Interpreting in refugee contexts. A descriptive and qualitative study

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ID4358367
AutoresAmparo Jiménez-Ivars, Amparo Jiménez Ivars (0000-0003-1648-3273, Universitat Jaume I), Ruth León-Pinilla (0000-0003-3069-1132, Universidad Europea de Madrid, autor correspondente)
Ano2018
Volume60
Páginas28-43
Data de publicação2018-05-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoLanguage & Communication (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0271-5309 • E-ISSN: 1873-3395
EditoraElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.langcom.2018.01.009
OpenAlexW2794366129
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas8
Referências citadas69

Interpreting in refugee contexts (IRC) has long been invisible to Western societies andInterpreting Studies. This paper aims at desc ribing the background and features of IRC, andpresents a small-scale qualitative study, whose main objectives are: exploring interpreters’perception regarding competences and role, and exploring refugees’ perception regardingthe quality of the interpreting service. For this purpose, a focus group and unstructuredinterviews were conducted in Spain. Data were analysed through comparative analysis andcoding procedures. Results show interpreters’ dissatisfaction with their working condi-tions and refugees’ experience with interpretation seems to be negative and frustrating.Further research in this area is needed in order to raise awareness of commun ication andintegration difficulties of refugees

Focus group · Interpretation (philosophy · Interpreter · Linguistics · Perception · Political science · Qualitative research · Refugee · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography · Computer Science · Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Social Psychology