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CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER II

LEGAL TRANSLATION AND LEGAL TRANSLATOR

2.1. Institutional Legal Translation

2.2. Peculiar Nature of Legal Translation

2.2.1. Qualifications of Legal Translator

2.3. Historical Background of Legal Translation in Turkey

2.3.1. Translation Bureau in Courthouse

2.3.2. Legislation Applicable to Translators in Turkey

2.3.3. Current Criteria of Recruiting Legal Translators for Turkish Courthouses

2.4. Translator Training in Terms of Legal Translation in Turkey

2.4.1. Legal Translation Course

2.5. Legal Translators‟ Eligibility in Other Countries

2.5.1. Case of Germany

2.5.2. Case of America

2.5.3. Case of Canada

2.5.4. Case of France

2.5.5. Case of England

2.5.6. Case of Switzerland

2.6. Relevant Research Studies

2.7. Summary

CHAPTER III

METHODOLOGY

3.1. Research Questions

3.2. Overall Research Design of the Study

3.3. Participants of the Study

3.3.1. Legal Translators

3.3.2. Interviewees

3.3.3. Role of the Researcher

3.4. Data Sources and Data Collection Instruments

3.4.1. Process of Literature Review

3.4.2. Interview Instruments

3.4.3. Questionnaire

3.4.4. Written Documents

3.5. Data Collection Procedure

3.6. Data Analysis

3.6.1. Data Coding

3.6.2. Generating Categories

3.6.3. Organizing and Defining the Data through Codes and Categories

3.6.4. Conclusion from Findings

3.7. Validity and Reliability of the Study

3.8. Assumptions

3.9. Delimitations of the Study

3.10. Limitations of the Study

CHAPTER IV

FINDINGS

4.1. Research Questions

4.2. Purposes

4.3. Strengths and Weaknesses of the Methods

4.3.1. Strengths of the Methods

4.3.2. Weaknesses of the Existing Methods

CHAPTER V

CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

5.1. Conclusion

5.2. Implications and Recommendations

5.2.1. Recommendations for Law Makers

5.2.2. Recommendations for Developers of the Legal Translation Services in the Turkish Judiciary

5.2.3. Recommendations for Curriculum Developers of the Departments of Translation Studies

5.2.4. Recommendations for Legal Translators

5.2.5. Recommendations for Students of Translation Studies

5.2.6. Recommendations for Researchers for Further Studies