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The Linguist 59,1 - February/March 2020

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@Linguist_CIOL FEBRUARY/MARCH The Linguist 3 CONTENTS News & editorial FALL IN REGISTERED PSIs . . 5 IN THE MEDIA . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Awards focus VOICE OF EUROPE . . . . . . 14 In a rare interview, the European institutions' first female Director-General, Renée Van Hoof- Haferkamp, looks back at her life and work FRENCH EXCHANGE . . . . . 17 How one project is fostering understanding between French and British youth online AHEAD OF THE COMPETITION . . . . . . . . . . 18 Can a gaming contest for primary schools inspire a generation of language learners? The editor reserves the right to edit all material submitted. Views expressed in The Linguist are not necessarily the official views of the Chartered Institute of Linguists. All rights of reproduction, translation and adaptation reserved for all countries. CIOL, The Linguist and officers accept no responsibility collectively or individually for the service of agencies or persons advertised or announced in the pages of this journal. The good faith with which we publish offers no implied/implicit guarantee. 10 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) 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 K Trotman BSc MA DipTrans MCIL A Zafar BA CIOL Student Affliate For a list of Council and committee members, see www.ciol.org.uk/council The Linguist, formerly The Incorporated Linguist, is the official journal of the Chartered Institute of Linguists Features THE BIG IDEA . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 The founder of the online encyclopaedia Omniglot reveals the secrets of its success REWRITING DIVERSITY . . . . 8 Can a mentorship for minority ethnic literary translators make the industry more inclusive? THE FOUNDATION OF DIPLOMACY . . . . . . . . . 10 How the UK government has improved the linguistic skills of its diplomats in just five years EMBASSY INSIGHTS . . . . . . 13 Cultural outreach from the Georgian Embassy THE PROBLEM WITH IMPARTIALITY . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Why interpreters need to be honest about how hard it can be to remain impartial CURTAIN CALL FOR LATIN . 22 Why would anyone translate Brecht into Latin? A look at the challenges – and benefits – of rendering modern fiction in ancient tongues THE PEACEMAKERS . . . . . . 24 In times of conflict, what responsibility do linguists bear for fostering understanding? GAINING EXCELLENCE . . . 26 How the UK's Mandarin Excellence Programme has met its objective of having 5,000 pupils on track to fluency by 2020 Reviews BOOKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Language Unlimited and Don't Believe a Word Opinion & comment LETTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Institute matters TRANSLATORS OF GENIUS . 32 How the translator's role was elevated through the rising popularity of Shakespeare in Europe A LIFE WITH LANGUAGES . 33 In his native Serbian, one member discusses why he swapped dentistry for interpreting MAKING AN IMPACT ONLINE . . . . . . . . . 34 CIOL's Digital Content Marketing Executive Sukhdeep Loyal on what drew her to the role FRONT COVER © SHUTTERSTOCK 7th Floor, 167 Fleet Street, London EC4A 2EA; info@ciol.org.uk; +44 (0) 20 7940 3100; www.ciol.org.uk Printed by The Pureprint Group, www.pureprint.com. Published six times a year and distributed free of charge to Career Affiliates and higher grades of membership. Student and IoLET Affiliate members have access to the digital copy. Annual subscription £48 post free. Overseas subscription £63 (airmail Europe), £67 (airmail rest of world). ISSN 0268-5965 The Linguist is online at tl.ciol.org.uk; Subscribe at www.ciol.org.uk/subscriptions Apply to become a CIOL member at www.ciol.org.uk/membership © SHUTTERSTOCK

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