Prof. Dr. Maureen Ehrensberger-Dow

Management role

• Director of Institute, - Member
• Head, - Translation Studies

Position at the ZHAW

Professor of Translation Studies

https://www.zhaw.ch/de/linguistik/forschung/uebersetzungswissenschaft/

Expertise and research interests

Research interests:
Translation processes and professional translation
Communication in multilingual settings
Ergonomics of translation
Usability of language technology


Teaching, supervising, and coaching:
Translation studies
Translation process research methods
Applied linguistics

Educational background

1987 PhD (Linguistics) University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (Thesis: The 1987 PhD (Linguistics) University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (Thesis: The Psychological Reality of Sub-syllabic Units)
1981 MSc (Psycholinguistics) University of Alberta, Edmonton (Thesis: On the role of Orthography in Experimental Phonology)
1980 TESL certificate (Teaching English as a Second Language), University of Alberta, Edmonton.
1979 BA (Honours Psychology) Queen´s University, Kingston, Ontario.

Membership of networks

• European Society for Translation Studies (member of the board)
• TREC - Translation Research Empiricism Cognition
• IATIS International Association for Translation and Intercultural studies
• ASTTI Swiss Association of Translators, Terminologists and Interpreters
• VALS/ASLA Swiss Association for Applied Linguistics
• SSG Schweizerische Sprachwissenschaftliche Gesellschaft
• Gesellschaft für Angewandte Linguistik
• Personal website

• The Ergonomics of Socio-Technical Systems and Reflective Practice / Project leader / 01.02.2019
• CLINT / Project co-leader / 01.07.2018
• Energy Discourses in Switzerland: How and whether multilingual sources (mis)represent monolingual discourses / Deputy project leader / 01.09.2017
• Energy discourses in Switzerland / Project co-leader / 01.11.2016
• Informed Consent and Comprehensibility Issues / Project co-leader / 01.01.2016
• Energiediskurs Messen / Deputy project leader / 01.01.2015
• Cognitive and Physical Ergonomics of Translation / Project leader / 01.01.2013
• Overcoming Language Barriers in Homecare Nursing (OLBiHN) / Project co-leader / 01.09.2012
• Capturing Translation Processes (CTP) / Project leader / 01.04.2009
• Attrition / Project leader / 01.03.2009

Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2019.

  Ergonomics and the translation process.

  Slovo.ru : Baltic accent.

  10(1),

  pp. 37-51.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-17791

• O’Brien, Sharon; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Hasler, Marcel; Connolly, Megan,

  2017.

  Irritating CAT tool features that matter to translators.

  Hermes.

  2017(56),

  pp. 145-162.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3622

• Massey, Gary; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2017.

  Machine learning : implications for translator education.

  Lebende Sprachen.

  62(2),

  pp. 300-312.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3526

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Massey, Gary,

  2017.

  Socio-technical issues in professional translation practice.

  Translation spaces.

  6(1),

  pp. 104-121.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1075/ts.6.1.06ehr

• Massey, Gary; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2017.

  Translating conceptual metaphor : the processes of managing interlingual asymmetry.

  Research in language.

  15(2),

  pp. 173-189.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-2681

• Perrin, Daniel; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Zampa, Marta,

  2017.

  Translation in the newsroom : losing voices in multilingual newsflows.

  Journal of applied journalism & media studies.

  6(3),

  pp. 463-483.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1386/ajms.6.3.463_1

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Hunziker Heeb, Andrea; Massey, Gary; Meidert, Ursula; Neumann, Silke; Becker, Heidrun Karin,

  2016.

  An international survey of the ergonomics of professional translation.

  ILCEA.

  2016(27),

  pp. 1-27.

  Available from: http://ilcea.revues.org/4004

• Englund Dimitrova, Birgitta; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2016.

  Introduction - cognitive space: exploring the situational interface.

  Translation spaces.

  5(1),

  pp. 1-19.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1075/ts.5.1.01eng

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2015.

  An ergonomic perspective of professional translation.

  Meta.

  60(2),

  pp. 328.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.7202/1032879ar

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; O'Brien, Sharon,

  2015.

  Ergonomics of the translation workplace : potential for cognitive friction.

  Translation spaces.

  4(1),

  pp. 98-118.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1075/ts.4.1.05ehr

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2014.

  Challenges of translation process research at the workplace.

  MonTi : monografías de traducción e interpretación.

  2014(Special Issue),

  pp. 355-383.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1652

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Perrin, Daniel,

  2013.

  Applying a newswriting research approach to translation.

  Target.

  25(1),

  pp. 77-92.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1926

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Massey, Gary,

  2013.

  Indicators of translation competence : translators' self-concepts and the translation of titles.

  Journal of Writing Research.

  5(1),

  pp. 103-131.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1680

• Massey, Gary; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2011.

  Commenting on translation : implications for translator training.

  The Journal of specialised translation.

  2011(16),

  pp. 26-41.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4126

• Massey, Gary; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2011.

  Investigating information literacy : a growing priority in translation studies.

  Across language and cultures.

  12(2),

  pp. 193-211.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1556/Acr.12.2011.2.4

• Massey, Gary; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2011.

