Methodological challenges of cross-language qualitative research with South Asian communities living in the UK  

作　　者：Manbinder S.Sidhu Farina Kokab Kate Jolly Tom Marshall Nicola K.Gale Paramjit Gill 

机构地区：[1]Institute of Applied Health Research,University of Birmingham,Edgbaston,Birmingham,B152TT,UK [2]Health Services Management Centre,School of Social Policy,University of Birmingham,Edgbaston,Birmingham,B152TT,UK

出　　处：《Family Medicine and Community Health》2016年第2期16-28,共13页家庭医学与社区卫生（英文）

基　　金：funded by the University of Birmingham and the National Institute for Health Research(NIHR)through the Collaborations for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care West Midlands program.Primary Care Clinical Sciences is a member of the NIHR School for Primary Care Research.

摘　　要：Objective:We investigate(1)the influence of ethnic,gender,and age concordance with inter-viewers and(2)how expression of qualitative data varies between interviews delivered in English and community languages(Punjabi/Urdu)with monolingual and bilingual participants across three generations of the Indian Sikh and Pakistani Muslim communities living in the UK.Methods:We analyzed and interpreted semi-structured interview transcripts that were designed to collect data about lifestyles,disease management,community practices/beliefs,and social net-works.First,qualitative content analysis was applied to transcripts.Second,a framework was ap-plied as a guide to identify cross-language illustrations where responses varied in length,expression and depth.Results:Participant responses differed by language and topic.First-generation migrants when discussing religion,culture,or family practice were far likelier to use group or community narra-tives and give a longer response,indicating familiarity with or importance of such issues.Ethnic and gender concordance generated greater rapport between researchers and participants centered on community values and practices.Further,open-ended questions that were less direct were better suited for first-generation migrants.Conclusion:Community-based researchers need more time to complete interviews in second languages,need to acknowledge that narratives can be contextualized in both personal and com-munity views,and reframe questions that may lead to greater expression.Furthermore,we detail a number of recommendations with regard to validating the translation of interviews from commu-nity languages to English as well as measures for testing language proficiency.

关 键 词：ETHNICITY COMMUNITY CONCORDANCE language South Asian qualitative interviews 

分 类 号：H31[语言文字—英语]