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Recent CIOL Voice’s contributor John Claughton, who is former chief master of King Edward’s School, Birmingham, and co-founder of WoLLoW (World of Languages, Languages of the World) has written a powerful article in the TES Magazine. Some of his key points are here:

 

Languages are squeezed out in UK schools

In a land dominated by literacy and...

Published on Saturday, 29 March 2025 - 2:16pm
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Published on Sunday, 23 March 2025 - 3:38pm
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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...

Published on Sunday, 23 March 2025 - 10:42am
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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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Published on Monday, 10 March 2025 - 9:37am
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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.
 

Published on Tuesday, 18 February 2025 - 12:02pm
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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)...

Published on Wednesday, 12 February 2025 - 10:54am
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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.
 

Published on Friday, 7 February 2025 - 11:50am
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By Dom Hebblethwaite, CIOL Head of Membership


Following our exploration of changing work volumes and the shifts in traditional agency relationships, our latest poll reveals some surprising insights into how translation work is currently distributed between language service companies (LSCs) and direct clients.


Direct Client Relationships: a closer look

Our data...

Published on Monday, 3 February 2025 - 11:50am
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As part of our drive to further strengthen CIOL's mentoring community, CIOL CEO John Worne spoke with Yolanda Vercher, one of our most active mentors, about her experience supporting fellow language professionals through the CIOL Mentoring Platform. Here she shares insights from her mentoring and why she finds mentoring so rewarding.

 

Published on Friday, 31 January 2025 - 11:31am
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CIOL Council Member Rasha Alajouz gave a talk on linguists and mental health at The Language Show in November 2024. Here are some of the key points:

Mental Health Insights: How To Live A Solution-Focused Life

In the complex landscape of linguists’ mental health, perspective and languages play crucial roles in shaping our well-being. According to the...

Published on Wednesday, 29 January 2025 - 10:20am
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CIOL Voices