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WINTER 2022 The Linguist 3
CONTENTS
News & editorial
BBC SLASHES OFFER . . . . . . 5
IN THE MEDIA . . . . . . . . . . . 6
What's been in the news this autumn?
Features
HEARTS AND MINDS . . . . . . 7
How a lack of language skills affects the work
of UN peacekeepers, with a look at the DRC
FINDING A FIX . . . . . . . . . . 10
Inside the world of sports media fixing, from
babysitting VIPs to responding to travel crises
REMOTE PRAISE . . . . . . . . . 12
Why online work is turning church interpreting
into a viable professional specialism
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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 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
B Hart BA MA PGDip MCIL CL
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 Study Affiliate
J Worne (ex officio)
A Zafar BA MA CIOL Affiliate
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see www.ciol.org.uk/council
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Institute of Linguists
A TASTE FOR LANGUAGE . 14
Could a scheme designed to get kids excited
about language solve the 'transition' issue?
LANGUAGE QUIZ 2022 . . . 16
How well do you remember this year's news?
A CASE OF CONTROL . . . . 18
The challenges of interpreting for the victim
of a relatively new and disturbing crime
THE NEW FRONTIER . . . . . 20
Why linguists are essential to AI technologies
from speech recognition to diagnostic tools
WHEN IS AN INSPECTOR
NOT AN INSPECTEUR? . . . 23
The problem with translating hierarchical titles
A SHARED MISSION . . . . . . 24
Insights from a special event to mark a
collaboration between CIOL and Duolingo
Reviews
BOOKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
GIFTS FOR LINGUISTS . . . . 28
From books to games, our pick of the most
entertaining language-related items of 2022
Opinion & comment
THIRD YEAR INTERRUPTED . 29
Gemma returns to the UK a changed woman
LE MOT JUSTE IN BUSINESS . 30
Why French companies are increasingly
concerned about employees' language skills
Institute matters
A BRAZILIAN COMMUNITY . 32
How to create a network in a vast country
MEET OUR MEMBERS . . . . 33
Canada-based linguist Wenhui Zhong
JOHN WORNE MEETS… . . . 34
Chris Dennis reveals how his language skills
help in the brutal world of sports journalism
LANGUAGES, CULTURES
AND SOCIETIES . . . . . . . . . 36
Join the consultation on HE standards
A LIFE WITH LANGUAGES . 37
One member shares his story in Mirpuri
COUNCIL NEWS . . . . . . . . . 38
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