Sites of Translation: What Multilinguals Can Teach Us about Digital Writing and Rhetoric

Front matter

WHAT MULTILINGUALS CAN TEACH US ABOUT DIGITAL WRITING AND RHETORIC

SWEETLAND DIGITAL RHETORIC COLLABORATIVE

Series Editors: Anne Ruggles Gere, University of Michigan Naomi Silver, University of Michigan

Introduction

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Translation Moments as a Framework for

Studying Language Fluidity Coming into Translation / 10 Briefly Defining “A Revised Rhetoric of Translation” / 15 Defining “Translation Moments” / 16

Research Design Multilingual, Multimodal Methods and Methodologies / 27

Research Sites: Translation Moments in and across Latinx Communities / 30

Method / 32

Defining “Multimodality” / 40

A Revised Rhetoric of Translation

Defining ‘A Revised Rhetoric of Translation” / 57 How Do Multilingual Students Navigate Translation? Translation Moments at Knightly Latino News

Background on KLN / 64

Multimodality in Translation at KLN / 70

Digitally Mediated Multimodality at KLN / 75 xvi e Contents

6 e How Do Multilingual Professionals Translate? Translation Moments in the Language Services Department at the Hispanic Center of Western Michigan

Background on the Language Services Department / 87

“The People Who Move This City”: Multimodal Translation Activities in the Language Services Department / 94

Multimodal Elements Coming Together / 107 7 © Using Translation Frameworks to Research, Teach, and Practice Multilingual/Multimodal Communication

Using Translation Moments to Research and Teach Multimodality and Digital Rhetoric / 114

Using A Revised Rhetoric of Translation to Connect Languages, Modalities, and Cultures / 118

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