The Linguist

@Linguist_CIOL FEATURES Political manoeuvres 1 Which country, 11,651 miles from Wales, has adopted the Welsh authority's approach as a "model for language revitalisation"? 2 Which organisation took over the Secretariat of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Modern Languages? 3 Lord Wolfson will commission a review into the interpreting contracts of which government department? 4 What did EU interpreters do in June to protest poor remote working conditions? Why did they go viral? 1 Two Ukrainian interpreters on live TV. 2 Associated Press journalist Philip Crowther. 3 YouTuber Serita's "genius parenting hack". 4 Cambridge academic Steven Hunt's guide to teaching Latin. Who said… (and why)? 1 "[We'll] take a tougher approach to university degrees that saddle students with debt, without improving their earning potential." a) British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak b) Free schools advocate Toby Young c) Russell Group CEO Tim Bradshaw 2 "French is a spoil of war, but English is an international language." a) TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson b) Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson c) Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune 3 "The signal must be that we are an immigration country… Language is the key to successful integration." a) Football commentator Gary Lineker b) German Education Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger c) Finnish PM Sanna Marin 4 "I don't trust the Tories… They renege on political commitments, so I will wait until I see the ink on the paper in terms of the language and cultural bills." a) Actor Michael Sheen b) Sinn Fein MP Michelle O'Neill c) Journalist Owen Jones Answers page 27 Schools out 1 How is the online platform Oak National Academy supporting Ukrainian young people? 2 What "double whammy" led to an 80% fall in revenue for UK language schools? 3 In which subjects do multilingual students do better than their monolingual peers, according to research from Cambridge University? 4 The UK Government will miss its target of 75% of pupils studying an EBacc by 2022 due to insufficient entries in which subject? Pop culture 1 Why was Rochelle Humes praised after she awarded a Bafta for 'Must- See Moment' to EastEnders actor Rose Ayling-Ellis for her silent dance with Giovanni Pernice in BBC's Strictly Come Dancing? 2 Why were the Oscars criticised for 'performative activism' after Best Picture was won by Coda – a film about a hearing child, her deaf parents and their struggling fishing business? 3 Which British band shared a video of an interpreter performing 'Fix You' on their UK tour, which went viral? 4 Which broadcaster signalled cuts to their services in 17 languages, including Arabic, Persian and Chinese, to save £28.5 million annually? Who's who? Can you identify these people and the language-related reason they have been in the news? IMAGES © SHUTTERSTOCK/FEATUREFLASH 1 2 3 4 Animal instincts 1 The sounds of which animal have been 'translated' in a move that could help farmers? 2 Based on a study from Milan University, what does the MeowTalk app claim to do? 3 A study of which animal showed that non- humans can distinguish between languages? 4 What breakthrough in our understanding of language evolution came from studying apes? Tech developments 1 Which online platform added a translation tool in 11 languages to its new paid-for tier? 2 How do the augmented reality glasses XRAI Glass claim to help deaf users? 3 How did Duolingo get the #TattooDuoOver hashtag trending for World Tattoo Day? 4 Name three of the 24 languages added to Google Translate this year. BOLLYWOOD HUNGAMA CC BY 3.0 © SHUTTERSTOCK JUDSON MCCRANIE CC BY-SA 3.0

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