Abstract
This mixed-method study was designed to explore whether role function inequalities among Deaf and hearing interpreters contribute to trust issues within Deaf-hearing interpreter teams. The initial hypothesis stated that role functionality, when not clearly delineated, contributes to the formation and perpetuation of mistrust within Deaf-hearing interpreter teams. Llewellyn-Jones & Lee’s (2014) axes of role-space functionality include interaction management, consumer alignment, and the “presentation of self” and address the interpreters’ interface with the consumers in an interpreted event. The data did not support the presence of explicit issues of trust when the team moved outward to interact with consumers. Survey data revealed evidence to support implicit as well as explicit trust issues present within the team dynamic. The data indicated three domain areas in which intra-team trust issues tend to appear: preparation, linguistic mediation, and imbalances in role/function duty distribution.
Castelfranchi and Falcone’s (2010) socio-cognitive theory of trust provides a lens through which to make the respondents’ experiences better understood. Trust is based upon a series of actions that allows the individual to make informed choices on how to proceed through establishing a shared goal, making a positive evaluation to delegate a task/action to an individual, and exercising their power/competency to carry out the specific task or action. When these series of actions are carried out successfully, Deaf-hearing interpreter teams function in accord to Hoza’s (2010) construct of team interdependency utilizing trusting, effective partnerships in which individual roles and functions are equally understood and valued.
Exit Requirement
Thesis
Date of Award
Spring 6-8-2015
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Interpreting Studies
Committee Chair
Elisa Maroney
Committee Member
Adele Schepige
Committee Member
Ellie Savidge Fourth Advisor: Robert G. Lee
Keywords
Deaf-hearing interpreter teams, trust theory, team interpreting, interdependence, delegation, exercise power
Language
eng
Type (DCMI Terms)
Text
Subject Categories
Accessibility | Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | Disability and Equity in Education
Recommended Citation
Reinhardt, L. R. (2015). Deaf-hearing interpreter teams: navigating trust in shared space (master's thesis). Western Oregon University, Monmouth, Oregon. Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.wou.edu/theses/21
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