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CONTENTS
News & editorial
AGENCY RATES
COME UP SHORT . . . . . . . . . 5
INSIDE PARLIAMENT . . . . . . 6
How MPs and peers lobby for change
Features
THE BIG IDEA . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Growing a social enterprise that supports low-
income language students in Latin America
A SAFE SPACE . . . . . . . . . . . 8
How important is it for LGBTI+ asylum
seekers to be offered an LGBTI+ interpreter?
EMBASSY INSIGHTS . . . . . . 11
The Austrian Ambassador outlines his
nation's language and cultural outreach work
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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 FCIL (ex officio)
A Dewhirst BA MA Career Affiliate
C Fairfoull BA MA ACIL MCIPD AIRP
J Guardamagna BA MCIL CL (Translator) IAPTI APARU
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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Institute of Linguists
EXCHANGE OF IDEAS . . . . 12
Could mentoring help you? Learn about the
benefits of the CIOL scheme from both sides
THE YEAR IN PICTURES . . . 14
A view of 2019 from a viral interpreting video
to the use of Google Translate at the border
KNOW THEIR MINDS . . . . . 16
The pitfalls of translating psychometric tools,
where every word is carefully selected
WISDOM OF ELDERS . . . . . 18
This article about saving a moribund
language is available at bit.ly/aunet
TEACHING TOGETHER . . . . 20
Why collaborative teaching hubs have sprung
up to fill a gap in primary language support
LINGUIST VS MACHINE . . . 22
Are tests of automated translation accurate?
Reviews
BOOKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Assessing two studies on translanguaging
MOVING PICTURES . . . . . . . 26
CIOL volunteers recommend the language
and culture-related films that inspire them
Opinion & comment
BEYOND TRANSLATION . . . 28
How to build a portfolio for a corporate career
JUST THE JOB . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Graduate Q&A on promoting diversity at Audi
LETTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Institute matters
COUNCIL NEWS . . . . . . . . 30
AN EDITOR'S LIFE . . . . . . . . 31
Candid interview with Miranda Moore on
her 20-year involvement with The Linguist
CHINA AMBITIONS . . . . . . 32
Why CIOL networks are coming to China
following a successful meet-up in Shanghai
A LIFE WITH LANGUAGES . 33
One member's journey in her native Japanese
LESSONS FROM
UNIVERSITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Meet CIOL Assessment Officer Karen Norman
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