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CONTENTS
News & editorial
STUDENTS CHEATED? . . . . . 5
Foreign student 'scandal' afflicts Home Office
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY… . . 5
IN THE MEDIA . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Features
EMBASSY INSIGHTS . . . . . . . 7
The Slovenian Ambassador discusses the
embassy's language outreach work in the UK
THE AUTHORITY TO SPEAK . 8
Why is linguistic intolerance and abuse
growing, and what can we do to combat it?
THE RE-EDUCATION
OF GERMANY . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Propaganda and a post-war publishing boom
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The Linguist
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 FCIL (ex officio)
A Dewhirst BA MA Career Affiliate
C Fairfoull BA MA ACIL MCIPD AIRP
M Frank MA PhD DipTrans MCIL
J Guardamagna BA MCIL CL (Translator) IAPTI APARU
M Kilminster BA ATCL
M Moore BA (ex officio)
J Oppedisano BA MA DPSI MCIL
E Pavlopoulos LLB MAEd PGCE IoLET Affiliate
M Pollard BA PhD FCIL FHEA
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FALSE CONFIDENCE . . . . . 15
What to do when a client needs a public
services interpreter but thinks they don't
BREXIT: TELLING STORIES . 16
The dangers posed by fake news about the
role of Brexit in the language-learning decline
HOT ON THE SHELF . . . . . . 18
Why certain novels are selected for translation
INTREPID EXPLORER . . . . . 20
Hair-raising revelations from a fieldworker
TRAINING TOGETHER . . . . 22
Lessons from a course for interpreter trainers
based on a community of practice approach
Reviews
BOOKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
A look at Linguanomics and It's All Greek
Opinion & comment
IN MY OPINION… . . . . . . . . 25
Is it time Brits warmed to American English?
TOO MUCH
INFORMATION? . . . . . . . . . 26
A campaign against social media oversharing
TEACHING THE TEACHER . 28
How CELTA taught a veteran tutor new tricks
LETTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
THE SUCCESSFUL STUDENT . 30
Tips for preparing for the DipTrans exam
Institute matters
COUNCIL NEWS . . . . . . . . . 30
A LIFE WITH LANGUAGES . 31
One member's story in her native Romanian
A DAY TO LAST A LIFETIME . 32
Did Members' Day live up to expectations?
CREATING A CONNECTION . 34
Meet CIOL's Acting Membership Manager
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