Researching multilingually: New theoretical and methodological directions

Prue Holmes; Richard Fay; Jane Andrews; Mariam Attia

doi:10.1111/ijal.12038

Researching multilingually: New theoretical and methodological directions

Prue Holmes, Richard Fay, Jane Andrews, Mariam Attia

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This paper reports findings from an AHRC-funded project into the use of more than one language in research projects. Using 35 seminar presentations and 25 researcher profiles, we investigated how researchers from differing disciplines became aware of the possibilities, complexities, and emerging practices of researching where more than one language is used: for example, in initial research design, literature reviews, consent procedures, data generation and analysis, and reporting. Our analysis also revealed some of the challenges that researchers face regarding institutional policies, language choices, interpretation and translation practices, and the language politics of representation and dissemination. Based on this analysis, we argue that researchers need to account for the research spaces and the relationships these spaces engender, and recognise developing researcher awareness when researching multilingually.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	285-299
Number of pages	15
Journal	International Journal of Applied Linguistics
Volume	23
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/ijal.12038
Publication status	Published - Nov 2013

Keywords

Research methodology
Researcher competence
Researcher education
Researching multilingually

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