Interlanguage Adaptationof the Neuropsychological Screening MAKRO:Russian-German Сontext
The article describes the process of creating a Russian-language version of the MAKRO screening. MAKRO allows to diagnose the deficiencies in production and processing of the texts by the patients with neurological disorders and traumatic brain injuries. The purpose of this study was to describe the practice of localization of German neuropsychological instrument in the Russian culture. In the translated version of the screening, it was necessary to introduce numerous transformations into the content of the subtests motivated by cross-cultural differences: the use of culturally specific scenarios of actions in everyday life; differences in the ideas about gender roles in two cultures; discrepancies in the time rhythm of cultures; mentioning the German realities; the use of culturally specific proper names, etc. The article is made in the context of cross-cultural neuropsychology.