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Cortazzi, M., Pilcher, N. and Jin, L. (2011) Language choices and ‘blind shadows’: investigating interviews with Chinese participants. Qualitative Research, Vol.11 (No.5). pp. 505-535. doi:10.1177/1468794111413225 ISSN 1468-7941.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1468794111413225
Abstract
This article shows the importance of the language chosen for research interviewing when more than one language could be used. It does so through the context of research with Chinese speakers published in English. The article has two research aims: first, to investigate research reports regarding how they deal with the issue of language choice. Second, it presents and discusses the procedure and results of seven pairs of interviews with Chinese interviewees, in order to investigate empirically the issue of language choice. The first interviews were conducted in English (by a native speaker of English); second, 'blind shadow' interviews were then conducted in Chinese (by a native speaker of Chinese) using Chinese translations of the same questions with the same participants. Results show numerous differences in the quality of the data obtained depending upon the choice of language for interviewing. These results arguably apply to languages other than Chinese; this is indicated within a framework of scenarios for language choices for research interviewing, and through recommendations for researchers.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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| Subjects: | L Education > LB Theory and practice of education P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics P Language and Literature > PI Oriental languages and literatures |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Applied Linguistics | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Qualitative Research | ||||
| Publisher: | Sage Publications Ltd. | ||||
| ISSN: | 1468-7941 | ||||
| Official Date: | October 2011 | ||||
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| Volume: | Vol.11 | ||||
| Number: | No.5 | ||||
| Number of Pages: | 31 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 505-535 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.1177/1468794111413225 | ||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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