  Technical and instrumental competence in the translator's workplace : using process research to identify educational and ergonomic needs.

  ILCEA.

  2011(14),

  pp. 1-14.

  Available from: http://ilcea.revues.org/1060

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Perrin, Daniel,

  2009.

  Capturing translation processes to access metalinguistic awareness.

  Across language and cultures.

  10(2),

  pp. 275-288.

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Massey, Gary,

  2008.

  Exploring translation competence by triangulating empirical data.

  Norwich Papers.

  ,

  pp. 1-20.

• Jekat, Susanne Johanna; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2008.

  Language separation in translators and interpreters.

  trans-kom.

  1(1),

  pp. 88-104.

  Available from: http://www.trans-kom.eu/bd01nr01/trans-kom_01_01_07_Jekat_Ehrensberger-Dow_Language_Separation.20080707.pdf

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Jekat, Susanne Johanna,

  2005.

  Languages in contact: the influence of language activation and competing language patterns on translation performance.

  Linguistik online.

  23(2),

  pp. 77-92.

  Available from: http://www.linguistik-online.net/23_05/ehrJekat.html

• Derwing, Tracey; Rossiter, Marianne; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2002.

  They speaked and wrote real good. Judgements of non-native and native grammar.

  Language awareness.

  11(2),

  pp. 84-99.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/09658410208667048

Books and monographs, peer-reviewed

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Englund Dimitrova, Birgitta, eds.,

  2018.

  Exploring the situational interface of translation and cognition.

  Amsterdam:

  John Benjamins.

  Benjamins Current Topics ; 101.

  ISBN 9789027263360.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1075/bct.101

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Englund Dimitrova, Birgitta, eds.,

  2016.

  Translation spaces : cognitive space - exploring the situational interface - cognition & behavior issue.

  John Benjamins.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1075/ts.5.1

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Englund Dimitrova, Birgitta; Hubscher-Davidson, Séverine; Norberg, Ulf, eds.,

  2015.

  Describing cognitive processes in translation : acts and events.

  Amsterdam Philadelphia:

  John Benjamins.

  Benjamins Current Topics.

  ISBN 978-90-272-4265-5.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1075/bct.77

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Göpferich, Susanne; O'Brien, Sharon, eds.,

  2015.

  Interdisciplinarity in translation and interpreting process research.

  Amsterdam:

  John Benjamins.

  Benjamins Current Topics.

  ISBN 978 90 272 4260 0.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1760

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Englund Dimitrova, Birgitta; Hubscher-Davidson, Séverine, eds.,

  2014.

  Translation and interpreting studies : special issue - the development of professional competence.

  Amsterdam:

  John Benjamins.

  9.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1075/tis.9.1

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Englund Dimitrova, Birgitta; Hubscher-Davidson, Séverine; Norberg, Ulf, eds.,

  2013.

  Describing cognitive processes in translation : acts and events.

  Amsterdam:

  John Benjamins.

  Benjamins Current Topics.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1075/tis.8.2

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Göpferich, Susanne; O'Brien, Sharon, eds.,

  2013.

  Interdisciplinarity in translation and interpreting process research.

  Amsterdam:

  John Benjamins.

  Benjamins Current Topics.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1075/target.25.1

Book parts, peer-reviewed

• Albl-Mikasa, Michaela; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2019.

  ITELF – (E)merging interests in interpreting and translation studies

  .

  In:

  Dal Fovo, Eugenia; Gentile, Paola, eds.,

  Convergence, contact, interactions in translation and interpreting studies.

  Frankfurt am Main:

  Peter Lang.

  pp. 45-62.

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Massey, Gary,

  2019.

  Socio-technical issues in professional translation practice

  .

  In:

  Translation practice in the field : current research on socio-cognitive processes.

  Amsterdam:

  John Benjamins.

  pp. 105-122.

  Benjamins current topics ; 105.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1075/bct.105.06ehr

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2018.

  Chapter 5.2 process research

  .

  In:

  D’hulst, Lieven; Gambier, Yves, eds.,

  A history of modern translation knowledge.

  Amsterdam:

  John Benjamins.

  pp. 293-300.

  Benjamins translation library.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4687

• Englund Dimitrova, Birgitta; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2018.

  Cognitive space: exploring the situational interface

  .

  In:

  Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Englund Dimitrova, Birgitta, eds.,

  Exploring the situational interface of translation and cognition.

  Amsterdam:

  John Benjamins.

  pp. 1-16.

  Benjamins Current Topics ; 101.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4686

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Jääskeläinen, Riitta,

  2018.

  Ergonomics of translation : methodological, practical, and educational implications

  .

  In:

  Dam, Helle V.; Brøgger, Matilde Nisbeth; Zethsen, Karen Korning, eds.,

  Moving boundaries in translation studies.

  Oxon:

  Routledge.

  pp. 132-150.

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Perrin, Daniel; Zampa, Marta,

  2018.

  Multilingualism and media. Reconsidering practices and ideologies of media-linguistic research

  .

  In:

  Cotter, Colleen; Perrin, Daniel, eds.,

  The Routledge handbook of language and media.

  London:

  Routledge.

  pp. 373-387.

