Translation Societies & Organizations

• American Translators Association – www.atanet.org
• Aquarius – www.aquarius.com
• Foundation for Indigenous Languages – www.fil.org
• German Translators Association – www.bdue.de
• Institute of Translating and Interpreting – www.iti.org
• International Federation of Translators (FIT)     
• Worldwide Directory of Translator Organizations – www.fit-ift.org/english/members.html
• Japan Association of Translators – www.jat.org
• Latin American Translators Association – www.rahul.net/lai/samerica.html
• List of Translating Organizations – www.transref.org
• Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf – www.rid.org
• New York Circle of Translators – www.nyctranslators.org
• National Capital Area Chapters of ATA (NCATA) – www.ncata.org
• The Translators / Interpreters Guild – www.trans-interp-guild.org

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Reference Material Links

Immigration References

Immigration Made Simple:  An Easy Guide to the U.S. Immigration Process - Next Decade, Inc., 39 Old Farmstead Road, Chester, NJ 07930-2732
Tel: 908-879-6625; Fax: 908-879-2920, e-mail: info@nextdecade.com

Understanding Immigration Law  - Merrit, Nancy Jo.  Cleveland, Ohio, 1994

Immigration Law Basics - Pampanin, Alan.  Boston, Massachusetts, 1994

The following books below can be ordered through John Benjamin’s Publishing Company, Philadelphia, PA. -- To order, please call 1-800-562-5666

Edwards, Alicia Betsy.  The Practice of Court Interpreting  (1995)-- This book discusses what is involved in court interpreting: case preparation, ethics and procedure, the creation and avoidance of error.   The purpose of the book is to suggest methods that will help ensure an accurate result.

Morris, Marshall, ed.  Translation and the Law  (1995) University of Puerto Rico, Rio Pedras.-- The essays show a particular concern for the challenges of courtroom discourse when the parties not only use different languages but also operate from different cultural and legal tradition.

Dictionaries

Barron’s Law Dictionary (1984)

Webster’s New World Dictionary (1983)

Other foreign language dictionaries are available at:  International Book Distributors, 1-800-343-3531

Monolingual, English References

Black, Henry Campbell.  Black’s Law Dictionary. M.A., ISBN 0-8299-2041-2, West Publishing Co., St. Paul, Minnesota

Burton, William C., Legal Thesaurus, 1980, ISBN 0-02-691020-9, Macmillan Publishing Co. Inc., 866 Third Avenue, New York, NY 1022

Garner, Bryan C. A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage. 1987, ISBN 0-19-504377-4, Oxford University Press, 200 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016

Gifis, Steven H.  Law Dictionary.  1984, ISBN 0-8120-2947-X, Barron’s Educational Series, Inc., 113 Crossways Park Drive, Woodbury, New York 11797

Legal:  Multilingual References

West’s Law and Commercial Dictionary in Five Languages.  (English to German, Spanish, French, Italian)  Attn:  Dept. M-2, 3773 Highway 149, St. Paul, Minnesota 55123-1396, 1-800-328-9352, ISBN 0-314-80502-8, $215.50 (tow volumes, hard cover).

Other Reference Material

Reader’s Digest Family Legal Guide (1983)

Encore Books 1-800-795-5049

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Lernout & Hauspie (Translation Software)  www.lhsl.com

Lingo Electronic Translation Machines  www.lingodirect.com