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CONTENTS
News & editorial
ASTON UNI SET TO
AXE LANGUAGES . . . . . . . . 5
Plus news stories from around the world
IN THE MEDIA . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Analysis of the articles in the press this spring
Features
THE TRAILBLAZERS . . . . . . . 7
Insights into Patricia Crampton's life in the
first of a series looking at pioneering linguists
LIVING SUSTAINABLY . . . . . 8
Why your wellbeing and psychological capital
as a linguist are vital to the UN's sustainability
goals. A Threlford Lecture special
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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
K McLaughlin BA PhD FCIL CL FHEA
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
TOGETHER REMOTELY . . . 10
Reflections on the huge task of moving the
CIOL Conference online; and members share
their highlights from the three-day event
READY, SET… INTERPRET? . 12
When should 'stand-by' interpreters step in?
Examining this under-researched mode
FAST AND CURIOUS . . . . . 14
Why translators often need to completely
rewrite press releases for the target audience
GAMING TO SUCCESS . . . . 16
Could playing videogames be an effective
and engaging tool for language learning?
A GREEN APPROACH . . . . . 18
A look at the growing field of ecolinguistics
and how it applies to language professionals
EMBASSY INSIGHTS . . . . . . 21
The UK's new Anglo-Portuguese state school
INSPIRING STUDY . . . . . . . . 22
How a new outreach programme is increasing
interest in A level and university languages
BIAS IN CLASS . . . . . . . . . . 24
Why translanguaging training could help
teachers to validate students' language skills
Reviews
BOOKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Opinion & comment
EN FAMILLE . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Practical tips on how to motivate children
when they refuse to use their home language
A MACHINE MODEL . . . . . . 28
In marketing, is the successful use of MT
post-editing reliant on a new pricing model?
LETTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Institute matters
A LIFE WITH LANGUAGES . 32
Ivan Hon MCIL shares his story in Cantonese
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
GETS CONNECTED . . . . . . . 33
Setting up a network during lockdown
COUNCIL NEWS . . . . . . . . . 34
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