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2017.

  An ergonomic perspective of translation

  .

  In:

  Schwieter, John W.; Ferreira, Aline, eds.,

  The handbook of translation and cognition.

  Hoboken:

  Wiley.

  pp. 332-349.

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Hunziker Heeb, Andrea; Jud, Peter; Angelone, Erik,

  2017.

  Insights from translation process research in the workplace

  .

  In:

  Perrin, Daniel; Kleinberger, Ulla, eds.,

  Doing applied linguistics : enabling transdisciplinary communication.

  Berlin:

  De Gruyter.

  pp. 116-123.

  De Gruyter Collection ; 1.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3999

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Perrin, Daniel; Zampa, Marta,

  2017.

  Multilingualism and the media

  .

  In:

  Cotter, Colleen; Perrin, Daniel, eds.,

  The Routledge handbook of language and media.

  London:

  Routledge.

  Routledge handbooks in linguistics.

• Bale, Richard James; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Pescia De Lellis, Lorenza,

  2017.

  Swiss energy policy in translation

  .

  In:

  Rosenberger Staub, Nicole; Kleinberger, Ulla, eds.,

  Energiediskurs : Perspektiven auf Sprache und Kommunikation im Kontext der Energiewende.

  Bern:

  Peter Lang.

  pp. 177-197.

  Sprache in Kommunikation und Medien ; 10.

• Brändli, Barbara; Hunziker Heeb, Andrea; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2017.

  Wie erreicht man mehr Praxisnähe in der Übersetzerausbildung?

  .

  In:

  Perrin, Daniel; Kleinberger, Ulla, eds.,

  Doing applied linguistics : enabling transdisciplinary communication.

  Berlin:

  De Gruyter.

  pp. 52-59.

  De Gruyter Collection ; 1.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3998

• Angelone, Erik; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Massey, Gary,

  2016.

  Cognitive processes

  .

  In:

  Angelelli, Claudia; Baer, Brian, eds.,

  Researching translation and interpreting.

  London:

  Routledge.

  pp. 43-57.

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Hunziker Heeb, Andrea,

  2016.

  Investigating the ergonomics of the technologized translation workplace

  .

  In:

  Muñoz Martín, Ricardo, ed.,

  Reembedding translation process research.

  Amsterdam:

  John Benjamins.

  pp. 69-88.

  Benjamins translation library ; 128.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1640

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Perrin, Daniel,

  2015.

  Applying a newswriting research approach to translation

  .

  In:

  Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Göpferich, Susanne; O'Brien, Sharon, eds.,

  Interdisciplinarity in translation and interpreting process research.

  Amsterdam:

  John Benjamins.

  pp. 79-94.

  Benjamins Current Topics ; 72.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1751

• Massey, Gary; Jud, Peter; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2015.

  Building competence and bridges : the potential of action research in translator education

  .

  In:

  Pietrzak, Paulina; Deckert, Mikolaj, eds.,

  Constructing translation competence.

  Frankfurt am Main:

  Peter Lang.

  pp. 27-48.

  Lodz Studies in Language ; 39.

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Massey, Gary,

  2014.

  Cognitive ergonomic issues in professional translation

  .

  In:

  Schwieter, John W.; Ferreira, Aline, eds.,

  The development of translation competence : theories and methodologies from psycholinguistics and cognitive science.

  Newcastle upon Tyne:

  Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

  pp. 58-86.

• Massey, Gary; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2014.

  Looking beyond the text: the usefulness of translation process data

  .

  In:

  Knorr, Dagmar; Heine, Carmen; Engberg, Jan, eds.,

  Methods in writing process research.

  Frankfurt am Main:

  Peter Lang.

  pp. 81-98.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.3726/978-3-653-02367-1

• Massey, Gary; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2013.

  Evaluating translation processes : opportunities and challenges

  .

  In:

  Kiraly, Donald C.; Hansen-Schirra, Silvia; Maksymski, Karin, eds.,

  New prospects and perspectives for educating language mediators.

  Tübingen:

  Narr.

  pp. 157-180.

  Forum Translationswissenschaft ; 10.

• Perrin, Daniel; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2012.

  Translating the news : a globally relevant field for applied linguistics research

  .

  In:

  The future of applied linguistics : local and global perspectives.

  Newcastle upon Tyne:

  Cambridge Scholars Publishers.

  pp. 352-372.

• Künzli, Alexander; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2011.

  Innovative subtitling : a reception study

  .

  In:

  Alvstad, Cecilia; Hild, Adelina; Tiselius, Elisabet, eds.,

  Methods and strategies of process research : integrative approaches in translation studies.

  Amsterdam:

  John Benjamins.

  pp. 187-200.

  Benjamins translation library ; 94.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4125

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Kleinberger, Ulla,

  2011.

  Working between languages : reconceptualizing text (re)production

  .

  In:

  Krafft, Andreas; Spiegel, Carmen, eds.,

  Sprachliche Förderung und Weiterbildung - transdisziplinär.

  Frankfurt am Main:

  Peter Lang.

  pp. 111-122.

  Forum Angewandte Linguistik ; 51.

• Perrin, Daniel; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2008.

  Media competence

  .

