Localised terminology for COVID-19 communication: use of vaccine-related terminology in Arabic-speaking countries

Livre Chapitre de livre Localised terminology for COVID-19 communication: use of vaccine-related terminology in Arabic-speaking countries eng 2024-02-01 2024 author Halimi Mallem Ismahene Sonia 0000-0002-2105-7466 88483 Services communs du département de traduction (TRACO) author Azari Razieh 865934 author Harbaoui Mariem 0009-0000-3435-7321 871456 344-359 10.4324/9781003207580-28 9781032075426 https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003207580-28/localised-terminology-covid-19-communication-sonia-halimi-razieh-azari-mariem-harbaouipters/edit/10.4324/9781003207580-28/localised-terminology-covid-19-communication-sonia-halimi-razieh-azari-mariem-harbaoui <p>Following the COVID-19 outbreak– which is an alarming “public health emergency of international concern” (WHO 2021a)– public interest in vaccination grew, resulting in the rapid circulation of vaccination- related information, particularly through social media, such as Facebook and Instagram. Terminological content referring to scientific concepts (i.e. inactivated viral vaccine, vaccine prioritisation, etc.), quickly took hold at country and global levels, to describe all facets related to vaccination. However, it was not clear to what extent the WHO official terminology was being used by governments and authorities and how this was disseminated to local populations, for instance via social media.</p> <p>The present study focuses on terminology in Arabic used in COVID-19 vaccination- campaign messages delivered across a group of Arabic- speaking countries, namely Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Its objective is twofold: first, to investigate the extent of overlap between international health resources produced by the World Health Organization (WHO) and official vaccination- related content developed by each of the four countries; and second, to review whether or not health- related terminology in the context of COVID-19 was marked by variations between those countries as well as by versions used on social media. After a brief review of the literature to establish the concept of communication in emergency situations, an overview of official campaigns related to COVID-19 and Arabic web- based health information is given. The general question is then set, followed by the definition of the concept of localisation that stems from the analysis of terminological contents in this study. Research questions are then presented (first section of the chapter). While analysing a corpus of terms related to the WHO and the selected countries separately, we study how the COVID-19 vaccination terminology was used in the specific country contexts in light of the WHO campaigning contents (second section). The third section then highlights the results related to COVID-19 vaccination terminology at the WHO international level, as well as the country- specific level, and the communication strategies used in the case of terminological localisation.</p> Dewey 613 Dewey 418.02 Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group London and New York Routledge Handbooks in Translating and Interpreting Studies 111 Département de traduction 91 66 Institut de santé globale 22A1 false The Routledge Handbook of Translation, Interpreting and Crisis Declercq, C. & Kerremans, K. b622b21f-dc12-46bc-8973-0c0459d2a0f8 Book chapter (Accepted version) Private 9781032075426c23_Halimi-Azari-Harba.pdf 1097525 application/pdf d41349864f3545750918527bbc1baaf3683316ca7f02fe2c580130b6b34cf876 d944192d-5d6d-483d-999a-7f12f79a5a78 Extract Public 9781003207580_previewpdf-1.pdf 1954115 application/pdf 2218794b578e8af1a4b4285c8550b2d6946106c4acec6e6086e55f88f7b191a8 closedAccess Faculté de traduction et d'interprétation / Département de traduction Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de santé et médecine communautaires / Institut de santé globale

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