Chartered Institute of Linguists
Abbreviation | CIOL |
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Motto | Universal Understanding |
Predecessor | Institute of Linguists |
Formation | 1910 |
Legal status | Chartered Institute |
Objective | Promoting academic and business languages skills |
Headquarters | ![]() |
Membership | 6,000+ |
Member's designations | ACIL, MCIL and FCIL |
Patron | HRH Prince Michael of Kent GCVO |
President | Nicholas Bowen |
Chairman | Keith Moffitt |
Chief Executive | Ann Carlisle |
Governing body | Council |
Website | www.ciol.org.uk |
The Chartered Institute of Linguists (CIOL), known as the Institute of Linguists (IoL) before receiving its Royal Charter in 2005,[1] is a British professional and learned society for education founded in 1910, which serves to promote proficiency in modern languages worldwide.
Categories of membership are Student, Associate (ACIL) and Member (MCIL). Fellowship (FCIL) is awarded to linguists following election by existing Fellows and is regarded as a great honour. The IoL Educational Trust is a registered charity and accredited awarding organisation.
As a Chartered body, CIOL holds the register of Chartered Linguists in the public interest, a source of qualified, practising and experienced professional linguists. Members and Fellows may apply to be on the Chartered Linguist register if they fulfil the required criteria.
The Institute's patron is HRH Prince Michael of Kent.[2]
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Name and mission
The Chartered Institute of Linguists' mission is to:[2] <templatestyles src="Template:Blockquote/styles.css" />
* promote the learning and use of modern languages
- improve the status of all professional linguists
- establish and maintain high standards of work
- serve the interests of all linguists
- ensure professional standards amongst language practitioners through its Code of Professional Conduct.
Some notable living Fellows and Honorary Fellows
- Donald Adamson
- Nicholas Bowen (Hon FCIL)[3]
- James Coleman
- Tim Connell[4]
- Baroness Coussins (Hon FCIL)
- Mary Creagh MP
- David Crystal (Hon FCIL)
- Andrew Dalby (Hon FCIL)
- John Gillespie
- Muhammad Abdel-Haleem
- Susan Price
- Ivor Roberts
- Peter Sutton
- Diana Wallis MEP (Hon FCIL)
- Michael Worton (Hon FCIL)[5]
- Wenhui Zhong
Examinations
The CIOL's associated charity IoL Educational Trust is a language assessment and accredited awarding body. Among other things, the qualifications are useful for court and police interpreting. These are:[6]
- Certificate in Bilingual Skills (CBS) – A level equivalent for practical bilingual skills
- Diploma in Public Service Interpreting (DPSI) – QCF Level 6; typically required for court interpreting
- Diploma in Translation (DipTrans) – QCF Level 7 – the gold standard qualification for working as a translator
- Diploma in Police Interpreting (DPI) – QCF Level 6 – interpreting for the police throughout the UK
- Certificate in Languages for Business (CLB) – QCF Level 2 – a qualification which reflects the practical application of foreign languages in the workplace
See also
- The Linguist – Magazine of the Chartered Institute of Linguists
- List of UK interpreting and translation associations
References
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External links
- Chartered Institute of Linguists
- Find-a-Linguist service - search CIOL's members to find a Translator, Interpreter etc.
- CIOL's Code of Professional Conduct
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- Organisations based in London
- Learned societies of the United Kingdom
- Professional associations based in the United Kingdom
- Translation associations of the United Kingdom
- Linguists
- Organisations based in London with royal patronage
- 1910 establishments in the United Kingdom
- Organizations established in 1910