  In:

  Handbook of communication competence.

  De Gruyter.

  pp. 277-312.

  Handbooks of applied linguistics ; 1.

Conference contributions, peer-reviewed

• Hanselmann, Sandra; Probst, Sebastian; Matic, Igor; Petry, Heidi; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Kleinberger, Ulla; Imhof, Lorenz,

  2013.

  Overcoming language barriers in homecare nursing : added value of the interdisciplinary approach [poster].

  In:

  Swiss Inter- and Transdisciplinarity Day, Bern, Switzerland, October 21, 2013.

• Läubli, Samuel; Fishel, Mark; Massey, Gary; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Volk, Martin,

  2013.

  Assessing post-editing efficiency in a realistic translation environment [paper].

  In:

  O’Brien, Sharon; Simard, Michel; Specia, Lucia, eds.,

  Proceedings of MT Summit XIV Workshop on Post-editing Technology and Practice.

  2nd Workshop on Post-editing Technology and Practice (WPTP-2), Nice, France, 2 September 2013.

  pp. 83-91.

  Available from: http://www.mt-archive.info/10/MTS-2013-W4-Laubli.pdf

• Massey, Gary; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2012.

  Evaluating the process : implications for curriculum development [paper].

  In:

  Zybanow, Lew N.; Petrova, Alena; Ustaszewski, Michael, eds.,

  Translationswissenschaft interdisziplinär : Fragen der Theorie und Didaktik.

  TRANSLATA I, "Translationswissenschaft: Gestern - Heute - Morgen", Innsbruck, May 12–14, 2011.

  Frankfurt am Main:

  Peter Lang.

  pp. 95-100.

  Forum Translationswissenschaft ; 15.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.3726/978-3-653-02304-6

Other publications

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Steiner, Felix; Frey Schär, Myriam,

  2018.

  Informed consent: Managing the dance of interests [poster].

  In:

  13. Internationalen Tagung zur Funktionalen Pragmatik (FP13), Winterthur, 4.-6. Oktober 2018.

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Massey, Gary,

  2018.

  Watch and learn : how cutting-edge workplace research can help to improve working conditions for professional linguists.

  The linguist.

  57(5),

  pp. 12-13.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4036

• Stücheli-Herlach, Peter; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Dreesen, Philipp,

  2018.

  Energiediskurse in der Schweiz : anwendungsorientierte Erforschung eines mehrsprachigen Kommunikationsfelds mittels digitaler Daten.

  Working Papers in Applied Linguistics

  ; 16.

  Winterthur:

  ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-7106

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Massey, Gary,

  2017.

  Healthcare professionals as language mediators : incorporating translator education in language learning and teacher training.

  Ealthy magazine.

  6,

  pp. 9-10.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3624

• Massey, Gary; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2017.

  Machine learning : implications for translator education [paper].

  In:

  CIUTI Forum 2017 : Short- and longterm impact of artificial intelligence on language professions, Geneva, Switzerland, January 12–13 2017.

• Massey, Gary; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2017.

  Multilingual political issues in translation : the Swiss energy discourse.

• O'Brien, Sharon; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2017.

  Why ergonomics matters to translators.

  The ATA chronicle.

  XLVI(1),

  pp. 12-14.

  Available from: http://www.atanet.org/chronicle-online/featured/why-ergonomics-matters-to-professional-translators/#sthash.RClI6K03.dpbs

• Striebel, Carola; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Massey, Gary,

  2017.

  Übersetzerarbeitsplatz

  .

  In:

  Ottmann, Angelika, ed.,

  Best Practices - Übersetzen und Dolmetschen : ein Nachschlagewerk aus der Praxis für Sprachmittler und Auftraggeber.

  Berlin:

  BDÜ Fachverlag.

  pp. 322-334.

• Massey, Gary; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2016.

  Between patchwork quilts and vortices : incorporating intra-curricular professional interactions into translator education [paper].

  In:

  1st CTER Congress 2016 : Inspirations for Translation Pedagogy, Krakow, Poland, March 14, 2016.

• Meidert, Ursula; Neumann, Silke; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Becker, Heidrun Karin,

  2016.

  Physical ergonomics at translators’ workplaces : findings from ergonomic workplace assessments and interviews.

  ILCEA.

  2016(27),

  pp. 1-18.

  Available from: https://journals.openedition.org/ilcea/3996

• Hunziker Heeb, Andrea; Schaub-Torsello, Romina; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2015.

  Ergonomie am Übersetzerarbeitsplatz.

  DÜV-Bulletin.

  2015(2),

  pp. 15-18.

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Hunziker Heeb, Andrea,

  2015.

  Investigating the ergonomics of the technologized translation workplace [paper].

  In:

  Translation Process Research, Workshop 4, Las Palmas, Spain, 15–17 January 2015.

  Gran Canaria:

  Las Palmas.

• Massey, Gary; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2015.

  Tailoring training to the workplace.

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Massey, Gary,

  2015.

  Translation process research in the workplace.

  EST newsletter.

  46,

  pp. 11-12.

• Massey, Gary; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2014.

  Relating process and product data in translation research : the CTP project.

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Massey, Gary,

  2014.

