Research Output per year
Personal profile
Research interests
Professor Napier's research interests/ expertise focuses around three strands of intercultural communication: (1) language and communication in the context of interpreter-mediated communication – primarily with (but not limited to) signed language interpreters and the Deaf community. Adopting sociolinguistic, discourse analytic and sociological explorations of interpreting in context (particularly education, legal and medical) to inform the wider field of interpreting studies and applied linguistics; (2) how deaf adults actually use signed language to communicate in their lives and the challenges this poses for signed language interpreters; and (3) interpreting pedagogy, using action research to explore aspects of distance education, blended learning, curriculum innovation and discourse-based teaching practices.
Biography
Professor Jemina Napier is Chair of Intercultural Communication and Head of the Department of Languages & Intercultural Studies in the School of Management and Languages. Prior to that she was Head of Translation & Interpreting and Director of the Centre for Translation & Interpreting Research at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, where she is now an Adjunct Professor. She is an interpreter researcher, educator and practitioner and has practiced as a signed language interpreter since 1988, and works between English and British Sign Language (BSL), Australian Sign Language (Auslan) or International Sign. After completing an MA in BSL/ English Interpreting at Durham University in the UK, Jemina moved to Australia to undertake her PhD studies in 1998. She established the Postgraduate Diploma in Auslan/ English Interpreting in the Department of Linguistics at Macquarie University in Sydney in 2002, and was head of the suite of Translation and Interpreting programs from 2007-2012. Jemina has published several books and over 90 articles and book chapters based on research on signed language interpreting and interpreting pedagogy. Jemina is a past President of the Australian Sign Language Interpreters Association (ASLIA) and was an inaugural board member of the World Association of Sign Language Interpreters (WASLI). She was inaugural Editor of the International Journal of Interpreter Education and remains a member of the editorial board.
Roles & Responsibilities
Chair of Intercultural Communication
Head of Department of Languages & Intercultural Studies
Research Group Contact Details
Centre for Translation & Interpreting Studies Scotland
Keywords
- P Philology. Linguistics
- intercultural communication
- signed language interpreting
- interpreter-mediated communication
- interpreting pedagogy
- discourse and communication
- applied linguistics
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Selected Research Output 2002 2017
Research Methods in Interpreting: A Practical Resource
Hale, S. & Napier, J. 5 Dec 2013 Bloomsbury. 267 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
Sign language interpreting research
Napier, J. 2013 The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics. Chapelle, C. A. (ed.). Blackwell Publishing LtdResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed)
Sign language interpreting profession
Napier, J. & Goswell, D. 2013 The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics. Chapelle, C. A. (ed.). Blackwell Publishing LtdResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed)
Sign language interpreting: Theory and practice in Australia and New Zealand
Napier, J., McKee, R. L. & Goswell, D. 2010 2nd ed. Federation Press.Research output: Book/Report › Book
International perspectives on sign language interpreter education / Jemina Napier, editor.
Napier, J. 2009 Gallaudet University Press. (Interpreter education series: v. 4)Research output: Book/Report › Book
Prizes
Award for best research article featured in the Australian Family Physician Journal in 2013.
Jemina Napier (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Excellence in External Research Partnership
Jemina Napier (Recipient), Oct 2011
Prize: National/international honour
Guardian Social & Community Impact Award Winner
Graham H. Turner (Recipient), Gary Quinn (Recipient), Jemina Napier (Recipient), Jordan Fenlon (Recipient), Stacey Webb (Recipient) & Svenja Wurm (Recipient), 29 Mar 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Heriot-Watt Principal's Public Engagement Prize Nominee
Jemina Napier (Recipient), Christine Walker Leckie Wilson (Recipient), Isabelle Anne Perez (Recipient), Ursula Boser (Recipient), Robert Skinner (Recipient) & Eloisa Monteoliva (Recipient), Jun 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Selected Activities 2009 2016
International Journal of Interpreter Education (Journal)
Napier, J. (Editor)Activity: Editorial activity
Translation and Interpreting: the International Journal of Translation and Interpreting Research (Journal)
Napier, J. (Editorial board member)Activity: Editorial activity
The 14th International Conference on Translation
Napier, J. (Keynote/plenary speaker)Activity: Participation in conference
World Federation for the Deaf (External organisation)
Napier, J. (Member)Activity: Membership of committee