Login and search LibrarySearch using keywords that describe your topic, then refine your results to books and chapters.

• Combine your keywords with AND to find all search terms.
• Use OR to find any words or synonyms.
• Find “exact phrases” with quotation marks.
• Add an asterisk* to part of a word to find different endings and plurals.

Try these keywords and subject headings to search for relevant books and eBooks:

Languages:

• Bilingualism 
• Multilingualism
• Languages, modern
• Second language acquisition

Chinese:

• Chinese language
• Chinese language -- Grammar
• Chinese language -- Readers
• Chinese poetry
• Chinese characters

French:

• French language
• French language -- Grammar
• French language -- Readers
• French poetry
• Short stories, French

German:

• German language
• German language -- Grammar
• German language -- Readers
• German Poetry

Italian:

• Italian language
• Italian language – Grammar
• Italian language – Readers
• Italian poetry

Japanese:

• Japanese language
• Japanese language -- Grammar
• Japanese language – Readers
• Chinese Characters -- Japan

Spanish:

• Spanish language
• Spanish language -- Readers
• Spanish language -- Grammar
• Short stories, Spanish
• Spanish language – Study and teaching

Translating and Interpreting:

• Translation
• Translation studies
• Translating and interpreting
• Translating and interpreting -- Study and teaching
• Court interpreting and translating
• Interpreters for the deaf
• Public service interpreting

Linguistics:

• Linguistics
• Applied linguistics
• Sociolinguistics
• Language and languages

Find books at the library using these call numbers:

• 400: Language
• 401.41: Discourse analysis
• 404.2: Bilingualism
• 407: Language education
• 410: Linguistics
• 418.02: Translating and Interpreting
• 418.020285: Computer/Machine translating
• AV 418.020994 N277: Interpreter sample tests
• FOL 418.020994 N277: Translator sample tests
• 419.94: AUSLAN (Australian Sign Language)
• 421.52/428.34: English language pronunciation
• 423: English language dictionaries
• 425: English language grammar
• 440: French language
• 450: Italian language
• 460: Spanish language
• 495.1: Chinese language (Mandarin, Cantonese)
• 495.6: Japanese language

   

The library has many NAATI (National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters) sample test kits in a variety of languages for students to borrow.  

These kits contain translation passages, questions, dialogues and consecutive interpreting passages that replicate a NAATI test. 

The easiest way to find NAATI sample test kits is to: 

1. Go to LibrarySearch 
2. Type in your required language e.g. 'Japanese' followed by the words: 'sample test' 

A full list of NAATI resources is available by searching “National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters” in the Author/Creator field. 

See the Library’s e-Book guide for tips on using e-books.

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