  Translators and machines : working together [paper].

  In:

  Baur, Wolfram; Eichner, Brigitte; Kalina, Sylvia; Kessler, Norma; Mayer, Felix; Ørsted, Jeannette, eds.,

  Man vs. Machine? : Im Spannungsfeld zwischen Mensch und Maschine.

  FIT XXth World Congress, Man vs. Machine? The Future of Translators, Interpreters and Terminologists, Berlin, Germany, August 4–6, 2014.

  Berlin:

  BDÜ Weiterbildungs- und Fachverlagsgesellschaft mbH.

  pp. 199-207.

• Massey, Gary; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2014.

  Vom "Schattendasein" zur Interdisziplinarität : 35 Jahre Übersetzungswissenschaften im Bulletin.

  Bulletin suisse de linguistique appliquée.

  2014(100),

  pp. 177-182.

• Massey, Gary; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2013.

  Capturing translation processes and beyond.

• O'Brien, Sharon; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2013.

  Ergonomic issues at the professional translation workplace.

  ITIA Bulletin.

  2013(October),

  pp. 5-6.

• Massey, Gary; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2013.

  Translation cultures? Exploring translators’ self-concepts.

• Hofer, Gertrud; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2011.

  Evaluation of translation processes: applying research techniques to professional development programs [paper].

  In:

  Schmitt, Peter A.; Herold, Susann; Weilandt, Annette, eds.,

  Translationsforschung : Tagungsberichte der LICTRA - IX. Leipzig International Conference on Translation & Interpretation Studies, 19.-21.5.2010.

  LICTRA, IX. Leipzig International Conference on Translation & Interpretation Studies, Leipzig, Germany, May 19–21, 2010.

  Frankfurt am Main:

  Peter Lang.

  pp. 321-332.

  Leipziger Studien zur angewandten Linguistik und Translatologie ; 10.

• Massey, Gary; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2010.

  Investigating demands on language professionals : methodological challenges in exploring translation competence.

  Bulletin suisse de linguistique appliquée.

  2010(1),

  pp. 127-141.

  Available from: http://m4.ti.ch/fileadmin/DECS/DCSU/AC/OLSI/documenti/lm.pdf#page=133

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2010.

  Investigating multilingual(s') writing processes [paper].

  In:

  Graves, Heather; Graves, Roger, eds.,

  Interdisciplinarity: thinking and writing beyond borders : proceedings from the 25th Conference of the Canadian Association of Teachers of Technical Writing, 2008.

  25th Conference of the Canadian Association of Teachers of Technical Writing, Canada, 2008.

  Edmonton:

  McCallum.

  pp. 59-82.

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Ricketts, Chris,

  2010.

  Language attrition : measuring how 'wobbly' people become in their L1 [paper].

  In:

  Kleinert, Andrea; Galliker, Esther, eds.,

  Messen in der Linguistik : Beiträge zu den 5. Tagen der Schweizer Linguistik.

  5. Tage der Schweizer Linguistik, 20. bis 21. November 2008 am Departement Angewandte Linguistik der ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Winterthur.

  Baltmannsweiler:

  Schneider Verlag Hohengehren GmbH.

  pp. 49-61.

  Sprachenlernen konkret! : angewandte Linguistik und Sprachvermittlung ; 9.

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Künzli, Alexander,

  2010.

  Methods of accessing metalinguistic awareness : a question of quality? [paper].

  In:

  Göpferich, Susanne; Alves, Fabio; Mees, Inger M., eds.,

  New approaches in translation process research.

  1st International Research Workshop “Methodology in Translation Process Research”, Graz, April 6–8, 2009.

  Frederiksberg:

  Samfundslitteratur.

  pp. 113-132.

  Copenhagen studies in language ; 39.

• Perrin, Daniel; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2010.

  Progression analysis : tracing journalistic language awareness [paper].

  In:

  Selected papers from the 5th international conference on English Language Teaching (ELT) in China.

  5th international conference on English Language Teaching (ELT) in China, Beijing, 16-21 May 2007.

  pp. 485-510.

• Perrin, Daniel; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2008.

  Progression analysis : tracing journalistic language awareness

  .

  In:

  L'analyse linguistique des discours médiatiques : entre sciences du langage et sciences de la communication.

  Québec:

  Nota Bene.

  pp. 155-182.

• Perrin, Daniel; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2006.

  Journalists' language awareness : inferences from writing strategies.

  Alicante journal of English studies.

  19,

  pp. 319-343.

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2006.

  Revising and editing english in Switzerland : some considerations for native speakers.

  Hieronymus.

  2006(4),

  pp. 20-25.

  Available from: https://home.zhaw.ch/ehr/files/Ehrensberger-Dow_Hieronymus_2006.pdf

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2006.

  Syllable breaks in Swiss German : implications for hyphenation

  .

  In:

  Wiebe, Grace, ed.,

  Phonology, morphology, and the empirical imperative.

  Taipei City:

  Crane Publishing.

  pp. 157-173.

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Ricketts Aeberli, Christine,

  2003.

  What's wrong with our swiss students' english? An analysis of advanced learners' written productions.

  Bulletin suisse de linguistique appliquée.

