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In the second of a series of three blog posts, Shehzaad Shams explains why English can cause a blind spot, which gets in the way of ‘leadership through languages’. 

 

English as the default

Most leadership research comes from English-speaking countries. There’s an unspoken assumption that language is just the background noise, not something that...

Published on Friday, 13 June 2025 - 10:45am
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By Jonathan Downie

 

I think we missed the point of interpreting

If I wanted, I could take a course on interpreting every day for the next year. From AI courses to consec technique, from marketing to terminology management, we can grow just about any interpreting or interpreting-related skill we like.

All that is great. There are more training...

Published on Thursday, 12 June 2025 - 3:41pm
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CIOL Voices
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By Andreja Milošević MCIL

This text was prepared by Prof. Jelena Stojic as an extension of the interview given by Prof. Stojic to the author for Part 2 in the "Gender Sensitivity in the Serbian Language" series.


Grammatical gender vs gender as a social construct

In the Serbian language all nouns, whether they are animate or inanimate, have a so-called...

Published on Thursday, 12 June 2025 - 10:59am
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CIOL Voices
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CIOL Voices

 


In the first of a three-blog series, Shehzaad Shams introduces the concept of ‘leadership through languages’ – as the superpower of ‘Eclectic Leaders’ – a new insight into the leadership domain. 

 

Leadership through languages

For me, ‘Leadership Through Languages’ sits at the intersection of the four core domains of applied linguistics, applied psychology...

Published on Thursday, 5 June 2025 - 11:57am
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CIOL Voices
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By Steve Doswell


Last month, I had the privilege of taking part in a thought-provoking DWP Employers Webinar on building multilingual, inclusive workplaces, organised by Joanna Statham, a partnership manager working in Birmingham and Solihull District who leads on newly arrived communities and digital inclusion. The session brought together professionals...

Published on Tuesday, 3 June 2025 - 12:04pm
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CIOL Voices
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CIOL Voices

 


AI and Translation: Reflections from AI Voices II, CIOL Translators Day, and the Future of Real-Time Interpretation

by Vasiliki Prestidge
 

AI continues to reshape expectations and norms in the translation and interpreting industry at a staggering pace, and resources such as the CIOL AI Voices II publication have captured some of this momentum and the...

Published on Monday, 2 June 2025 - 11:01am
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CIOL Voices
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CIOL Voices

 

 

John Worne, CIOL CEO, writes: we often hear ‘bad news’ stories about languages in the UK - fewer young people studying languages at GCSE and ‘A’ Level, languages ‘dying out’ in UK Primary schools and Language Departments closing in Universities etc. But... 

 

It's not all bad news

Look beneath the surface and there is a huge reservoir of linguistic...

Published on Friday, 30 May 2025 - 10:32am
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CIOL Voices
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When one chooses which language to learn, they will often choose it based on how many native speakers there are of that language across the globe. However, what one often fails to consider is how many people can speak the language as their second, third or even fourth.

By Emily Boaler

 

Languages as a network for communication

English is my native...

Published on Tuesday, 27 May 2025 - 3:58pm
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CIOL Voices
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By Gillian Morris
 

I never know what to tell people when they ask me what I do for a job. A few years ago, I would have proudly and unhesitatingly announced that I was a translator, but more recently, the lines have become blurred. Am I really a translator now? My working hours are increasingly dominated by other language-related pursuits. 

Published on Friday, 23 May 2025 - 10:25am
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CIOL Voices
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CIOL Voices

 


A shortened version of the keynote speech delivered by CIOL Honorary President Baroness Jean Coussins at Glasgow University, 9 May 2025

 

There has never been a better time to be a linguist, or to have a language as another string to your bow

 

Published on Wednesday, 21 May 2025 - 12:14pm
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CIOL Voices