The Productive Difficulty of Untranslatables in Qualitative Research

Autor/inn/en	Ruitenberg, Claudia W.; Knowlton, Autumn; Li, Gang
Titel	The Productive Difficulty of Untranslatables in Qualitative Research
Quelle	In: Language and Intercultural Communication, 16 (2016) 4, S.610-626 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1470-8477
DOI	10.1080/14708477.2016.1189559
Schlagwörter	Qualitative Research; Mandarin Chinese; Citizen Participation; Role; Translation; Democracy; Case Studies; American Indian Languages; Trauma; Foreign Countries; Interviews; Intercultural Communication; Asians; Study Abroad; Self Concept; College Students; Canada; Guatemala; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Qualitative Forschung; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Rollen; Demokratie; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Ausland; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Selbstkonzept; Collegestudent; Kanada; USA
Abstract	The paper highlights the role of translation in qualitative research that involves multiple languages. Its particular focus is on untranslatables, that is, those words or phrases in a source language that pose challenges to translators because no direct equivalent is available in the target language. "Untranslatables" create moments of productive difficulty by forcing a critical examination of both the data and the assumptions that framed the research questions. The paper discusses two cases: research with Mandarin-speaking participants on the topic of democracy and democratic subjectivity, and research with Q'eqchi'-speaking participants on the topic of civic engagement and political participation. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01