Anna Robinson-Pant is a Professor of Education and holds the UNESCO Chair in Adult Literacy and Learning for Social Transformation at the University of East Anglia, UK.Alain Wolf is a lecturer in Translation Theory at the School of Politics, Philosophy, Language and Communication Studies at the University of East Anglia, UK.

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• Preface 1. From cross-cultural to intercultural: an alternative perspective on the research process. 1a. Reflective piece by Pu Shi: Language, theory and power: cross-cultural issues in educational research 2. Multilingual research: accounting for the richness of ‘context’ 2a. Reflective piece by Eleni Konidari: Dressing with a scarf while undressing the prejudice. 3. The pragmatics of doing research across languages: inferences and intentions (Alain Wolf). 3a. Reflective piece by Achala Gupta: Cultural connotations in language structures: An experiential account of meaning making in the processes of translation. 4. The role of the interpreter/translator in the research process: the ethics of mediated communication. 4a. Reflective piece by Gina Lontoc: Transcribing language, translating culture? Transcription convention and issues on translation in educational research. 5. Writing across cultures: reader expectations and ‘crises of identity’ 5a. Reflective piece by Joanna Nair: Writing Relationships 6. Research in a multilingual context: Joining an international community of researchers. Endpiece

Anna Robinson-Pant is a Professor of Education and holds the UNESCO Chair in Adult Literacy and Learning for Social Transformation at the University of East Anglia, UK.Alain Wolf is a lecturer in Translation Theory at the School of Politics, Philosophy, Language and Communication Studies at the University of East Anglia, UK.

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• Preface 1. From cross-cultural to intercultural: an alternative perspective on the research process. 1a. Reflective piece by Pu Shi: Language, theory and power: cross-cultural issues in educational research 2. Multilingual research: accounting for the richness of ‘context’ 2a. Reflective piece by Eleni Konidari: Dressing with a scarf while undressing the prejudice. 3. The pragmatics of doing research across languages: inferences and intentions (Alain Wolf). 3a. Reflective piece by Achala Gupta: Cultural connotations in language structures: An experiential account of meaning making in the processes of translation. 4. The role of the interpreter/translator in the research process: the ethics of mediated communication. 4a. Reflective piece by Gina Lontoc: Transcribing language, translating culture? Transcription convention and issues on translation in educational research. 5. Writing across cultures: reader expectations and ‘crises of identity’ 5a. Reflective piece by Joanna Nair: Writing Relationships 6. Research in a multilingual context: Joining an international community of researchers. Endpiece