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Justine Raymond argues that change will only come when translators start to openly discuss their rates

A recent conversation with a well-known translator about the reluctance of people generally to talk about how much they earn got me thinking about the pervasiveness of poor remuneration in the translation profession. Pointing out the tendency for earnings to be on the paltry side in...

Published on Friday, 31 March 2023 - 4:58pm
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CIOL Chair of Council Report
 

 

Ahead of the AGM on 4 April 2023, CIOL members can download the Annual Report 2017-2023 which summarises our performance since I was elected to Council in 2017.

While writing it, I realised how much has changed over the past six years which have probably been the most challenging in the history of CIOL. Economic, social...

Published on Thursday, 9 March 2023 - 2:35pm
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Professors Bernardette Holmes MBE and Toby Seddon and have been recognised for their excellence in the social sciences in the Academy of Social Sciences' (AcSS) spring 2023 Fellowships.

Bernardette Holmes MBE, who was conferred Honorary Professor at IOE in February 2023, has made major contributions to languages education in England through her work as a modern...

Published on Wednesday, 8 March 2023 - 3:14pm
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CIOL welcomes the news that UCL has been selected to lead a new nationwide UK Language Hubs programme, providing thousands of students across England with high quality language teaching via a centre of excellence.

 

 

Funded by the Department for Education (DfE), the scheme is backed by £14.9 million over the next three years and aims to increase uptake of...

Published on Wednesday, 8 March 2023 - 9:17am
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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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For years it was widely held that successful mentoring came from a natural chemistry between the mentor and mentee. As a result some people naturally fell into a successful mentoring relationship, reaping the rewards; whilst such a relationship eluded many others.

In 1977 as part of her doctoral dissertation, psychologist Linda Phillips-Jones examined hundreds of mentor-mentee...

Published on Wednesday, 15 February 2023 - 2:34pm
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By Séverine Hubscher-Davidson

A challenging environment

Psychological health has become an increasing concern for language practitioners. In 2021, the ITI published a position statement on translators’ mental health and wellbeing, and in 2020 and 2021 the CIOL published two guides on the topic of stress management and resilience. According to the CIOL Insights Survey 2022...

Published on Friday, 10 February 2023 - 4:19pm
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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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In a previous blog I explored Is Machine Translation replacing human translators? My conclusion was that the best answer for the present and foreseeable future is “Augmented Translation” mutually reinforcing human-machine translation workflows but with the human to the fore.

CIOL explored this topic at a recent All Party Parliamentary Group meeting in the House...

Published on Friday, 27 January 2023 - 12:58pm
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By Helle Gulowsen 

It is said that the key to survival is not strength, but the ability to accurately perceive your environment and successfully adapt to it. This is very good news for public service interpreters. Navigating the labyrinths of our courts, not knowing what your working day will bring, requires an adaptability and agility of mind that goes far beyond pure linguistic skills...

Published on Thursday, 26 January 2023 - 2:49pm
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