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CONTENTS
News & editorial
MEMBERSHIP PAYS OFF . . . 5
IN THE MEDIA . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Round-up of the language news this winter
CIOL Awards
ADVENTURES IN RUSSIAN . . 8
Bridget Kendall on reporting from Chechnya
during the war, interviewing world leaders,
and why her career has relied on her Russian
A CLASS ACT FOR TOGO . . 10
Helping children obtain French skills that are
expected of them but not usually attainable
SCHOOL OF KNOWLEDGE . 13
Why one student nominated the School of
Slavonic and East European Studies for a prize
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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 MA CIOL Career Affiliate
For a list of Council and committee members,
see www.ciol.org.uk/council
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Linguist, is the official
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Institute of Linguists
A TEMPLE OF LEARNING . 14
How an innovative, far-reaching programme
is inspiring young people to learn Gujarati
Features
THE BIG IDEA . . . . . . . . . . . 7
How to build an educational theatre company
SWEARING BLIND . . . . . . . 16
Could a five-step approach to interpreting
insults help linguists with this 'delicate' issue?
SOUNDING THE
CLIMATE ALARM . . . . . . . . 18
Why climate crisis information is unavailable
to many, and how translators can help
EXAMS GO ONLINE . . . . . . 20
Candid conversation among CIOL staff about
the tricky task of bringing examinations online
PICTURE BOOK POLITICS . . 22
Insights into a challenging project to translate
a political speech, in relay, for children
IS HATE UNIVERSAL? . . . . . 24
What a study across two languages tells us
about divisive language and its societal impact
Reviews
BOOKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
From big linguistic questions to mental puzzles
Opinion & comment
LETTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
EN FAMILLE . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Tips for achieving a good work-life balance
ALL WORK AND PLAY . . . . 30
How food is bringing linguists together
A JOB'S WORTH . . . . . . . . . 31
Institute matters
MEET OUR MEMBERS . . . . 31
Why CIOL's youngest Fellow decided to join
A LIFE WITH LANGUAGES . 32
One interpreter tells her story in Bulgarian
A TRANSLATING
COMMUNITY . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
How the Translating Division moved its events
programme online, and its plans for 2021
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