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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
Network
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Projects
Professional Development for Interpreters and Translators: Funding proposal
Gerber, L., Avella Archila, A., Hlavac, J., Tobias, S. & Wilson, R.
Department of Premier and Cabinet (VIC)
18/06/20 → 31/05/22
Project: Other
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
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.
Australian Government Department of Health
1/01/19 → 31/12/19
Project: Research
Assessment of language use and needs of bi- and multi-lingual staff in local government
Hlavac, J., Orlando, M., Wilson, R. & Avella Archila, A.
1/06/18 → 31/07/18
Project: Research
AIMH: Practice-informed research for Auslan and deaf interpreters working in mental health settings
19/02/18 → 31/12/18
Project: Research
Research Output
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
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
Open Access
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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
Locating Translation and Interpreting in a Speech Community: Locating the Speech Community in Translation and Interpreting Studies
Hlavac, J., 2019, Translation and Interpreting: Convergence, Contact and Interaction. Dal Fovo, E. & Gentile, P. (eds.). 1 ed. Oxford UK: Peter Lang Publishing, Vol. 26. p. 153-210 57 p. (New Trends in Translation Studies; vol. 26).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
Theoretical framework used in this handbook
Veselica Majhut, S. & Hlavac, J., 2019, Translating from Croatian into English: A Handbook with Annotated Translations. Hlavac, J. & Veselica Majhut, S. (eds.). Zagreb Croatia: Hrvatska sveučilišna naklada - Croatian University Press, p. 27-49 23 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
Prizes
Faculty of Arts Dean's Award for Research Impact.
Wilson, Rita (Recipient), Orlando, Marc (Recipient) & Hlavac, Jim (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Other distinction