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The second arm will usually be represented by

several language experts, particularly those who

understand at least both the foreign language of the

original questionnaire and also the local language of the

translated version of the original questionnaire. Let’s

assume that the translated questionnaire to be validated

had initially been developed in English. So, the ideal

candidate would be a language expert such as a certified

English linguistic officer or a certified English teacher

(Omar et al., 2011). However, if the English language is a

second language in the country, then the other

professionals such as lecturers or medical doctors, etc. can

also be regarded as an acceptable translator for this

purpose as long as they are well versed in both English and

the local language (Jalaludin et al., 2013).

There are no strict criteria for selecting the right

candidates for the second arm because the individuals will