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OUR RESEARCH

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Publications

Discover my publications that provide the foundation for my researched-informed professional consulting.

Chartered Institute Of Building

How communication barriers can have 'devastating safety consequences' in CIOB People
 
Dr Morwenna Fellows explains how her PhD research has uncovered the communication issues that arise on site when there is no shared first language
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Construction Management and Economics

Building bridges: the bilingual language work of migrant construction workers in Construction Management and Economics. 
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This paper details the informal and often invisible language work that is done on diverse construction sites, constributing to best practice for working in diverse teams. 
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International Journal of Multilingualism

'Trans'forming identities: migrant workers as informal interpreters in the International Journal of Multilingualism
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This paper details the different extents to which bilingual workers communicate between groups and provides an understanding about worker motivation regarding communication.​
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University of Reading

Migrant workers as informal interpreters on construction sites. Doctoral thesis, University of Reading, UK. 
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Based on doctoral research , carried out at the University of Reading and funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, this thesis answers two important questions: (1) Who are the informal interpreters and why do they perform this task? And (2) What language work do the informal interpreters do and how?
 
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Dr. Morwenna Fellows

WHAT PEOPLE SAY

Webinar attendee

It was an excellent webinar! Often webinars are good for raising discussion points
but don't have many practical pointers - this one was great for both.

Laura, Manager at Association for Project Safety

Morwenna delivered a session to our members on language barriers in construction that was engaging, eye-opening, and packed with practical takeaways. The session shed light on the many ways miscommunication can occur on site from language barriers and cultural differences to safety risks, and offered clear, actionable strategies to overcome them. Delivered with clarity, interactivity, and real-world examples, it tackled an often-overlooked subject in a way our members found both insightful and immediately useful.

Webinar attendees

Very informative on an often-neglected subject.

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