Language & Intercultural Communication
Editor: Dr John Corbett (University of Glasgow)
Associate Editor: Robert Crawshaw (Lancaster University)
Reviews and Criticism Editor: Dr Fiona J. Doloughan (University of Surrey)
Editorial Board: Gavin Jack (University of Stirling)
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Volume: 2 Number: 2 Page: 96–110
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Ethnographic Encounters: The Processes of Cultural Translation
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Shirley Ann Jordan
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This paper explores some of the ways in which the contested concept of cultural translation has been interpreted in anthropology. It describes what cultural translation now involves for practitioners who
research and teach within interdisciplinary frameworks - particularly those frameworks constituted by the interface between anthropology and modern language learning. A variety of ethnographic encounters
are examined, ranging from ethnography in fieldwork abroad to home and auto-ethnography. These encounters are presented as contexts in which students of modern languages can explore and experiment with
the dynamics of cultural translation.
Ce papier examine diverses rencontres éthnographiques afin d'explorer une tâche fondamentale mais controversée de l'anthropologue: la 'traduction
culturelle'. Il établit ce qu'implique actuellement ce concept pour ceux qui décrivent leurs enquêtes de terrain, et notamment pour ceux qui pratiquent l'éthnographie dans un
contexte interdisciplinaire rassemblant l'anthropologie et l'étude des langues modernes.
© Multilingual Matters 2002
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