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CONTENTS
News & editorial
IN THE MEDIA . . . . . . . . . . . 5
INSIDE PARLIAMENT . . . . . . 6
Awards focus
BEING FRANK . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Why being shot by terrorists couldn't dint
journalist Frank Gardner's passion for Arabic
SUBTITLES FOR GOOD . . . . 10
How student volunteers are helping charities
BUDDYING UP . . . . . . . . . . . 12
A prizewinning project pairing pupils whose
first language is not English with their peers
REAL LIVES SUCCESS . . . . . 13
Q&A with CIOL's youngest ever award-winner
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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
For a list of Council and committee members,
see www.ciol.org.uk/council
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Linguist,
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Features
THE BIG IDEA . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Behind-the-scenes look at an initiative using
drama to teach migrant women English
GRAPHIC WORK . . . . . . . . . 14
Why translating comics can be a form of
social activism, plus the challenges involved
THE RIGHT TO SPEAK . . . . 17
Could a lack of language services for migrant
labourers be an abuse of their human rights?
READING MATTERS . . . . . . 20
What is the best way to teach reading in a
foreign language while increasing motivation?
THE BREXIT EFFECT . . . . . . 22
CIOL members reveal how Brexit is affecting
them, with 42% experiencing a negative
impact from the referendum result alone
WORKING IN HARMONY . . 24
The surprising work behind the creation of
medical questionnaires for multiple regions
DOES NOT COMPUTE? . . . . 26
Can computer-assisted interpreting tools be
helpful or are they an unnecessary distraction?
SAVING LADINO . . . . . . . . . 28
How the language of the Sephardic Jews
continues to survive in the face of adversity
Reviews
BOOKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
An eye-opening book on English in Korea
Opinion & comment
LETTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
JUST THE JOB . . . . . . . . . . . 30
From Spanish degree to Head of Languages
THE SUCCESSFUL STUDENT . 31
Tips for DPSI candidates from a top student
Institute matters
SUPPORTING GAELIC . . . . . 32
Efforts to protect the endangered language
A LIFE WITH LANGUAGES . 33
One member's story in her native Catalan
HELP AT HAND . . . . . . . . . . 34
Meet the membership team's Gulam Hussain
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