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DECEMBER 2016/JANUARY 2017 The Linguist 3
News & editorial
BREXIT PLEA TO THE LORDS . 6
Baroness Coussins's rousing speech
Features
MASTER OF IMITATION . . . . 7
A revealing interview with the acclaimed
Dutch-English literary translator Sam Garrett
THE TRANSLATOR
AND THE MACHINE . . . . . . 10
Threlford Lecturer Dorothy Kenny investigates
the impact of new technologies and asks
whether the translator will become obsolete
THE BIG FAT
LANGUAGES QUIZ . . . . . . . 14
Test your knowledge of language-related
news and entertainment in 2016
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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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A DRAMATIC LESSON . . . . 16
Why using theatre translation in graduate
courses can benefit student and society alike
ON TARGET . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
How much target language should teachers
use in the secondary school classroom?
NORTHERN IRELAND:
DAY IN COURT . . . . . . . . . . 20
One England-based interpreter discovers
the peculiar challenges of working in NI
INSIDE SWITZERLAND . . . . 22
A look at the country's complex linguistic
landscape from the distinct Swiss German
to the many dialects of Romansh
ESPERANTO: AN IDEA
WITH A FUTURE? . . . . . . . . 24
With 2 million speakers, what is the continued
appeal of Zamenhof's invented language?
Opinion & comment
GETTING THE
MESSAGE ACROSS . . . . . . . 28
Insights into the communication challenges
of the foreign aid worker in central Africa
JUST THE JOB . . . . . . . . . . . 29
New Q&A series looking at graduate careers
LETTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
MASTER IN THE MAKING . . 31
Our MA student enters her second year
Institute matters
DIVISIONS & SOCIETIES . . . 32
Don't miss our forthcoming events
COUNCIL NEWS . . . . . . . . . 33
FINDING BALANCE . . . . . . . 34
Editorial Board member Lourdes Melcion
on why she relishes the demands of the role
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