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DECEMBER/JANUARY The Linguist 3
CONTENTS
News & editorial
IN THE MEDIA . . . . . . . . . . . 5
INSIDE PARLIAMENT . . . . . . 6
The all-party group hears about initiatives
supporting languages education in Wales
Features
THE BIG IDEA . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
How the Kittiwake Trust Multilingual
Library was established in a vacant shop
SKY'S THE LIMIT . . . . . . . . . . 8
Why the work of RAF linguists is vital to
the UK's security and military operations
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Editor M Moore linguist.editor@ciol.org.uk
Sales D Butler +44 (0) 20 7940 3100; deborah.butler@ciol.org.uk
Editorial Board
Chair L Melcion MA (Surrey) DipTrans PG Cert Ed MCIL
D Butler BA (Hons) (ex officio)
A Carlisle MA (ex officio)
A Dewhirst BA MA Career Affiliate
M Frank MA PhD DipTrans MCIL
J Guardamagna BA MCIL CL (Translator) IAPTI APARU
H Gulowsen DipTrans MCIL CL (Translator) MITI
M Kilminster BA ATCL
M Moore BA (ex officio)
Dr M Pollard BA PhD FCIL FHEA
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QUICK BUT NOT SO EASY? . 10
Could quick-turnaround translation platforms
play a part in a serious career plan?
IMPARTING WISDOM . . . . . 12
Why mentoring can benefit experienced
linguists as much as their mentees
ROMANI JUSTICE . . . . . . . . 14
A look at the barriers preventing Roma and
Gypsies from accessing public services
A PROVERBIAL HEADACHE . 16
Are Indian proverbs untranslatable in
Western languages? A look at the challenges
THE BIG QUIZ OF 2018 . . . 18
How well do you recall the year's events?
TOO PLAIN TO INTERPRET? . 20
Why the objectification of female interpreters
is a growing problem in South Korea
Reviews
STORIES OF OUR LIVES . . . 24
Recommended reading from the TL team
BOOKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Lynne Murphy's The Prodigal Tongue
Opinion & comment
TRAUMATIC EXPOSURE . . . 26
How can interpreters avoid vicarious trauma?
JUST THE JOB . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Q&A with a graduate working in marketing
THE SUCCESSFUL STUDENT . 29
Top tips on preparing for the DipTrans exam
LETTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Institute matters
UNITED FOR GERMAN . . . . 31
The collaboration behind Anglophoner Tag
COUNCIL NEWS . . . . . . . . . 32
A LIFE WITH LANGUAGES . 33
A member shares his story in his native Kurdish
ATTENTION TO DETAIL . . . 34
Meet IoLET's newest Assessment Officer
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