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CONTENTS
News & editorial
EBACC FAILS TO DELIVER . . 5
IN THE MEDIA . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Recent news, from GCSE reforms to dog talk
Features
PROTECTED BY LAW . . . . . . 7
How Norway is giving equal status to local
languages through its Language Act
NORWAY LEADS THE WAY? . 8
Can new legislation ensure the integrity and
professionalism of public service interpreting?
POETIC EVOLUTION . . . . . . 10
Why translating poetry into Yorùbá is an act of
development, and the challenges that brings
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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 K Trotman BA MA DipTrans MCIL
R Al-Taie MA PhD MCIL CL
D Butler BA (Hons) (ex officio)
C Fairfoull BA MA ACIL MCIPD AIRP
J Hughes CIOL Student Member
K McLaughlin BA PhD FCIL CL FHEA
M Moore BA (ex officio)
J Oppedisano BA MA DPSI MCIL
E Pavlopoulos LLB MAEd PGCE IoLET Affiliate
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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The Incorporated
Linguist, is the official
journal of the Chartered
Institute of Linguists
ALL ABOUT THE APP . . . . . 12
A look at the difficulties facing app translators
PICTURE PERFECT
IN CLASS? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Could personalised images help language
students remember sentence agreement?
COVID SAFE IN
22 TONGUES . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Why India's pandemic response relies on the
message being shared in multiple languages
MISHA GLENNY . . . . . . . . . 18
From entering Brazil's drugs underworld to
escaping Serbian militia, the acclaimed author
explains how languages have shaped his life
MAKING STRIDES . . . . . . . . 20
Emerging freelance translators share what
they've learnt after a year in the business
Reviews
TOP PICKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Blogs offering useful and engaging insights
BOOKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Opinion & comment
LETTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
THIRD YEAR INTERRUPTED . 25
Gemma is thwarted in her search for a flat
PROFESSIONALLY SOCIAL . 26
How to use social media to benefit your career
Institute matters
JOHN WORNE MEETS… . . 28
Chartered Linguist, translator, teacher and
new Editorial Board member Ruqaya al-Taie
STAMP OF QUALITY . . . . . . 30
Why CIOL has launched the Recognition,
Validation and Certification (RVC) Scheme
GET INVOLVED . . . . . . . . . . 31
Could you join CIOL's governance?
A LIFE WITH LANGUAGES . 32
In Tamil and English, Leela Chandrakumar
outlines her journey from engineer to linguist
MEET OUR MEMBERS . . . . . 33
Candid Q&A with motivational speaker and
former RAF Intelligence Officer Paul Hughes
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