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Vol/52 No/1 2013 FEBRUARY/MARCH The Linguist 3 CONTENTS News & editorial UNI'S REPORT GROWTH . . . 5 Positive findings from a new survey INSIDE PARLIAMENT . . . . . . 6 Activities of the APPG on Modern Languages Prizewinners 2012 ROAD TO EXAM SUCCESS . 14 Advice from the best DipTrans candidates IN DEFENCE OF INTERPRETING . . . . . . . . . . 16 Svetlana Carsten on developments in training LEARNING'S THE GAME . . 18 How Arsenal FC is inspiring young learners Features NEVER A DULL DAY . . . . . . 7 Revelations from top conference interpreters DIPLOMATIC LANGUAGE . . 10 Why language skills are improving among Britain's representatives overseas A NEW RULE OF LAW? . . . 12 Questioning the native speaker principle The editor reserves the right to edit all material submitted. Views expressed in The Linguist are not necessarily the official views of the Chartered Institute of Linguists. All rights of reproduction, translation and adaptation reserved for all countries. The Chartered Institute of Linguists, The Linguist, and officers accept no responsibility collectively or individually for the service of agencies or persons advertised or announced in the pages of this journal. The good faith with which we publish offers no implied/implicit guarantee. 12 18 The Linguist Editor Miranda Moore Email: linguist.editor@gmail.com Sales Sarah Heaps Tel: +44 (0) 20 7940 3100; Email: sarah.heaps@iol.org.uk Editorial Board Ms J Fraser MA DipTrans IoLET FCIL FHEA FITI Ms A M Graham BA DipTrans IoLET AMIOEE Ms S Heaps BA (ex officio) Mr D Luddy BA Dr G A Makin MA PhD DPSI MCIL Mr T Merz BA Mr K Moffitt BSc DipTrans IoLET MCIL MITI Ms M Moore BA (ex officio) Prof J Munday BA MEd PhD PGCE DipTrans IoLET MCIL Mr A Peacock BA (ex officio) Ms K Stokes MA (Oxon) DipTrans IoLET MITI FCIL CL (Translator) (Chair) The Chartered Institute of Linguists, Saxon House, 48 Southwark Street, London SE1 1UN; Web: www.iol.org.uk Tel: +44 (0) 20 7940 3100; Email: info@iol.org.uk Royal Patron HRH Prince Michael of Kent GCVO President Dr N Bowen BSc MA PhD Dip TEFL RSA HonFCIL Vice-Presidents Prof T J Connell MA BPhil DLitt PGCE FCIL Mrs A Corsellis OBE BA HonFCIL Baroness J Coussins MA HonFCIL Prof D Crystal OBE PhD FCSLT HonFCIL FRSA Mr R Hardie MA FCA HonFCIL Dr J M Mitchell CBE MA DrPhil FCIL Members of Council Mr T Bell MA MPhil FCIL (Hon Treasurer) Mrs J Cambridge MA FCIL Mr M Cunningham BA MCIL Prof H Fulford BA MA PhD FCIL MBCS FHEA Dr M-M Gervais-le Garff MA Doct 3e Cycle FCIL Ms M J Lee MA DPSI MCIL Dr G A Makin MA PhD DPSI MCIL Mr K Moffitt BSc DipTrans IoLET MCIL MITI (Chair) Mrs C Pocock DipTrans IoLET FCIL (Vice-Chair) Mrs J A Ridgway BA FCIL MCMI Ms K Stokes MA (Oxon) DipTrans IoLET MITI FCIL CL (Translator) Mr P Shipman BSc (Hons) MScCEng MIMechE MCIL Senior Institute personnel Ms H Maxwell-Hyslop MA (Joint Acting Chief Executive) Mr A Peacock BA (Director of Membership & Joint Acting Chief Executive) IoL Educational Trust The examinations are provided under the auspices of the IoL Educational Trust. Senior officers: Prof T J Connell MA BPhil DLitt PGCE FCIL (Chair) Ms H Maxwell-Hyslop MA (Director of Examinations) Printed by Hastings Printing Company, St Leonards-on-Sea. Published six times a year and distributed free of charge to all members. Annual subscription £41 post free. Overseas subscription £54 (airmail Europe), £58 (airmail rest of world). ISSN 0268-5965 The Linguist is available online at www.iol.org.uk/TheLinguist.html. The Linguist The Linguist , formerly The Incorporated Linguist , is the official journal of the Chartered Institute of Linguists. GETTING THE REGISTER RIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 NRPSI discusses its priorities and plans THE GOOD SHEPHARD . . . 22 Meet charismatic Francophile Lady Shephard A TRICKY BUSINESS . . . . . 24 The challenges of working across cultures THOSE WHO CAN… . . . . . 26 How schools are learning from each other Reviews BOOKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Opinion & comment LETTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 FIRST STEPS . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Our translation newcomer gets her first work PASSÉ, PRÉSENT, FUTUR? . . 31 Why is French so widely taught in UK schools? Institute matters DIVISIONS & SOCIETIES . . 32 ADMISSIONS . . . . . . . . . . . 33 COUNCIL NEWS . . . . . . . . 34 FRONT COVER © ISTOCKPHOTO © A RSENAL F OOTBALL C LUB /S TUART M AC F ARLANE © I S TOCKPHOTO