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Dutch to English translations [PRO] Marketing / Market Research
Dutch term or phrase:doorvragen
"De naam zegt het al: doorvragen gaat ergens op door." "Naast open vragen en doorvragen zijn er ook vragen die de spreker juist belemmeren om relevante informatie te herinneren."
manieren van vragen stellen: open vragen, gesloten vragen, suggestieve vragen, ... doorvragen.
Do any of you have an elegant solution for this pesky Dutch term?
I suppose what I should've said is, "follow on questions" works best in my current text.
my context: someone is assessing a child (in the context of a possible ASD diagnosis), and is asking the child questions:
"Ze is soms te detailgericht en gaat de opdracht erg letterlijk toepassen. Waar de moeilijkheden met Centrale Coherentie vooral opvallen is in de Sociale Interpretatie Test. Bij de eerste beeldje komt ze door het opsommen van de details tot het centrale gebeuren in het beeldje. Dit duurt langer bij de tweede beeldje. Ze kan hierover in eerste instantie niets vertellen, ook niet bij doorvragen. Pas bij een volgende vraag beseft ze wat er aan de hand is op het beeldje." (= my actual context, but changed slightly)
I'm inclined to disagree on this one Michael. Although both of the terms are commonly used, they are not pertinent to the original question. I have to agree that in the given context, "probing questions" is the most likely answer. I gave "funnel questioning" as an alternative, which is indeed another term used in the field. The reference I posted in my answer describes the difference between the two in the context of the initial question. The connotation of "follow-up" would, in my opinion, be indicative of questions asked after the fact (e.g. after the responses have been reviewed). "Follow-on" would work in the right scenario, but, in my opinion, would be limited to certain specific examples and is also suggestive that the questions do not have to be answered as a matter of course, but rather at the discretion of the person answering the questions.
currently translating this as: follow on questions
12:18 Nov 9, 2016
see e.g.:
Question: Hello, Could anybody please explain if there's any difference between 'follow-up" and "follow-on" questions? I thought the former was the correct phrase until I saw "follow-on questions" in Cambridge official examination papers. Thank you.
Answer: "Follow on questions" would be a reference to additional questions following an original set of questions or preceding text. "Follow up" depends on context but could, for example, refer to a request to continue a prior action/investigation/study or based on some statement.of a general nature.
'When you get an answer, acknowledge it before asking additional probing questions.'
'When confronted with a few probing questions, Bolton treats the journalist as an outright political opponent, resorting immediately to his stock-in-trade - provocative red-baiting.'
'In the face of interrogation by members of the committee, you waffled, equivocated, lied, feigned lack of memory, and even remained silent, in the face of the most probing questions.'
"probing questions" sounds very good. I also found reference to "follow-through questions" online, which, although it does sound rather literal, does seem quite good too.
Explanation: There are three basic types of questions used in the cone system. They are: open, probe, and closed. Beginning with open questions such as, “Describe your system of cash control”, we introduce a foundation for further inquiry and explanation. The probe type questions will narrow the subject depending on the answers given to the open questions. They might be, “Tell me more about your method of counting cash”. Finally, still on the subject (first cone) of cash control, the closed questions verify previous answers and allow the interviewer to restate answers for clarity and accuracy. A question might be, “Did you say that Mary always counts the cash in the vault where no one can see her?” The following diagram shows the cone concept as described. http://www.governmentauditors.org/index.php?option=com_conte...
Lianne van de Ven United States Local time: 18:06 Native speaker of: Dutch PRO pts in category: 6
5 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +3
Probing questions
Explanation: I worked in marketing and market research for many years and this is certainly the term that is commonly used.
Kathy Freeman Local time: 23:06 Specializes in field Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 4
peer agreement (net): +1
