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CIOL welcomes the recent statement in the House of Lords by Lord Wolfson committing to commissioning a full independent review of the existing qualifications and standards requirements for assignments with the UK Ministry of Justice. The review is due to be completed before the new contract...

Published on Monday, 17 January 2022 - 5:10pm
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News
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Blog

We posted this question on our social media platforms and asked our following of language professionals to let us know their thoughts. We received some great responses from this post, so we collected them and put them into this blog. Please continue reading to see what your fellow linguists answered:

"Learning languages enabled me to deal with amazing people and learn different...

Published on Wednesday, 12 January 2022 - 2:41pm
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Blog
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The Linguist

How can former military interpreters transfer their skills to language work in the UK? Miranda Moore investigates

When interpreter Habib Abdali1 came to the UK in 2010 he took whatever work he could find, helping on a market stall, delivering food, driving taxis, painting and decorating. He even worked crowd control at the London Olympics. “Whatever paid me, I did that.”

It was a...

Published on Thursday, 6 January 2022 - 2:55pm
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The Linguist
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Jobs

CIOL Qualifications (CIOLQ) is an Awarding Organisation and the associated educational charity of the Chartered Institute of Linguists. We offer professional qualifications in interpreting and translation which are recognised both nationally and internationally by the professions, business, and public services. We assess candidates in a wide range of languages against the Common European...

Published on Wednesday, 22 December 2021 - 10:51am
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Jobs
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The Linguist

by Heather Watson

Heather Watson outlines the challenges of working as a multilingual press officer for the motor-racing industry

The Superbike World Championship is an international racing series for production-derived motorcycles. Founded in 1988, the championship is contested over roughly 13 rounds, which are held at some of the world’s most famous racetracks, from Australia...

Published on Wednesday, 15 December 2021 - 2:04pm
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The Linguist
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Blog

Traditionally coaching and mentoring have sometimes been viewed as tools that are used to help with career advancement, but that isn’t their only use. They can be used very effectively to support users in many other aspects of working life, including supporting well-being and mental health.

As remote working and technological advances means that the line between work and home life...

Published on Monday, 6 December 2021 - 12:53pm
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Blog
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The Linguist

An experienced European Commission linguist outlines the strategies she uses as a visually-impaired interpreter

I am a visually-impaired (VI) interpreter and have been on the European Commission staff since the early 1990s. There were already some VI interpreters working as freelancers for the EU Institutions at that time. We have certain challenges in common, but have devised our own...

Published on Wednesday, 1 December 2021 - 1:03pm
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The Linguist
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The Linguist

by Maurice Varney

Writing on the body can be a covert form of communication, says Maurice Varney

‘Every picture tells a story’ has been used many times to explain art which at first seems inexplicable. There may be art that has no intended meaning, but it will always have meaning for the viewer. The same applies to tattoos. Someone who has HATE tattooed on one hand and LOVE on...

Published on Wednesday, 17 November 2021 - 2:39pm
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The Linguist
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CIOL Voices

On Twitter, we asked our followers to tell us what advice they would give to their younger selves before starting their career in translating or interpreting. Below is a list of responses we receieved from this Tweet.

1. Find an experienced proofreader

 

2. Have a business plan

3. Make sure your skills are up to scratch...
Published on Tuesday, 9 November 2021 - 1:11pm
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CIOL Voices
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Blog

by Megan Bowler, Student Affiliate member

Though many translators find it helpful to make use of translation tools as they see fit, the possibility of clients misunderstanding the contributions of these tools can lead to translators being devalued. Responses to the CIOL’s 2021 translation survey indicate that technological developments are changing not only the way translation...

Published on Friday, 5 November 2021 - 4:39pm
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Blog