Beyond the horizon
By Maureen Cohen
The Linguist is CIOL's professional journal.
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The Linguist
An interview with Joshua Blackburn
By Anita van Adelsbergen
The inventor of the languages game League of the Lexicon discusses his passion for words and why it is all about being curious. He explains all to CIOL Council member Anita van Adelsbergen.
Meet our members
Sara Horcas-Rufián
Tell us about your early experiences. Have you always had a passion for languages?
Come fly with me
By Karl McLaughlin
Translating inflight magazines and why it is the perfect gig for translators with wanderlust!
Under the radar
By Clare Richards
For Clare Richards, translation and autism are interwoven, but until she started an online forum for disabled translators she didn’t realise how many others felt the same way
In defence of PSI
By Philippe Muriel
Is public service interpreting the ‘poor relative’ of the interpreting profession, and how can we change that?
Inside the Guides
Jo Tillotson considers the language needs of the Girl Guides and how the organisation is delivering globally
We need to talk about money
Justine Raymond argues that change will only come when translators start to openly discuss their rates
A shared mission with Duolingo
At an event to mark a new collaboration between CIOL and Duolingo, guests sat in on a conversation between the CEOs of the two organisations
Finding a fix
When we hear about fixers for the media, it is often about supporting foreign journalists in conflict zones. However, another area of the media that makes extensive use of bilingual fixers is TV (and radio) coverage of sports events.
