NEWS & BLOGS
UK-based interpreter Sue Leschen discovers the differences in Northern Ireland’s criminal justice system on a recent assignment
First published in The Linguist, 55,6
The challenges for the foreign aid worker in rural central Africa
By Richard Bretherick
First published in The Linguist, 55,6
Test your knowledge of language-related news and entertainment in 2016. Answers are published in The Linguist, 55,6, and online here at the end of January.
Public Service Interpreters (PSIs) provide a highly specialised service across the public sector to facilitate access to and use of the justice system, local government and health services for people whose first language is not English.
First published in The...
Baroness Coussins raises some important concerns
We are seeking two CIOL members to serve on the Editorial Board for our journal The Linguist.
On Monday 14 November the Chartered Institute of Linguists (CIOL) and its awarding body the IoL Educational Trust (IoLET) held their annual awards evening at BMA House in London, in the presence of CIOL’s Royal Patron HRH Prince Michael of Kent,...
“Does the UK have sufficient foreign language speakers serving the Armed Forces and defence services?” This was the subject of a short debate raised by Labour peer Lord Harrison in the House of Lords on 27 October.
The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Modern Languages has just launched Brexit and Languages: A checklist for Government negotiators and officials.