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CONTENTS
News & editorial
INSIDE PARLIAMENT . . . . . . 6
Exploring the Mandarin Excellence Programme
Features
THE BIG IDEA . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Q&A with an accessible tourism provider
THE FINAL FRONTIER . . . . . . 8
Astronaut Matthias Maurer reveals why
learning Russian is the hardest part of training
MEDIATION: IS FOUR
A CROWD? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
How a major new study into mediation
across cultures can help to secure justice
AS CRUDE AS SADE . . . . . . 14
Why rude words in The 120 Days of Sodom
were such a challenge for its translators
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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)
A Dewhirst BA Student Affiliate
M Frank MA DipTrans IoLET MCIL
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 (Hons) (ex officio)
Dr M Pollard BA PhD FCIL FHEA
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THE TABLET INTERPRETER . 16
Get the most out of your mobile devices
with this handy guide for interpreters
ON SCRIPT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
From bilingual cartoons to language learning
soap operas, the role of the expert linguist
script consultant is varied and challenging
GETTING TECHNICAL . . . . . 20
A look at the potential pitfalls of translating
information and communication technology
THE ADVENTURES OF
A LITERARY REVIEW . . . . . 22
A personal account of the tumultuous
journey – from conception to rebirth –
of the multilingual literary review InterLitQ
QUALIFYING LANGUAGES
FOR ALL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
How a new certification scheme is providing
recognition for non-specialist university options
Reviews
TECHNOLOGY . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Opinion & comment
LOVE IN TRANSLATION . . . 28
When people from different cultures fall in love
JUST THE JOB . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Our series looking at graduate jobs continues
LETTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
MASTER IN THE MAKING . . 31
The final MA project is an exciting opportunity
Institute matters
A LIFE WITH LANGUAGES . 32
DIVISIONS & SOCIETIES . . . 33
Don't miss out on all our forthcoming events
COUNCIL NEWS . . . . . . . . . 34
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