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The Chief Executives of the Chartered Institute of Linguists and the Institute of Translation & Interpreting have sent a letter (text below) for the urgent attention of the Minister of State for Immigration The Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP

 

Dear Minister of State for Immigration,

 

We read with concern reports in The Guardian of: “Plans to cut the asylum...

Published on Sunday, 26 February 2023 - 4:39pm
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We are delighted to announce that Steve Doswell, MCIL and Chartered Linguist, has been elected by vote of CIOL Council to follow Judith Gabler as Chair of Council at the end of her term.

Steve has degree-level French, diploma level Spanish, intermediate German and continues to learn Slovene. Midway through his first term as a member of Council, he said:

“I would like to...

Published on Friday, 27 January 2023 - 2:53pm
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The UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES) offers degree courses and language short courses in 18 languages of the region. The school’s research is supported by the SSEES Library, one of the major research libraries covering the whole of the Central and East European region and Russia.

PROLang, is a newly established research group in the school, which supports and...

Published on Wednesday, 23 November 2022 - 4:46pm
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CIOL welcomes the UK Government’s new commitment to invest £14.9m to help deliver high-quality teaching of languages in schools, with a programme to promote the benefits of learning a language, support teachers and encourage more students to study French, German and Spanish.

“Today’s news that thousands more students will benefit from high quality language teaching as part of a...

Published on Monday, 14 November 2022 - 3:00pm
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An event hosted at the House of Lords by the Chartered Institute of Linguists 

by Anna Esaki-Smith

On a showery November morning, the Chartered Institute of Linguists (CIOL) hosted a breakfast to welcome Duolingo CEO and Co-Founder Luis von Ahn to London and to discuss language learning, technology and the dynamic intersection of the two.

In the historic Cholmondeley Room...

Published on Friday, 4 November 2022 - 4:12pm
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We offer our sincere condolences to the Royal Family and our Royal patron on the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II. The Chartered Institute of Linguists received its Royal Charter from HM Queen Elizabeth II in 2005, for which CIOL, linguists and lovers of languages around the world will always be grateful.

 

Published on Thursday, 8 September 2022 - 8:34pm
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  GCHQ National Language Competition  7 – 11 November 2022

 

GCHQ, one of the UK’s intelligence agencies, is running a National Language Competition from 7-11 November 2022 aimed at Year 9 pupils across the country. Schools can enter teams of up to four Year 9 pupils to take part. Over the course of five days, teams will score points by tackling a variety of...

Published on Friday, 5 August 2022 - 4:43pm
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  CIOL and DipTrans sponsor the ATC Translator of the Year Award 2022

 

ATC Language Industry Awards Celebrating the operational excellence of ATC member companies

CIOL is delighted to support the ATC’s Language Industry Awards which celebrate the operational excellence of ATC member companies of all sizes and the language industry professionals who support them.

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Published on Thursday, 4 August 2022 - 5:44pm
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    Sabine Centofanti, recipient of 2021-22 NRPSI sponsored CIOL Award for excellence in the Diploma in Public Service Interpreting (DPSI) talks about her experiences and what the DPSI means to her.

 

Why did you choose to study for a professional interpreting qualification?

It was important to me to achieve the skills that are specific to good interpreting. Such skills can’t be...

Published on Wednesday, 20 July 2022 - 2:04pm
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The International Association of Conference Interpreters (AIIC) has issued this important press release. For updates on the situation see their website and twitter.  

The International Association of Conference Interpreters (AIIC) prides itself on being a diligent social partner with the EU Institutions where it has had Collective Agreements for over half a century,...

Published on Friday, 8 July 2022 - 11:35am
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