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Interviewing respondents who have English as a second language: challenges encountered and suggestions for other researchers
Author(s) -
Marshall Sara L.,
While Alison E.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1994.tb01122.x
Subject(s) - interview , perspective (graphical) , language barrier , psychology , medical education , english language , engineering ethics , medicine , sociology , linguistics , computer science , mathematics education , engineering , philosophy , artificial intelligence , anthropology
The increasing proportion of culturally diverse groups within the United Kingdom has meant that the issue of language barriers in the research situation must be addressed. The recruitment of respondents with English as a second language (ESL) to research studies is essential if their potentially unique and valid perspective is to be acknowledged. This can, however, pose several difficulties for the researcher which need to be recognized and addressed if valid data are to be collected. This paper outlines some of the challenges encountered in one study and describes strategies which were employed to meet these challenges.