Interpreter-mediated Justice: Different Languages, Different Research Methodologies

George Davis Lecture Theatre, Esmee Fairbarn Building, Heriot-Watt University

Saturday 7th November 2015

Hosted By:
Centre for Translation & Interpreting Studies in Scotland (CTISS)
Department of Languages and Intercultural Studies
School of Management & Languages, Heriot-Watt University

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With the emergence of interpreting studies as a sub-discipline of translation studies, more attention is being paid to the research methods applied to the investigation of interpreting processes and products, with documentation of the shifts, turns and paradigms in interpreting studies (Pöchhacker, 2009, 2014). The Justisigns project, funded through the EU Leonardo Da Vinci Lifelong Learning programme, to promote access to justice for deaf sign language users, provides a springboard to explore various research methods that are used in legal interpreting research. This ARTIS symposium will feature guest speakers who will share their legal interpreting studies, with detailed descriptions of the research methods chosen and why, and a panel discussion to explore the benefits of using various research methods. This symposium will contribute to our understanding not only how to conduct legal interpreting research, but also the various research methods that can be considered in interpreting studies generally.

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