Miranda Lai
Biographic Data
| ID | 3887055 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Miranda Lai |
| GIVEN NAMES | Miranda |
| FAMILY NAME | Lai |
| SIGNATURE | LAI M |
| AFFILIATIONS | RMIT University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2038-1547 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Seeing it first-hand
This article uses the interpreter’s perspective to explore communication challenges arising from linguistic and cultural discordances faced by LGBTIQA+ migrants when accessing public services in Australia. Drawing on qualitative data collected through interviews with 24 interpreters working across 12 languages, this research reveals the multidimensional complexities of language mediation in encounters involving gender and sexual identity. The fin…
Mentoring interpreters of new and emerging languages for Australian courts and tribunals
Quality interpreting in courts and tribunals requires high competence in language and contextual knowledge, as well as interactional management and ethical reasoning skills. But a cohort of the interpreting workforce in Australia – particularly those from the so-called “new and emerging” language backgrounds – has been disadvantaged due to a lack of access to university or vocational training for interpreters. These interpreters, therefore, work …
Transcribing and translating forensic speech evidence containing foreign languages—An Australian perspective
There is a growing body of literature on forensic transcription of covert recordings obtained by clandestine law enforcement operations. Due to the nature of these operations, the quality of the recordings, particularly those obtained by planting listening devices in a car or a house, is often extremely poor. When tendering such recordings as evidence in court for prosecuting an alleged crime, a transcript will often accompany the recording to as…
Communicating National Disability Insurance Scheme – Exploring Interpreters’ Perspective
This article reports of a study on 19 Australian community interpreters and their experience in facilitating mediated communication in the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), which was introduced in Australia in 2016. These interpreters were among those who attended a training workshop comprising of a pedagogical segment explaining this new scheme in detail, and a hands-on segment to translate a selection of NDIS terms into their target …
Professional Interpreters and Vicarious Trauma
This qualitative study is conducted via focus groups with 47 Australian public service interpreters to investigate their responses to vicarious trauma (VT) in their practice, the influence of culture, and their views on how to maintain mental well-being. While participant interpreters employ various strategies to deal with traumatic client content and other work stressors, cultural inhibitors are found to prevent some from sharing their emotional…
The affordances and challenges of wearable technologies for training public service interpreters
Interpreter training has evolved from traditional face-to-face classroom settings to alternative modes of delivery such as online and blended learning because of the rise in information and communication technology. The limited body of literature shows that the most documented pedagogical application of interpreter training delivery is via virtual learning environments such as Moodle and Blackboard. To enrich the literature on technology use in i…
Sedat Mülayim (1 December 1965 – 30 June 2016)
Remarks by Commentating Editors
Interpreter linguistic intervention in the strategies employed by police in investigative interviews
Police interviews are high-stakes activities that bear legal consequences when the cases move to court proceedings. A wide range of literature exists on police interviewing strategies aiming to obtain complete information from the interviewee; however, this literature focuses primarily on monolingual settings only. This paper reports on an empirical study examining the word choices made by interpreters of 11 selected languages in three scripted p…
Professional Interpreters and Vicarious Trauma
This qualitative study is conducted via focus groups with 47 Australian public service interpreters to investigate their responses to vicarious trauma (VT) in their practice, the influence of culture, and their views on how to maintain mental well-being. While participant interpreters employ various strategies to deal with traumatic client content and other work stressors, cultural inhibitors are found to prevent some from sharing their emotional…
Interpreter linguistic intervention in the strategies employed by police in investigative interviews
Police interviews are high-stakes activities that bear legal consequences when the cases move to court proceedings. A wide range of literature exists on police interviewing strategies aiming to obtain complete information from the interviewee; however, this literature focuses primarily on monolingual settings only. This paper reports on an empirical study examining the word choices made by interpreters of 11 selected languages in three scripted p…
Remarks by Commentating Editors
Sedat Mülayim (1 December 1965 – 30 June 2016)
The affordances and challenges of wearable technologies for training public service interpreters
Interpreter training has evolved from traditional face-to-face classroom settings to alternative modes of delivery such as online and blended learning because of the rise in information and communication technology. The limited body of literature shows that the most documented pedagogical application of interpreter training delivery is via virtual learning environments such as Moodle and Blackboard. To enrich the literature on technology use in i…
Professional Interpreters and Vicarious Trauma
This qualitative study is conducted via focus groups with 47 Australian public service interpreters to investigate their responses to vicarious trauma (VT) in their practice, the influence of culture, and their views on how to maintain mental well-being. While participant interpreters employ various strategies to deal with traumatic client content and other work stressors, cultural inhibitors are found to prevent some from sharing their emotional…
Communicating National Disability Insurance Scheme – Exploring Interpreters’ Perspective
This article reports of a study on 19 Australian community interpreters and their experience in facilitating mediated communication in the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), which was introduced in Australia in 2016. These interpreters were among those who attended a training workshop comprising of a pedagogical segment explaining this new scheme in detail, and a hands-on segment to translate a selection of NDIS terms into their target …
Transcribing and translating forensic speech evidence containing foreign languages—An Australian perspective
There is a growing body of literature on forensic transcription of covert recordings obtained by clandestine law enforcement operations. Due to the nature of these operations, the quality of the recordings, particularly those obtained by planting listening devices in a car or a house, is often extremely poor. When tendering such recordings as evidence in court for prosecuting an alleged crime, a transcript will often accompany the recording to as…
Seeing it first-hand
This article uses the interpreter’s perspective to explore communication challenges arising from linguistic and cultural discordances faced by LGBTIQA+ migrants when accessing public services in Australia. Drawing on qualitative data collected through interviews with 24 interpreters working across 12 languages, this research reveals the multidimensional complexities of language mediation in encounters involving gender and sexual identity. The fin…
Mentoring interpreters of new and emerging languages for Australian courts and tribunals
Quality interpreting in courts and tribunals requires high competence in language and contextual knowledge, as well as interactional management and ethical reasoning skills. But a cohort of the interpreting workforce in Australia – particularly those from the so-called “new and emerging” language backgrounds – has been disadvantaged due to a lack of access to university or vocational training for interpreters. These interpreters, therefore, work …
Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Computer Science (6 works) · Interpreter (6 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Medical education (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Applied Psychology (2 works) · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (2 works) · Law (2 works)