NEWS & BLOGS
As ‘physical attractiveness’ increasingly becomes a quality sought by the clients of female linguists in Korea, Jinhyun Cho investigates aesthetic labour in the nation’s languages industry
Do the pros of working for quick-turnaround online translation platforms outweigh the cons, asks Jonathan Downie
As CIOL launches a new mentoring platform, translator mentor Helle Gulowsen considers why people mentor and how it benefits them
An Intelligence Analyst* in the RAF Specialist Recruitment Team explains why language skills are so vital to the work
How a seemingly simple public service interpreting assignment can get dangerous. A cautionary tale by Sue Leschen
Jemina Napier reports on developments in sign language research, and why deaf people are finally being heard
Does the portrayal of Germans by the UK press stop pupils wanting to study the language, asks Heike Krüsemann
Adriana Hunter on the challenges of translating the most recent book in the pun-laden series, and the pressures of following in the footsteps of its much-loved translator Anthea Bell
Reza Shirmarz considers the impact of the Iranian government’s decision to ban English-language teaching
Jen Calleja, the British Library’s inaugural Translator in Residence, reflects on the significance of this new role