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APA Reference Formatting: Other Languages

Other Languages

This section contains information on how to reference sources that are not in English.

Te Reo Māori is not considered a foreign language so these rules do not apply to works in Māori. Use the Te Reo Māori tab for Māori sources in APA.

Books translated to English

With translated books, include both the original publication year and the year of the translated book. If you have an English translation of a foreign work, use the language of the version you read (English) and acknowledge the translator. The in-text citation is the name of the author, not the translator.

Transliterate a book title into the Roman alphabet if the book uses a different alphabet such as Arabic, Chinese and Hindi (e.g. Zhōngguó fùnǚ for 中国妇女). Include any macrons or accent marks. Note that Pinyin is the official romanisation system for Standard Mandarin Chinese.

Reference List

Piaget, J. (1969). The psychology of the child (H. Weaver, Trans.). Basic Books. (Original work published 1966).

In-Text

... (Piaget, 1966/1969) ...

OR

Piaget (1966/1969) ...

Author in a foreign language

Keep the author's name in the original language even if the title is in English.

Reference List

Gouvernement du Québec. (2020). Back-to-school plan for education and higher education: Fall 2020 (COVID-19). https://www.quebec.ca/en/education/cegeps-and-universities/back-to-school2020-cegep-university/

In-Text

... (Gouvernement du Québec, 2020)..

OR

Gouvernement du Québec (2020) ...

Title in a foreign language

When the title is not in English, include a translation of the title in square brackets [ ].

Reference List

Felipa, P. B. (2010). El marketing del partido político en el gobierno [Marketing of the political party in government]. Semestre Económico13(26), 119-134.

In-Text

... (Felipa, 2010).

OR

Felipa (2010) ...

Foreign language films

When the title is not in English, include a translation of the title in square brackets [ ].

Reference List

Malle, L. (Director). (1987). Au revoir les enfants [Goodbye children] [Film]. Nouvelles Éditions de Films.

In-Text

... (Malle, 1987).

OR

Malle (1987) ...