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T1 Finding hidden populations in the field of translating and interpreting: a methodological model for improving access to non-professional translators and interpreters working in public service settings
T2 Descubrir poblaciones ocultas en el campo de la traducción y la interpretación: una propuesta metodológica para mejorar el acceso a traductores e intérpretes nativos en los servicios públicos
A1 Lomeña Galiano, María
K1 Social  research
K1 Participant  recruitment
K1 Hidden  population
K1 Non-professional translators and interpreters
K1 Public services
K1 Investigación social
K1 Captación de participantes
K1 Población oculta
K1 Traductores e intérpretes no profesionales
K1 Servicios públicos
K1 Filología
K1 Philology
AB Translation  and  interpreting  in  public  servicesis  an  activity  often  performed  by practitioners with  no  background  training  in  translation  and  interpreting.  The challenges  in accessing this populationof research participantsin a previous study (Lomeña Galiano, 2018)led us to label them a hidden population. If these groups mostly known as “non-professionals”remain in the shadows, because of social dynamics, there is a risk that the collection and production of data are biased due to the lack of representativeness of the samples,with respect to a part of the population  that  is  in  charge  of  a  large  number  of  translation  and  interpretation  assignments, especially  in  public  servicesettings.  There  is,  however,  a  methodological  gap  and  a  lack  of guidance  for  those  researching  in  the areaas  tohowto  negotiate  the  framework  for  the participation “non-professional”translators and interpreters in the most efficient way. To address that  issue,  this  paper  presents  some  tools  used  in  social  and  human  sciences  to  improve relationships withhidden populations. Specifically, this article focuses on the interaction between researcher and participants and the relevance of the notions of reflexivity and rapport (tuning) in this interaction. The aimof this studyis to identify key points in the methodology to approach the population in participatory studies in order to facilitate access and the consequent participation of hidden populations in studies on translation and interpretation in public services.
PB FITISPos-UAH Research Group
SN 2341-3778
YR 2020
FD 2020
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10017/44729
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10017/44729
LA eng
DS MINDS@UW
RD 25-abr-2024