Sandra Hale, Jemina Napier

Research Methods in Interpreting (eBook, ePUB)

A Practical Resource

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. September 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781472522818
• Artikelnr.: 39706020

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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