  77,

  pp. 103-121.

  Available from: http://doc.rero.ch/record/18311

Oral conference contributions and abstracts

• Hunziker Heeb, Andrea; Lehr, Caroline; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2019.

  Cognitive load in translation : the role of emotions.

  In:

  Translation process research workshop 6, Murcia, 21-23 January 2019.

• Stücheli-Herlach, Peter; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2018.

  The common sense of energy transition.

  In:

  5th European Conference on Behaviour and Energy Efficiency (BEHAVE 2018), Zurich, 5-7 September 2018.

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Stücheli-Herlach, Peter,

  2018.

  Energy discourses in Switzerland – hints of the future.

  In:

  Swiss-US Energy Innovation Days 2018, Sion, 19-22 August 2018.

• Stücheli-Herlach, Peter; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2018.

  Energiediskurs in der Schweiz.

  In:

  PowerTage 2018, Zürich, 05.-07. Juni 2018.

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Steiner, Felix; Frey Schär, Myriam,

  2018.

  Informed consent : managing the dance of interests.

  In:

  ICLASP16 - The 16th International Conference on Language and Social Psychology, Edmonton, Canada, 20-23 June 2018.

• Stücheli-Herlach, Peter; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2018.

  Energiediskurse in der Schweiz – wie wir uns über Zukunft verständigen.

  In:

  EnergyCom 2018, Rüschlikon, 17. Mai 2018.

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Stücheli-Herlach, Peter; Krasselt, Julia; Dreesen, Philipp; Batz, Dominik,

  2018.

  Exploring Swiss multilingual discourses : methodological considerations and preliminary findings in the case of national energy policy.

  In:

  Annual conference of the Swiss Association of Communication and Media Research (SACM-SGKM), Lugano, 12-13 April 2018.

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Massey, Gary,

  2018.

  Putting translation processes in context : eye tracking in the work environment.

  In:

  Translating Europe Event: Unlocking the black box of translators’ eyes and minds, London, United Kingdom, 02 February 2018.

• Massey, Gary; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2017.

  The ergonomics of professional translation under pressure.

  In:

  XXIst World Congress of the International Federation of Translators, Brisbane, Australia, August 3–5, 2017.

• Massey, Gary; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2017.

  Tracking multilingual energy discourses : the swiss applied linguistics corpus.

  In:

  XXIst World Congress of the International Federation of Translators, Brisbane, Australia, August 3–5, 2017.

• Massey, Gary; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2017.

  Learning machines and teaching humans.

  In:

  Points of View in Translation and Interpreting, Kraków, Poland, June 22–23, 2017.

• Massey, Gary; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2017.

  Multilingual political issues in translation : the Swiss energy discourse (invited talk).

  In:

  Translation and Interpreting in Political Settings, University of Aston, Birmingham.

• Zampa, Marta; Perrin, Daniel; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2016.

  Journalistisches Übersetzen als Laienkultur.

  In:

  Sprach|Kultur|en - 3. Kongress der Gesellschaft für Angewandte Linguistik e.V., Koblenz, Deutschland, 27.-30. September 2016.

• Massey, Gary; Jud, Peter; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2015.

  Assessing products and processes : developing process-oriented criteria to measure translation performance.

  In:

  5th IATIS Conference, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, 6–10 July 2015.

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Massey, Gary,

  2015.

  The situated act of translation : incorporating feedback loops into the system.

  In:

  5th IATIS Conference, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, July 6–10, 2015.

  Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais.

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Perrin, Daniel,

  2015.

  Multi-semiotic writing in the newsroom.

  In:

  14th International Pragmatics Conference : Language and Adaptability, Antwerp, Belgium, 26-31 July 2015.

  International Pragmatics Association (IPRA).

• Massey, Gary; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2015.

  The actors and factors behind translation quality : exploring processes, products and environments.

  In:

  Points of View on Translators’ Competence and Translation Quality, Translating Europe Workshop, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, 27. November 2015.

• Massey, Gary; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2014.

  Students and professional practice : structuring intra-curricular interactions.

  In:

  14th Annual Portsmouth Translation Conference, "From Classroom to Workplace", November 8, 2014.

• Massey, Gary; Jud, Peter; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2014.

  Building competence and bridges : the potential of action research in translator education.

  In:

  4th International Conference on Teaching Translation and Interpreting, Łódź, Poland, November 28–29, 2014.

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Massey, Gary,

  2014.

  Constraints on creativity: the case of CAT tools.

  In:

  TRANSLATA II, 2nd International Conference on Translation and Interpreting Studies, "Translation Studies & Translation Practice", Innsbruck, Austria, October 30–November 1, 2014.

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Massey, Gary,

  2014.

  Translators and technology : constraining or aiding creativity?.

  In:

  ASTTI Jahreskongress "équivalence", Bern, October 24, 2014.

  Bern:

  ASTTI.

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Matic, Igor,

  2014.

  Research in multilingual disaster settings : why translation matters.

  In:

  IV International Conference Translating Voices, Translating Regions, London, England, October 3–4, 2014.

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Jud, Peter; Massey, Gary,

  2014.

  The cognitive ergonomics of translation : indicators from eyetracking data.

