Research paradigms

1. Research Paradigms

2. Outline
 Research?
 Philosophical Underpinnings: Social Phenomenon/Reality
 What is Paradigm? Definition, Concept, the Paradigm Shift
 Main Components of a Paradigm: Ontology, Epistemology &
Methodology
 Major Paradigms
 Practical Implications & actualization of Paradigms in Research

3. Research?
Every discipline depends on Research Activities to
expand its knowledge base
It is a systematic inquiry or a critical investigation into a
subject/Phenomenon in order to discover facts or principles

4. What is a paradigm?
 A broad framework of perception, understanding, belief within which
theories and practices operate.
 It pre-structures perceptions, conceptualisation & understanding
 Researchers from different disciplines [traditions?] may have different
paradigms
 A basis for comprehension, for interpreting social reality [Cohen,
Manion & Morrison, 2000: 9]

5. What is a PARADIGM ?
 a mental model
 a way of seeing
 a filter for one's perceptions
 a frame of reference
 a framework of thought or beliefs through which one's
world or reality is interpreted
 a commonly held belief among a group of people, such as
scientists of a given discipline
 Various Paradigms

6. Ontological & Epistemological Assumptions
Phenomenon
Feminist Discourse
Colonial
Discourse
Rewriting
Linguistic
Variations
Domesticated
Version of
Source Texts
Foreignised
Version of
Source Texts

7. Research Questions?

9.  Purpose of Translation/Ideological
 Commissioner/Patron
 Translator/Agent
 Strategic Decisions/Discursive Strategies
 Contexts
 Readership/Audience
 Power Relation between ST & TT
 Perspectival Position of Translator

10. Research Areas in Translation Studies
Text Analysis
and Translation
Comparison of
Translations
and Non-
translated Texts
Translation with
Commentary
Comparison of
Translations
and their
Source Texts

13. Conclusion
“The formulation of the problem is
often more essential than its
solution”
Albert Einstein

14. Suggested Readings
 Norman W. H. Blaikie, Approaches to Social Inquiry,
Polity Press, UK,1993.
 Norman W. H. Blaikie, Designing Social Research
Polity Press, UK, 2000.
 Norman K, Denzin and Yvonna S. Lincoln, Handbook
of Qualitative Research, SAGE Publications, USA,1993.