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By Ana Ilievska Završnik MCIL CL
To be Macedonian is like being part of an epic tale, one filled with poets, revolutionaries, and dreamers who refused to let history forget them. It’s about carrying a legacy of resilience, wrapped in the warmth of traditions that make every home-cooked meal a feast and every gathering a celebration. Macedonian language? It’s a...
Chartered Linguist and Linguist Editorial Board member, Bokani Hart, wrote recently on medium.com on the ethics of translation, neutrality and engendering positive social change. Medium also hosts Global Literary Theory which Bokani recommends for more resources. An extract from her article is below, to read the full article click here.
In ‘Ethics’,...
By Chris Hughes
Very often, when we're asked to promote the learning of languages in school, the focus is on how languages benefit your career. And that's admirable and valid, of course. But learning another language is about so much more than that. There's a human side to learning languages that opens up full, genuine experiences, and brings benefits and...
By Dom Hebblethwaite, CIOL Head of Membership
The 2025 Chartered Institute of Linguists conference season in March brought together hundreds of language professionals for what I found a series of really energising and enriching events. With the in-person Translators Day and Interpreters Day held at the impressive Convene venue at 22 Bishopsgate (...
By Mark Robinson
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is an important subject for professional linguists – and rightly so. For translators, interpreters, project managers – and indeed for many other roles, some of which are evolving in the profession – it matters. CPD ensures that linguists maintain and enhance their languages...
Recent CIOL Voice’s contributor John Claughton, who is former chief master of King Edward’s School, Birmingham, and co-founder of WoLLoW (World of Languages, Languages of the World) has written a powerful article in the TES Magazine. Some of his key points are here:
Languages are squeezed out in UK schools
In a land dominated by literacy and...
What do the professionals say?
by Andreja Milošević MCIL, translator and interpreter, seen here with display cabinet showing traditional Serbian artefacts produced by vulnerable groups
The foregoing text follows up a brief retrospect on implementation of gender sensitivity in the Serbian language which was posted on CIOL Voices in November 2024. It...
By Dom Hebblethwaite, CIOL Head of Membership
The role of generative AI (ChatGPT and other LLMs) in professional translation and language services remains controversial, especially when it is used alongside Machine Translation in ways that potentially impact translation quality, linguists' earnings, and professional satisfaction.
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Mark Robinson CL, CIOL Council Member and director of translation company Alexika Ltd writes on using the internet to improve your language skills.