Research Methodologies in Translation Studies

by Gabriela Saldanha

As an interdisciplinary area of research, translation studies attracts students and scholars with a wide range of backgrounds, who then need to face the challenge of accounting for a complex object of enquiry that does not adapt itself well to traditional methods in other fields of investigation. This book addresses the needs of such scholars – whether they are students doing research at postgraduate level or more experienced researchers who want to familiarize themselves with methods outside their current field of expertise. The book promotes a discerning and critical approach to scholarly investigation by providing the reader not only with the know-how but also with insights into how new questions can be fruitfully explored through the coherent integration of different methods of research. Understanding core principles of reliability, validity and ethics is essential for any researcher no matter what methodology they adopt, and a whole chapter is therefore devoted to these issues.

Research Methodologies in Translation Studies is divided into four different chapters, according to whether the research focuses on the translation product, the process of translation, the participants involved or the context in which translation takes place. An introductory chapter discusses issues of reliability, credibility, validity and ethics. The impact of our research depends not only on its quality but also on successful dissemination, and the final chapter therefore deals with what is also generally the final stage of the research producing a research report.

 

294 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 1, 2013

Reviews

[Mohammad Aboomar · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a difficult book to read. The sentences are quite long, full of references, and a bit incoherent. It was an information overload.

[Ezgi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Doktora bitti, hâlâ yeni bir çalışmaya başlarken kafam durunca dönüp tekrar okuyorum.

[lee · Rating 3 out of 5]

useful but so hard to read