Empowering communities through translation: the case of the Newcomer's Guide to Edmonton

• Author(s) / Creator(s)

  • Cisneros, Odile

• PEG funded 2018: Our research addresses challenges faced by several constituencies: a) municipal government personnel who commission translation of official city documents but may not have a full understanding of the cultural and linguistic complexities involved in translation; b) community translators who provide materials for linguistically diverse communities yet often lack appropriate tools or formal training; c) newcomers to the city who, due to limited English, often struggle with access to information. The research partnership has a three-fold goal: 1) to document, analyze, and enhance existing translation policies implemented by the City of Edmonton; 2) to empower the public sector and community translators to develop policies and shared best practices for community translation; 3) to redefine the intercultural and social role of community translation.

• Date created

  2017-12-14

• Subjects / Keywords

  • Municipal supports
  • Handbook
  • Resources
  • Empowerment
  • Grant Application
  • 2018
  • Multicultural
  • Successful SSHRC
  • Translation
  • Minorities
  • Community
  • Linguistic Diversity
  • Municipal Policies
  • PEG
  • Partnership Engage Grant
  • Cities
  • 2018-2019
  • Edmonton

• Type of Item

  Research Material

• DOI

  https://doi.org/10.7939/R3GM82421

• License

  © Odile Cisneros. All rights reserved other than by permission. This document embargoed to those without UAlberta CCID until 2020.