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DECEMBER/JANUARY The Linguist 3
CONTENTS
News & editorial
VACCINE LABELLING 'ROW' . 5
IN THE MEDIA . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Round-up of the news coverage this autumn
Features
LEARNING FROM
LOCKDOWN . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Teachers outline what worked best for virtual
learning after lessons were forced online
FROM GEEK TO GREEK . . . . 8
Bestselling novelist Victoria Hislop on why her
ambitions in life are all about learning Greek
TO SIGN OR
NOT TO SIGN? . . . . . . . . . . 10
How to avoid problematic non-disclosure
agreements and spot any worrying clauses
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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 J Guardamagna BA MCIL CL (Translator) IAPTI APARU
D Butler BA (Hons) (ex officio)
C Fairfoull BA MA ACIL MCIPD AIRP
M Moore BA (ex officio)
J Oppedisano BA MA DPSI MCIL
E Pavlopoulos LLB MAEd PGCE
K Trotman BA MA DipTrans MCIL
J Worne (ex officio)
A Zafar BA CIOL Student Affiliate
For a list of Council and committee members,
see www.ciol.org.uk/council
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The Incorporated
Linguist, is the official
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Institute of Linguists
PICK OF THE
CONFERENCE . . . . . . . . . . 12
Speakers for the CIOL Conference 2021
offer insights into their fascinating work
SHAPING THE WORLD . . . . 14
Insights from a project asking how the
language we use forms the world around us
THE BIG IDEA . . . . . . . . . . . 17
How to create a Language Revolution
BIG 2020 QUIZ . . . . . . . . . . 18
How well do you remember recent events?
RECIPE FOR SUCCESS . . . . 20
The app teaching languages through cooking
AN EAR FOR EDITING . . . . 22
Improve your writing with a musical approach
EMBASSY INSIGHTS . . . . . . 24
Q&A with the Swedish Ambassador to the UK
Reviews
BOOKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
LISTEN AND LEARN . . . . . . 26
CIOL members share their favourite podcasts
Opinion & comment
ALL WORK AND PLAY . . . . 28
Can a hobby support your specialism?
LETTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
EN FAMILLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
How parenting skills enhance your career skills
Institute matters
A LIFE WITH LANGUAGES . 32
A fascinating journey written in Ewe
BEYOND GERMANY . . . . . . 33
How the German Language Society is growing
MEET OUR MEMBERS . . . . . 34
Why Jo Durning is studying law in her 60s
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