  In:

  International Conference on Eyetracking and Applied Linguistics (ICEAL), Warsaw, Poland, September 26–27, 2014.

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; O'Brien, Sharon; Alves, Fabio,

  2014.

  Panel on post-editing modules in translator training programs : why, what, when, who, and how.

  In:

  didTRAD 2014, Barcelona, Spain, July 8–9, 2014.

• Massey, Gary; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2014.

  Predicting potential with products and processes : diagnostic indicators of translation performance and learning effects.

  In:

  Second International Conference on Research into the Didactics of Translation, Barcelona, Spain, July 8–9, 2014.

• Hanselmann, Sandra; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2014.

  Multilingual interactions in homecare nursing in Switzerland.

  In:

  Language: Synergies and Intersections, Johannesburg, South Africa, June 24–27, 2017.

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Massey, Gary,

  2014.

  Internal and external resources: constraints on creativity?.

  In:

  Writing Research Across Borders (WRAB) III, Paris, France, February 19–22, 2014.

• Massey, Gary; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2014.

  Living expertise : what makes professional translators experts and how they stay that way.

  In:

  DGT Translation Forum, European Commission, Luxembourg, 5-6 February 2014.

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2014.

  Translators in the loop : understanding how they work with CAT tools.

  In:

  HaCat 2014 Human in the Loop: Workshop on Humans and Computer-Assisted Translation EACL, Gothenburg, 26 Apr 2014..

• Massey, Gary; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Hunziker Heeb, Andrea,

  2013.

  Defining phases of the translation process : revision as a case in point.

  In:

  2. Sektionentagung der Gesellschaft für angewandte Linguistik e.V., Aachen, Germany, September 19–20, 2013.

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; O'Brien, Sharon,

  2013.

  Ergonomic issues at the professional translation workplace : reducing cognitive dissonance.

  In:

  XI International ABRAPT Conference, Florianópolis, Brazil, September 23–26, 2013.

• Massey, Gary; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2013.

  Teaching learners, learning teachers : developing learning and teaching competence through process-oriented collaboration.

  In:

  7th EST Congress, Translation Studies: Centers and Peripheries, Germersheim, Germany, August 29–September 1, 2013.

• Massey, Gary; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2013.

  Cognitive and physical ergonomics of the professional translation workplace : implications for training and practice.

  In:

  International symposium LIDILE EA 3874, European Project OPTIMALE, Optimising the human factor in translation: facing the technological challenge, Rennes, France, June 6, 2013.

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Massey, Gary,

  2013.

  Cognitive ergonomics and the professional translation workplace.

  In:

  AAAL 2013 Conference, Applied Linguistics in a Globalizing World, Dallas, USA, March 16–19, 2013.

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Massey, Gary,

  2013.

  Looking beyond text : relating process and product data in translation research.

  In:

  X. prowitec-Symposion: "Methoden in der Schreibprozessforschung/Methods in Writing Process Research", Hamburg, Germany, February 14–15, 2013.

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2013.

  Challenges of translation process research at the workplace.

  In:

  TPW3 Translation Process Workshop 3, Pre-conference workshop, AIETI, Las Palmas, 22 January 2013.

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Perrin, Daniel,

  2013.

  Investigating translation in the newsroom.

  In:

  7th EST Congress, Translation Studies: Centers and Peripheries, Germersheim, 29 August – 1 September 2013.

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Hanselmann, Sandra; Imhof, Lorenz; Kleinberger, Ulla; Matic, Igor; Petry, Heidi; Probst, Sebastian,

  2013.

  Overcoming language barriers in homecare nursing.

  In:

  Swiss Inter- and Transdisciplinarity Day, Bern, October 21, 2013.

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Hanselmann, Sandra; Kleinberger, Ulla; Matic, Igor,

  2013.

  Sprachbarrieren in der Spitex-Pflege von Migrantinnen und Migranten in der Deutschschweiz : Vortrag.

  In:

  VALS/ASLA Tagung, zu den Auswirkungen der linguistischen Forschung auf die Gesellschaft, kritische Betrachtungen zum Begriff des “Impacts”, Basel, Schweiz, 2013.

• Massey, Gary; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Hunziker Heeb, Andrea,

  2012.

  Considering the process in translation training.

  In:

  Translation conference, 'Those Who Can, Teach': Translation, Interpreting and Training, Portsmouth, November 10, 2012.

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Massey, Gary,

  2012.

  Capturing the realities of the translation workplace.

  In:

  4th Conference of the International Association for Translation and Intercultural Studies (IATIS), Belfast, July 24–27, 2012.

• Massey, Gary; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2012.

  Evaluating translation processes : opportunities and challenges.

  In:

  4th Conference of the International Association for Translation and Intercultural Studies (IATIS), Belfast, July 24–27, 2012.

• Perrin, Daniel; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Fürer, Mathias; Gantenbein, Thomas,

  2012.

  Modeling writing phases : interdisciplinary method building – an interim report.

  In:

  13th International Conference of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI) Special Interest Group (SIG) on Writing, Porto, Portugal, 11-13 July 2012.

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Massey, Gary; Jud, Peter,

  2012.

