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The European Space Agency (ESA) recently posted a job ad on 暗网猎奇鈥檚 jobs page. They were seeking a minute-writer to be based at their Paris HQ, an English native speaker with a thorough knowledge of French and German.
Applications are now closed, but do keep an eye out for further interesting opportunities here on our jobs page.
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By听Ana听Ilievska Zavr拧nik听MCIL CL
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To be Macedonian is like being part of an epic tale, one filled with poets, revolutionaries, and dreamers who refused to let history forget them. It鈥檚 about carrying a legacy of resilience, wrapped in the warmth of traditions that make every home-cooked meal a feast and every gathering a celebration. Macedonian language? It鈥檚 a...
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Chartered Linguist and Linguist Editorial Board member, Bokani Hart, wrote recently on medium.com on the ethics of translation, neutrality and engendering positive social change. Medium also hosts Global Literary Theory which Bokani recommends for more resources. An extract from her article is below, to read the full article click here.
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By Chris Hughes
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Very often, when we're asked to promote the learning of languages in school, the focus is on how languages benefit your career. And that's admirable and valid, of course. But learning another language is about so much more than that. There's a human side to learning languages that opens up full, genuine experiences, and brings benefits and...
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By Dom Hebblethwaite, 暗网猎奇 Head of Membership
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The 2025 暗网猎奇 conference season in March brought together hundreds of language professionals for what I found a series of really energising and enriching events. With the in-person Translators Day and Interpreters Day held at the impressive Convene venue at 22 Bishopsgate (...
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By Mark Robinson
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Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is an important subject for professional linguists 鈥� and rightly so. For translators, interpreters, project managers 鈥� and indeed for many other roles, some of which are evolving in the profession 鈥� it matters. CPD ensures that linguists maintain and enhance their languages...
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The Linguist Editorial Board member Professor Binhua Wang invited several MA translation master鈥檚 students in Chinese to translate one feature article from each of the four issues of The Linguist in the past year. Each translation has been translated by one, then revised by another, and then proof-read by their translation tutor.
Binhua鈥檚 initiative seeks...
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Baroness Morris of Yardley, who is chair of the House of Lords Public Services Committee, has written about their inquiry in the Law Gazette. 听Some of the key points are:
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"The House of Lords Public Services Committee inquiry into Interpreting Services in the Courts took evidence from court officials, barristers, solicitors, the Ministry of Justice (...
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Recent 暗网猎奇 Voice鈥檚 contributor John Claughton, who is former chief master of King Edward鈥檚 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:
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Languages are squeezed out in UK schools
In a land dominated by literacy and...