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For languages and linguists. The Chartered Institute of Linguists (CIOL) serving linguists and language professionals in the UK and worldwide since 1910.
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Are you a legal interpreter, translator or DPSI Law candidate? Join lawyer/linguist Sue Leschen for an in-depth webinar, drawing on her extensive experience of the complex world of family law. Register here:
register.gotowebinar.com/register/731...
#Law #Interpreter #Translator #Families #CPD #DPSI
November 4, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Eyhab Baden Eddin writes in The Linguist on the challenges of translating Arabic short stories and how translators stay faithful to the spirit of the original stories while creating a version that feels natural to English readers - see his article 'Telling Tales'👇
www.ciol.org.uk/telling-tale...
October 30, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Yuliia Leshchenko is one of many who have benefited from the Certified English speaking test – CIOL’s one-to-one online test with an expert human interviewer that assesses your speaking and interaction skills.

Find out more: 👇
www.ciol.org.uk/certifiedenglish
#CIOL #CertifiedEnglish #Assessment
October 15, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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“Learning a new language as an adult is both exciting and daunting..."
Giulia Bonanzinga offers practical tips for language learners in her new CIOL Voices blog. Find out more here:
www.ciol.org.uk/practical-tips-language-learners

#CIOLVoices #LanguageLearning #Languages #Teaching
October 14, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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CIOL produces a monthly eNews email featuring news and updates from the world of languages and linguists.
Read some of the most popular articles from recent eNews updates, and sign up to get news directly to your inbox:
www.ciol.org.uk/ciol-highlights
#CIOL #Languages #News #LoveLanguages #Events
October 9, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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Final chance to register for the DipTrans in January is this Friday, 10 October!
Head over now to the CIOL website to find out all you need to know, download the DipTrans Study Guide, and register 👇
www.ciol.org.uk/take-DipTrans
#CIOL #Translation #Qualifications #DipTrans
October 7, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Final week to register for the DPSI exams in November!
Anyone planning on taking this qualification this year, there’s no time to delay! Visit the CIOL website to register👇
www.ciol.org.uk/take-the-dpsi

#CIOL #DPSI #Interpreting #Interpreters #PSI #PublicServiceInterpreting #Law #Police #Healthcare
October 2, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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Celebrating Translation, Peace and Trust - Today is International Translation Day 2025.

For 35 years, the International Federation of Translators (FIT) has proposed a theme for International Translation Day.

Find out more about FIT and this year's theme here:
en.fit-ift.org/internationa...
September 30, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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“Instead of fighting AI, I’ve chosen to work with it... I bring the human touch, voice, nuance, creativity and trust.”

Read about Pham Hoa Hiep’s experiences with AI on CIOL Voices here:
www.ciol.org.uk/freelance-translators-thrive-ai-era
#CIOLVoices #AI #Translators #Languages
September 23, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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In the Autumn issue of The Linguist, Dr Guilherme Fians writes on how Wikipedia articles differ depending on which language version you are reading.
Read the article here 👇
www.ciol.org.uk/wikipedia-ed...
and click through to read the full issue.
#TheLinguist #Wikipedia #Languages #News
September 16, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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"Membership has brought me a professional level of certification which really matters"
Andrew Simpson tells us why being a part of our community of professional linguists is important to him.
Find out more about CIOL:
www.ciol.org.uk/membership-overview
#CIOL #Membership #Professional #Recognition
September 9, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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Perfect timing for the first weekend of Autumn - the new issue of The Linguist has just been published on the CIOL website! Full of features and news from the world of languages, download your copy here👇
www.ciol.org.uk/thelinguist
#CIOL #TheLinguist #Translation #Interpreting #LatestNews #Languages
September 5, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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Why not take a look at our Study Guide to decide if the CertTrans degree level translation qualification is right for you. Still time to register for Nov!
Download your free copy from the CIOL website:
www.ciol.org.uk/take-CertTrans
#CIOLQ #CertTrans #Translation #Qualification #Languages #Careers
September 1, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Feeling uncertain about your identity as a translator? 😕
In this post, we explore professional identity, its importance and how we might choose to evolve it.🧬
We'd love to hear your thoughts and experiences in the comments.
www.ciol.org.uk/professional...
#translation #languages #interpreting
August 28, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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With a new academic year approaching, what better time to take a CIOL Qualification or Language Assessment!
Our translation/interpreting qualifications (DipTrans, CertTrans, DPSI) are open for registration.
Find out more about these and our Language Assessments:
www.ciol.org.uk/ciol-qualifi...
August 21, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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Our new DipTrans Study Guide is now available to download from the CIOL website!
Registration for the January 2026 DipTrans is now open and the CertTrans is open for November 2025.
Download your guide here:
www.ciol.org.uk/take-DipTrans
#CIOL #Translation #Qualifications #DipTrans #CertTrans
August 6, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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"Why phrases tell us as much about our shared human experiences as they do about our differences." Fascinating article from the latest issue of The Linguist on what idioms and phrases tell us about the similarities between disparate cultures.
#TheLinguist #CIOL #Idioms #Phrases #Languages #Culture
July 29, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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We asked CIOL member Ali Yildirim what he values most about being a CIOL member: professional recognition as a qualified, chartered, professional translator.
Find out more about CIOL membership:
www.ciol.org.uk/membership-o...
#CIOL #Translators #Interpreters #Languages #Chartered #Recognition
July 28, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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“…I am very proud to be running on behalf of CIOL in the Royal Parks Half-Marathon in October 2025 in support of the charity Speech and Language UK."

Find out why CIOL’s Tom Crook is running in support of the charity Speech and Language UK. Read his story here:
www.ciol.org.uk/running-languages
July 25, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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Our new DipTrans Study Guide is now available to download from the CIOL website!
Registration for the January 2026 DipTrans opened last week and the CertTrans is open for November 2025.
Download your guide here:
www.ciol.org.uk/take-DipTrans
#CIOL #Translation #Qualifications #DipTrans #CertTrans
July 24, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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Dr Eyhab Bader Eddin, MCIL Chartered Linguist, writes on CIOL Voices about how the English language rose to power following the Black Death:
www.ciol.org.uk/plague-prestige-how-black-death-empowered-english-language
#English #Language #History #CIOL #CIOLVoices #Linguists
July 21, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Interpreter Jonathan Downie asks ‘Could linguists become influencers like people in other fields?’ in this article from the Summer issue of The Linguist:
www.ciol.org.uk/video-made-language-star
#TheLinguist #Interpreting #Video #YouTube #Influencers
July 18, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Registration for the Diploma in Translation (DipTrans) in January 2026 is now open!
Download the new Study Guide, find out about areas of specialisation, language combinations, past papers and much more:
www.ciol.org.uk/take-DipTrans
#DipTrans #CIOL #Translation #Languages
July 18, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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CIOL produces a monthly eNews email featuring news and updates for linguists on the world of languages.
Read some of the most popular articles from recent eNews updates, and sign up to get our news directly to your inbox:
www.ciol.org.uk/ciol-highlights
#CIOL #Languages #News #LoveLanguages #Events
July 15, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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“Suggesting that AI can match the nuanced work of human translators on behalf of authors is flat-out wrong”: Ian Giles, Society of Authors' Translators Assoc Chair.
See our latest AI updates for linguists:
www.ciol.org.uk/ciol-ai-updates
#CIOL #AI #Translation #Interpreting #ArtificialIntelligence
July 15, 2025 at 9:40 AM