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JUNE/JULY The Linguist 3
CONTENTS
News & editorial
IN THE MEDIA . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Analysis of recent stories in the British press
INSIDE PARLIAMENT . . . . . . 6
Reviewing the work of the all-party group
Features
THE BIG IDEA . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
How to turn an idea for teaching languages to
people with dementia into a social enterprise
CRIME AND TRANSLATION . 8
Why linguists play a key role in combatting
transnational organised crime, and the steps
needed to make their work more effective
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The Linguist
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 MA Career Affiliate
M Frank MA DipTrans IoLET MCIL
J Guardamagna BA CL (Interpreter) 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
For a list of Council and committee members,
see www.ciol.org.uk/council
The
Linguist, formerly
The Incorporated
Linguist,
is the official
journal of the Chartered
Institute of Linguists
WAR TALK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
What obligations do military organisations
have to the linguists they employ?
GETTING CHINA'S GAME . . 15
How propaganda in Chinese video games
impacts on the work of their translators
THE ALL INCLUSIVE
CLASSROOM . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
A school fostering pupils' native languages
MANCHESTER'S
LANGUAGE ARMY . . . . . . . 20
Award-winning work using pupils' language
skills to support the entire school community
TO ENGLISH OR
NOT TO ENGLISH? . . . . . . . 22
What's so wrong with the 'invasion' of Dutch?
WHOSE
'CULTURE' IS
IT ANYWAY? . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
How to avoid turning 'crosscultural awareness'
into broad generalisations or stereotypes
Opinion & comment
LINKS ONLINE . . . . . . . . . . 26
Tips for creating the right image on Instagram
ENGLISH IN ALL ITS
RICHNESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
What pidgins mean for the 'mother language'
TAKE IT FROM A
GRADUATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Personal perspective from a Student Affiliate
on how to encourage the study of languages
JUST THE JOB . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Graduate Q&A with a live subtitler
Institute matters
DAY OF OUR LIVES . . . . . . . 30
The unexpected benefits of Members' Day:
three attendees share their experiences
COUNCIL NEWS . . . . . . . . . 31
A LIFE WITH LANGUAGES . 32
A member outlines her career (in Portuguese)
A NETWORK WITH
A DIFFERENCE . . . . . . . . . . 33
Reflecting on 2 years of the Midlands Network
PLAYING FOR THE TEAM . . 34
Meet CIOL Executive Officer Anji Thomas
FRONT COVER © DREAMSTIME
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