  Getting inside translators' minds : capturing translation processes.

  In:

  DGT Translation Forum, European Commission, Brussels, 11-12 January 2012.

• Massey, Gary; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2011.

  Evaluating the process: implications for curriculum development.

  In:

  TRANSLATA I, "Translationswissenschaft: Gestern - Heute - Morgen", Innsbruck, Austria, May 12–14, 2011.

• Massey, Gary; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Hunziker Heeb, Andrea,

  2011.

  Combining products and processes : implications for translator training.

  In:

  Text-Process-Text: Questions in Process Oriented Research on Translation and Interpreting, Stockholm, November 17–19, 2011.

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Massey, Gary,

  2011.

  Translators self-concepts and the realities of the translation workplace.

  In:

  16th AILA World Congress of Applied Linguistics, Harmony in Diversity: Language, Culture, Society, Beijing, August 23-28, 2011.

• Massey, Gary; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2010.

  Technical and instrumental competence in translation : investigating workplace processes and practices.

  In:

  International Conference, Translation and Ergonomics, Grenoble, October 15–16, 2010.

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Massey, Gary,

  2009.

  Investigating information literacy : a growing priority in translation studies.

  In:

  Translation Studies: Moving In - Moving On, Joensuu, December 10–12, 2009.

• Massey, Gary; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2009.

  Information literacy : a growing priority in translation teaching.

  In:

  39. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Angewandte Linguistik (GAL e.V.), Sprachliche Förderung und Weiterbildung – transdisziplinär, Karlsruhe, 16.-18. September 2009.

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Massey, Gary,

  2009.

  Information literacy in translation : investigating a growing priority of the knowledge age.

  In:

  Translation World, Toronto, May 11–13, 2009.

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Perrin, Daniel,

  2009.

  Capturing translation processes : a multi-method approach.

  In:

  Thr American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) Annual Conference, Denver, March 2009.

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Jekat, Susanne Johanna,

  2008.

  Evaluation von Übersetzungen.

  In:

  Die 5. Tage der Schweizer Linguistik, Messen in der Linguistik, Winterthur, 20.- 21. November 2008.

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Perrin, Daniel,

  2008.

  Capturing translation processes to access metalinguistic awareness.

  In:

  15th AILA World Congress of Applied Linguistics, Multilingualism: Challenges and Opportunities, Essen, 24-29 August 2008.

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2008.

  Investigating multilingual(s') writing processes.

  In:

  Writing Beyond Borders – Writing Studies Across Disciplinary and National Borders, Vancouver, June 1–3, 2008.

• Noels, Kimberly; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Ota, Hiroshi; Saumure, Kristie,

  2008.

  Motivation and language learning : a cross-national examination.

  In:

  The AAAL 2008 Annual Conference, Washington, D.C., March 29–April 1, 2008.

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Massey, Gary,

  2008.

  Investigating demands on language professionals.

  In:

  VALS-ASLA Conference, Changing Societies: methodological challenges for applied linguistics, Lugano, February 7–9, 2008.

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Jekat, Susanne Johanna,

  2007.

  Can selectively activating language optimize multilinguals' performance?.

  In:

  5th International Conference of Third Language Acquisition and Multilingualism, Stirling, September 3–5, 2007.

• Jekat, Susanne Johanna; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2006.

  Language separation in translation and interpreting.

  In:

  Conference of the Linguistic Society of Southern Africa and the Southern African Linguistics Association, Durban, South Africa, July 5–7, 2006.

• Barnett, Penelope; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2006.

  Academic writing at a glance : techniques used by L2 writers to capture and hold their readers' attention at a poster session.

  In:

  Tagung des Forums Wissenschaftliches Schreiben, Winterthur, June 9–10, 2006.

• Noels, Kimberly; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Ota, Hiroshima; Saumure, Kristie,

  2006.

  Motivation and language learning : a cross-cultural examination.

  In:

  10th International Conference on Language and Social Psychology (ICLASP 10), Bonn, June 15–17, 2006.

• Ricketts Aeberli, Christine; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2005.

  Who agrees on the use of english adverbials? Preliminary findings from L1 and L2 users.

  In:

  VALS-ASLA-Tagung, Sprachmittlung, Winterthur, Switzerland, September 16, 2005.

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Massey, Gary,

  2005.

  Naturalness in L2 written English production.

  In:

  VALS-ASLA-Tagung, Sprachmittlung, Winterthur, September 16, 2005.

• Jekat, Susanne Johanna; Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2004.

  Sprachaktivierung und konkurrierende Sprachmuster : der Einfluss auf Übersetzungsleistung.

  In:

  3. Tage der Schweizer Linguistik, Bern, Schwiz, 2004.

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen,

  2003.

  Exploring near-native english competence in multilinguals.

  In:

  Internationales Kolloquium, Natürliche und gesteuerte Mehrsprachigkeit, Zurich, Switzerland, June 21, 2003.

• Ehrensberger-Dow, Maureen; Massey, Gary,

  2002.

  Text features and unnaturalness in non-native speaker writing.

  In:

  F&E-Roadshow Zürcher Hochschule, Winterthur, Switzerland, 2002.

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