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CONTENTS
News & editorial
BREXIT: YOUR SAY . . . . . . . . 7
Features
PRISONER'S EYE VIEW . . . . . 8
The impact on defendants of appearing
by video-link with the interpreter in court
LEARNING WITHOUT EU . . 11
Analysis of the issues facing language
education in the UK following the referendum
LESSONS BY MCDONALD'S . 14
How big businesses are supporting refugees
in Germany by offering free language classes
WORKING FOR
WHITEHALL . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
How to translate documents for clients
making applications to the Home Office
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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 Paver MA (Oxon) PgDip MCIL MITI
D Butler BA (Hons) (ex officio)
A Carlisle MA (ex officio)
J Guardamagna BA MCIL IAPTI APARU
H Gulowsen DipTrans IoLET CL (Translator) MCIL MITI
M Kilminster BA ATCL
L Melcion MA (Surrey) DipTrans IoLET PG Cert Ed MCIL
K Stokes MA (Oxon) MA (City) DipTrans IoLET FCIL MITI CL
M Moore BA (ex officio)
Dr M Pollard BA PhD FCIL FHEA
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SING IT STRONG . . . . . . . . 18
French-Algerian musician Iness Mezel on the
value of singing in an "oppressed" language
WHICH CHINESE? . . . . . . . 20
How do Chinese people in the diaspora
negotiate the country's multiple languages?
A GLASS HALF FULL . . . . . 22
Why multilingual teams are crucial to
the success of global drinks companies
CELTIC SURVIVAL . . . . . . . 24
How the Celtic languages, under threat
for centuries, have been revived
THE BIG IDEA . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Q&A with the founder of Free Language
Reviews
BOOKS/EVENTS . . . . . . . . 29
Opinion & comment
LETTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
TEACHER ON TOUR . . . . . . 31
Reflections on a year-long journey around the
schools and education systems of the world
Institute matters
DIVISIONS & SOCIETIES . . . 32
Details of all our forthcoming events
ADMISSIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
COUNCIL NEWS . . . . . . . . . 33
Report on the recent meeting, covering areas
such as voting rights and the CL scheme
TAKING THE LEAD . . . . . . . . 34
Karen Stokes on the role of Chair of Council
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