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When it comes to the question of "What is the difference between mentoring and coaching?" it appears that much confusion exists, and many different definitions abound. According to Coaching and Mentoring by Eric Parsloe and Melville Leedham, there are indeed many areas of overlap between mentoring and coaching as essentially both involve having purposeful, skilful conversations that...
By听Romana Sustar
Romana Sustar meets bestselling novellist Mario Giordano.
I discovered Mario Giordano at a Graz train station on my way back to London. It was a freezing morning and it started to snow. I got myself a cup of coffee, sat down in the waiting room and found a book that somebody had left there: Tante Poldi und die sizilianischen L枚wen (Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian...
By Gill Bevington MCIL
I am going to tell you how language skills can lead to a varied, interesting and sometimes adventurous career...
I knew that I wanted a career that would involve working internationally and foreign travel, so I decided to do a degree in Modern Languages (French and German).听And every job I have had had an international element 鈥� I worked for...
By Elo铆sa Monteoliva-Garc铆a
When we talk about interpreting, whether related to interpreting practice, research or interpreter training, it is often conceptualised as an activity which primarily functions as a bridge between two parties who would otherwise be disconnected because they cannot access each other鈥檚 language. The interpreter is typically the bilingual participant in the room...
By听Reza Shirmarz
Is gaming really a waste of time or could it be one of our greatest aids to language learning? Reza Shirmarz investigates.
Games have always been an efficient way to master new kinaesthetic and linguistic skills, especially for our youngsters. Computers and digital technology have not only revolutionised education systems, but also provided young people...
By Theo Merz
More people are listening to and making podcasts than ever before. BBC Sounds, the British national broadcaster鈥檚 radio and music app, reported around half a billion podcast plays in 2020; globally, there are some 1.7 million podcasts offering discussions and reports on topics ranging from true crime to ceramics, space travel, sex, gardening, left-wing literary analysis and...
Having a mentor is one of the most important things a person can do to enhance their career and professional life, so听it's听no surprise that at least 75% of executives have said that mentoring has been vital in their career development.
What is mentoring and how does it differ from coaching?Before we look at the benefits of mentoring it is important to understand the difference between...
By听Vasiliki Prestidge
At the 无忧传媒 Conference in March, Vasiliki Prestidge gave a presentation on how to kick-start your career as a translator. There wasn鈥檛 enough time at the conference to answer all your questions, so we sent them over to Vasiliki, and in this blog post she talks about: how to create your portfolio, address copyright issues, develop your specialism, navigate website...
By听Debbie Garrick
Debbie Garrick takes us inside the varied, evolving and growing field of cosmetics and skincare translation
The cosmetics industry is worth billions worldwide. Germany, the UK and France are the biggest consumers of cosmetics and personal care items in Europe,1 and with 鈧�79.8 billion in retail sales in 2019, Europe is the largest cosmetics market in the world....
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Following the UK鈥檚 departure from the European Union, UK NARIC has changed from a NARIC (which is an EU-only title) to an ENIC (the wider European title for national recognition agencies) in order to meet the UK's continuing treaty obligations under the Lisbon Recognition Convention. Therefore, since 1 March 2021, UK NARIC has become UK ENIC, managed by ECCTIS Limited.
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