adaptations With Technical Implicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Computer-Assisted Migration Research: What We Can Learn About Source Questionnaire Design and Translation from the Software Localization Field

Behr

¹

2022

IMISCOE Research Series

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0

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This chapter examines the technical challenges involved in translating and adapting measurement instruments, i.e., questionnaires, for migration research. The first part outlines good practices in questionnaire translation. In line with the technology-based focus of this book, the second part focuses on computerized surveys and on the interplay between technology, language, and culture. Frameworks from the software localization field are consulted and transferred to the context of computerized multilingual surveys with respect to their impact on source questionnaire design and on translation and adaptation. Real-life examples come from our own experiences in international and migration research, as well as from a review of existing reports and research articles. The main goal of this chapter is to raise awareness of the additional technology layer that impacts translation and adaptation, with an ultimate goal to improve translation and adaptation processes, and the outcomes of migration research.

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Pretesting Methods in Cross-Cultural Research

Aizpurúa¹

2020

The Essential Role of Language in Survey Research

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IndexOne year is an ambitious timeline to publish any book. Thanks to the power of collaboration among our 28 contributors, we were propelled to complete this book project within that time frame.We would like to acknowledge the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) for providing a platform in the form of an annual conference where we cultivate ideas, foster collaborations, and champion each other's efforts. The AAPOR conference short course by Daphna Oyserman and Norbert Schwarz ignited our passion for writing this book to share with a broad audience survey research theories, practices, and outlook in cross-cultural contexts. The incredible support from the leadership at RTI International's Social, Statistical and Environmental Sciences (SSES) Group made the publishing idea viable.We owe RTI Press a deep debt of gratitude for the thoughtful and rigorous editing, guidance, and trust during the past year and for making the book open access. We thank Editor-in-Chief Jenny Wiley, Senior Manager Anna Wetterberg, and Publishing Editor Annie Gering. We thank the anonymous reviewers for their review of the manuscript. We also thank Senior Editors Sharon Barrell, Merrie Aiken, and Marceline Murawski at RTI's Multimedia Communication Services. Melinda Welch facilitated many aspects of the process and we appreciate her help. We acknowledge Lisa Thalji, Douglas Currivan, Murrey Olmsted, Marjorie Hinsdale-Shouse, Rachel Caspar, and Craig Hill.Last but not least, we are grateful of the Foreword penned by Daphna and Norbert and the Afterword by Comparative Survey Design and Implementation consortium's Julie de Jong, Kristin Cibelli Hibben, Jennifer Kelley, and Dorothée Behr. Our special thanks go to Peter Mohler for his helpful review comments. It is the vision and role-modeling from these pioneers and many others that gave, and continue to give, many of us the courage to create our own path.

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Translation and visual cues: Towards creating a road map for limited English speakers to access translated Internet surveys in the United States

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Afterword: Future Directions in Multinational, Multiregional, and Multicultural (3MC) Survey Research

Afterword: Future Directions in Multinational, Multiregional, and Multicultural (3MC) Survey Research

Computer-Assisted Migration Research: What We Can Learn About Source Questionnaire Design and Translation from the Software Localization Field

Pretesting Methods in Cross-Cultural Research

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