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thelinguist.uberflip.com APRIL/MAY The Linguist 3 CONTENTS News & editorial INSIDE PARLIAMENT . . . . . . 6 Assessing the UK's diplomatic capacity A BETTER PROGNOSIS . . . . 7 Improving interpreting in healthcare Features A FIGHTING CHANCE . . . . . 8 Forging a cohesive language policy for NATO A HISTORY OF THE INSTITUTE IN 6 OBJECTS . . 10 Series continues with a look at The Linguist POSING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 The complex challenges of translating surveys SIGNS OF HOPE IN COURT . 14 Why a better understanding of legal British Sign Language interpreting is vital THE LAW OF JAPAN . . . . . 16 Insights from a Japanese legal translator SCHOOLS A CLASS APART . 18 Charting the rise of the supplementary school GO INTERNATIONAL . . . . . 20 Encouraging UK students to study abroad 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. 16 20 The Linguist Editor Miranda Moore Email: linguist.editor@ciol.org.uk Sales Deborah Butler Tel: +44 (0) 20 7940 3100; Email: deborah.butler@ciol.org.uk Editorial Board Chair Mr K Paver MA (Oxon) PgDip MCIL MITI Ms D Butler BA(Hons) (ex officio) Ms A Carlisle MA (ex officio) Ms J Fraser MA DipTrans IoLET FCIL FHEA FITI Ms A M Graham BA PG DipTrans AMIOEE Mrs D Langton MA Dip Trans IoLET MCIL TA Mr D Luddy BA PGCE Mr K Moffitt BSc DipTrans IoLET MCIL MITI Ms M Moore BA (ex officio) The Chartered Institute of Linguists: Dunstan House, 14a St Cross Street, London EC1N 8XA; info@ciol.org.uk; +44 (0) 20 7940 3100; www.ciol.org.uk Royal Patron HRH Prince Michael of Kent GCVO President Dr N Bowen BSc MA PhD Dip TEFL RSA HonFCIL Vice-Presidents Dr Martyn Bond MA (Cantab) DPhil HonFCIL 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 Chair Mr K Moffitt BSc DipTrans IoLET MCIL MITI Vice-Chair Mrs C Pocock DipTrans IoLET FCIL Hon Treasurer Mr T Bell MA MPhil FCIL Mr J Farmer MA MCIL Prof H Fulford BA MA PhD FCIL MBCS FHEA Dr M-M Gervais-le Garff MA Doct 3e Cycle FCIL Ms D Langton MA DipTrans IoLET MCIL Ms M J Lee MA DPSI MCIL Prof C J Pountain MA PhD HonFCIL 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 IoL Educational Trust The examinations are provided under the auspices of the IoL Educational Trust. Senior officers: Prof C J Pountain MA PhD HonFCIL (Chair) Ms A Carlisle MA (Executive Director IoLET) Printed by Hastings Printing Company, St Leonards-on-Sea. Published six times a year and distributed free of charge to all members. Annual subscription £44 post free. Overseas subscription £59 (airmail Europe), £63 (airmail rest of world). ISSN 0268-5965 The Linguist is online at http://thelinguist.uberflip.com Subscribe at www.ciol.org.uk > Journal Apply to become a CIOL member at www.ciol.org.uk > Membership The Linguist The Linguist, formerly The Incorporated Linguist, is the official journal of the Chartered Institute of Linguists. FACEBOOK WOSSUP? . . . . 22 Why do social media users switch languages? INTO MIDDLE EARTH . . . . 24 Comparing translations of The Hobbit Reviews BOOKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Opinion & comment LETTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 WORKING FOR EUROPE . . 29 An EU translator's first year in the role THE GRADUATE . . . . . . . . . 30 Why life as an au pair isn't all about work Institute matters THE EDUCATION BUSINESS . 31 Matthias Postel discusses his work for IoLET DIVISIONS & SOCIETIES . . 32 ADMISSIONS . . . . . . . . . . . 33 A LIFE WITH LANGUAGES . 34 As told by long-standing member Peter South © SHUTTERSTOCK SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY MADRID CAMPUS INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS, 22/10/10 VIA FLICKR (CC BY-ND 2.0) FRONT COVER PRT ZABUL VISITS ARGHANDAB RIVER. DOD PHOTO BY SENIOR AIRMAN GROVERT FUENTES-C ONTRERAS, US AIR FORCE, 19/7/11 VIA FLICKR (CC BY 2.0)