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Personal profile
Biography
Dr Jim Hlavac is a senior lecturer in Translation and Interpreting Studies in the School of Languages, Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics. He is a certified and practising professional interpreter and translator for Croatian, English and German. He has published widely in the field of Translation and Interpreting Studies and also in the related disciplines of multilingualism, contact linguistics, intercultural communication, pragmatics and language maintenance/shift.
His research interests lie in the following areas:
Translation and Interpreting:
- Pedagogy of interpreting
- Lay and non-professional interpreting
- Incidence of interpreting and translation amongst multilinguals and multilingual societies
- Standards and benchmarks of interpreting and translation
Linguistics
- Contact linguistics
- Bilingualism
- Morpho-syntactic and lexical innovation in migrant languages
- Language attitudes
Research area keywords
- Interpreting Studies
- Translation Studies
- Multilingualism
- Sociolinguistics
- Contact Linguistics
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Projects
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Effectiveness of tailored COVID-19 message for vulnerable Australians
Haines, T., Russell, G., Hill, K., Williams, C., Callaway, E., Hlavac, J., Willoughby, L., Long, K. & Lennon, R.
1/02/21 → 30/09/21
Project: Research
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Deafblind communication: Building professional competencies
Willoughby, L., Manns, H., Iwasaki, S., Hlavac, J., Prain, M. & Raanes, E.
17/08/20 → 16/08/23
Project: Research
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Professional Development for Interpreters and Translators: Funding proposal
Gerber, L., Avella Archila, A., Hlavac, J., Tobias, S. & Wilson, R.
Department of Premier and Cabinet (Victoria)
18/06/20 → 31/05/22
Project: Other
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Identification of current gaps in professional development opportunities for translators and interpreters in Australia
Hlavac, J., Tobias, S. & Archilla, A.
1/10/19 → 31/03/20
Project: Research
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Bridging the communication gap between primary care providers and aged care residents to minimise preventable ED admissions
Haines, T., Srikanth, V., Sundram, S., Macindoe, R., Enticott, J., Hlavac, J. & Vasi, S.
Department of Health (Australia)
1/01/19 → 31/12/19
Project: Research
Research output
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Chinese-English Interpreting and Intercultural Comminication
Hlavac, J. & Xu, M., 2020, Abingdon Oxon UK: Routledge. 214 p. (Routledge Advances in Translation and Interpreting Studies)Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research › peer-review
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Features of Macedonian-English discourse: code-switching as a (not so) peripheral attribute of Australian-Macedonians’ vernaculars.
Hlavac, J., 2020, Macedonia & Its Questions. Friedman, V., Janev, G. & Vlahov, G. (eds.). Berlin Germany: Peter Lang Publishing, Vol. 34. p. 81-112 32 p. (Studies on Language and Culture in Central and Eastern Europe ; vol. 34).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
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Identifying gaps in professional development opportunities for Translators and Interpreters in Australia
Tobias, S., Hlavac, J., Sundin, L. & Avella Archila, A., 30 Apr 2020, Monash University. 42 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report › Other
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Patient length of stay, patient readmission rates and the provision of professional interpreting services in healthcare in Australia
Beagley, J., Hlavac, J. & Zucchi, E., 10 Mar 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: Health and Social Care in the Community. p. 1-8 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Simultaneous-consecutive in interpreter training and interpreting practice: use and perceptions of a hybrid mode
Orlando, M. & Hlavac, J., 2020, In: The Interpreters' Newsletter. 25, p. 1-17 17 p., 1.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile
Prizes
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Faculty of Arts Dean's Award for Research Impact.
Wilson, Rita (Recipient), Marc Orlando (Recipient) & Hlavac, Jim (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Other distinction