Ethical Issues in Multilingual Research Situations: A Focus on Interview-Based Research

Autor/inn/en	Schembri, Natalie; Jahic Jašic, Alma
Titel	Ethical Issues in Multilingual Research Situations: A Focus on Interview-Based Research
Quelle	In: Research Ethics, 18 (2022) 3, S.210-225 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Schembri, Natalie) ORCID (Jahic Jašic, Alma)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1747-0161
DOI	10.1177/17470161221085857
Schlagwörter	Ethics; Native Language; Interviews; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Power Structure; Multilingualism; Language Usage; Research Methodology; Moral Values; Researchers; Personal Autonomy; Justice; Foreign Countries; Academic Language; College Faculty; Self Concept; Cultural Background; Research Problems; Europe + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ethik; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; Sprachgebrauch; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Moral value; Ethischer Wert; Researcher; Forscher; Individuelle Autonomie; Gerechtigkeit; Ausland; Academic; Language; Languages; Akademiker; Sprache; Wissenschaftssprache; Fakultät; Selbstkonzept; Forschungskritik; Europa
Abstract	Interview-based research in multilingual situations can present researchers with specific ethical challenges relating to language-based power play, data handling and presentation. Studies indicate favouring the L1 (first language) as an interviewing language may produce better quality data, but external pressures can favour English as the dominant research language. This article examines researcher perceptions and experiences of the ethical consequences of language choice and the practical issues involved. Interviews were conducted with five European researchers working on an interview-based project with experiences of diverse interviewing scenarios. The four moral principles of respect for autonomy, justice, beneficence and non-maleficence were used as a framework for analysis. The analysis revealed a nuanced picture of ethical issues in both L1- and English-oriented scenarios. This included potential misrepresentation and deculturalisation of the data in the former, and language-based power asymmetries in the latter. The findings highlight the importance of documenting ethics-related methodological details of language use, and advocates publication practices favouring the inclusion and foregrounding of L1 data. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01