Research Methods in Interpreting
A Practical Resource
1st Edition
Published on 12. September 2013
224 pages
978-1-4725-2281-8 (ISBN)
Description
This is the first book to deliver a comprehensive guide to research methods in all types of interpreting. It brings together the expertise of two world-recognized scholars in spoken and signed language interpreting to cover the full scope of the discipline.
It features questions, prompts and exercises throughout to highlight key concepts, provoke thought and encourage reader interaction. It deals fully with research in both conference and community interpreting, offering a variety of perspectives on both. Core areas such as reading and analyzing research literature, practical issues in research and producing research reports are all covered. This book is an indispensable tool for students and researchers of Interpreting as well as professionals and interpreter trainers.
It features questions, prompts and exercises throughout to highlight key concepts, provoke thought and encourage reader interaction. It deals fully with research in both conference and community interpreting, offering a variety of perspectives on both. Core areas such as reading and analyzing research literature, practical issues in research and producing research reports are all covered. This book is an indispensable tool for students and researchers of Interpreting as well as professionals and interpreter trainers.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-4725-2281-8 (9781472522818)
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Persons
Sandra Hale is Professor of Interpreting & Translation and Chair of the Research Committee at the School of International Studies at the University of New South Wales, Australia.
Jemina Napier is Professor and Chair of Intercultural Communication at Heriot-Watt University, Scotland.
Jemina Napier is Professor and Chair of Intercultural Communication at Heriot-Watt University, Scotland.
Content
Chapter 1: What is research and why do we do it?
Chapter 2: Critical reading and writing
Chapter 3: Questionnaires in Interpreting research
Chapter 4: Ethnographic research on interpreting
Chapter 5: Discourse analysis in Interpreting research
Chapter 6: Experimental methods in interpreting research
Chapter 7: Research on interpreting education and assessment
Chapter 8: Conducting and disseminating interpreting research
References
Index
Chapter 2: Critical reading and writing
Chapter 3: Questionnaires in Interpreting research
Chapter 4: Ethnographic research on interpreting
Chapter 5: Discourse analysis in Interpreting research
Chapter 6: Experimental methods in interpreting research
Chapter 7: Research on interpreting education and assessment
Chapter 8: Conducting and disseminating interpreting research
References
Index
