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CONTENTS
News & editorial
BREXIT BROUGHT TO BOOK . 5
INSIDE THE MEDIA . . . . . . . 5
INSIDE PARLIAMENT . . . . . . 6
Guiding the Government's Industrial Strategy
In memoriam
DR NICHOLAS BOWEN . . . . 8
An appreciation of the CIOL President's life,
career and lifelong dedication to languages
MEMORIES FROM FRIENDS
AND COLLEAGUES . . . . . . . 9
Fond recollections from those who knew him
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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
K Hone BA
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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Features
THE BIG IDEA . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Q&A with a speech and language specialist
SELLING WINE TO CHINA . 10
Translating for the booming Chinese market
PRIMARY CUTS . . . . . . . . . . 13
How reductions in funding are impacting on
language provision for children aged 7-11
THE TRUMP EFFECT . . . . . . 16
How the President's changing immigration
policies affect the US language industries
THAT WAS THE YEAR
THAT WAS 2017 . . . . . . . . . 18
How well do you remember recent events?
MENTAL
CLARITY . . . . . . . . 20
Insights
into the demands of interpreting
for mentally ill clients detained in hospital
SPEED TRANSLATING . . . . 22
The controversial assignments where precision
accuracy is replaced by a crude overview
ONLINE EMIGRATION . . . . 24
How the Celtic diaspora is using the internet
to protect and promote their languages
Reviews
BOOKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Assessing The Times Style Guide
Opinion & comment
LETTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
JUST THE JOB . . . . . . . . . . 30
Q&A with a graduate working in fashion
LINKS ONLINE . . . . . . . . . . 30
How to get connected on LinkedIn
Institute matters
AN ANTIDOTE TO HATE . . . 31
The inaugural David Crystal Lecture sees
Dr Lid King tackling a growth in hate speech
COUNCIL NEWS . . . . . . . . . 31
Overview of the October meeting
DIVISIONS & SOCIETIES . . . 32
Don't miss out on our forthcoming events
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