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Translating her grandfather Shemsi Mehmeti’s novel, R B Castrioti learns what translation can reveal about ourselves, and others
Lost in translation? Interpreting services in the courts
The UK House of Lords Inquiry into Interpreting and Translation Services in the Courts has now reported available here and below.
In the report summary, key points include:
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...
CIOL AI Voices 2025 – AI in translation and language services
Working with a range of experts, stakeholders and Chartered Institute of Linguists Council members, CIOL has refreshed and updated CIOL AI Voices for 2025.
CIOL CEO John Worne said:
"As linguists, we have a unique responsibility to shape the development of language-related...
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.
Perspectives from an end-user, researcher and trainer
By Martín Chamorro
Scope and some context
It may prove useful to note that my area of practice is technical translation of informative texts with the English-Spanish language combination, which can be considered a language pair with plenty of resource availability when it comes to large language model (LLM)...
By Claudio Fantinuoli PhD
In this post, I aim to explore the future of translation and interpreting education in academia, particularly the trajectory of translation departments and faculties.