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ETHICS IN APPLIED LINGUISTICS Judging project ethics Workplace communication

المؤلف:  Alan Davies

المصدر:  An Introduction to Applied Linguistics

الجزء والصفحة:  P127-C6

2026-08-02

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ETHICS IN APPLIED LINGUISTICS

Judging project ethics

Workplace communication

The report on the project explains that it is based on an analysis of ‘recordings of genuine examples of … conversations and meetings … to find out how each side interprets what has happened in the conversation’ (Gumperz et al. 1979: 9). The ethical question to the forefront in this type of project has to be concerned with the roles and rights of the informants used by the researchers, those whose discourse was recorded and then analyzed for use in the Crosstalk materials. The document advises: ‘Applied linguists should respect the rights, interests, sensitivities, and privacy of their informants. It is important to try to anticipate any harmful effects or disruptions to informants’ lives and environment, and to avoid any stress, undue intrusion and real or perceived exploitation. Researchers have a responsibility to be sensitive to cultural, religious, gender, age and other differences’ (BAAL 1994: 6.1). Questions would need to be asked about the care taken to ensure that the informants used in this project were properly, that is ethically treated.