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@article{ART001776287},
author={Ji-Hae Kang},
title={On Empirical Research and the Case Study Method in Translation Studies},
journal={The Journal of Translation Studies},
issn={1229-795X},
year={2013},
volume={14},
number={2},
pages={7-38},
doi={10.15749/jts.2013.14.2.001}

TY - JOUR
AU - Ji-Hae Kang
TI - On Empirical Research and the Case Study Method in Translation Studies
JO - The Journal of Translation Studies
PY - 2013
VL - 14
IS - 2
PB - The Korean Association for Translation Studies
SP - 7
EP - 38
SN - 1229-795X
AB - This study examines the case study method in translation studies in terms of the ways in which the method may be used to enhance our understanding of the complex inner workings of translation. Although case studies of translations and translators, as well as source texts and translation events, are fairly prevalent in translation studies, this method remains an under-researched topic within the discipline. Case studies are often praised for their ability to provide detailed and in-depth knowledge of cases but criticised for their inability to generalize research findings. This paper starts out by exploring the concept of “empirical” in the context of translation research and the status and role of the case studies method as a subtype of empirical research method (cf. Williams and Chesterman 2002). Although “empiricism” in translation studies has often been approached narrowly in positivist terms, researchers are increasingly taking diverse opinions regarding the nature of empirical data and method. Based on this perspective, the study argues that the value of the case study method lies in tracking complex processes and linking complicated causes and outcomes. Case studies plays a key role in providing a detailed understanding of causal mechanisms in translation events and showing the complicated ways in which translation- related concepts and theories are sensitive to contexts.
KW - research methodology;case study;empirical research;generalization;qualitative method
DO - 10.15749/jts.2013.14.2.001
ER -

Ji-Hae Kang. (2013). On Empirical Research and the Case Study Method in Translation Studies. The Journal of Translation Studies, 14(2), 7-38.

Ji-Hae Kang. 2013, "On Empirical Research and the Case Study Method in Translation Studies", The Journal of Translation Studies, vol.14, no.2 pp.7-38. Available from: doi:10.15749/jts.2013.14.2.001

Ji-Hae Kang "On Empirical Research and the Case Study Method in Translation Studies" The Journal of Translation Studies 14.2 pp.7-38 (2013) : 7.

Ji-Hae Kang. On Empirical Research and the Case Study Method in Translation Studies. 2013; 14(2), 7-38. Available from: doi:10.15749/jts.2013.14.2.001

Ji-Hae Kang. "On Empirical Research and the Case Study Method in Translation Studies" The Journal of Translation Studies 14, no.2 (2013) : 7-38.doi: 10.15749/jts.2013.14.2.001

Ji-Hae Kang. On Empirical Research and the Case Study Method in Translation Studies. The Journal of Translation Studies, 14(2), 7-38. doi: 10.15749/jts.2013.14.2.001

Ji-Hae Kang. On Empirical Research and the Case Study Method in Translation Studies. The Journal of Translation Studies. 2013; 14(2) 7-38. doi: 10.15749/jts.2013.14.2.001

Ji-Hae Kang. On Empirical Research and the Case Study Method in Translation Studies. 2013; 14(2), 7-38. Available from: doi:10.15749/jts.2013.14.2.001

Ji-Hae Kang. "On Empirical Research and the Case Study Method in Translation Studies" The Journal of Translation Studies 14, no.2 (2013) : 7-38.doi: 10.15749/jts.2013.14.2.001