Founded as the ''Institute of Linguists'' in 1910, the Chartered Institute of Linguists (CIOL) received its

royal charter A royal charter is a formal grant issued by a monarch under royal prerogative as letters patent. Historically, they have been used to promulgate public laws, the most famous example being the English Magna Carta (great charter) of 1215, but ...

in 2005, and is the UK's not-for-profit royal charter body for languages and linguists. CIOL supports

linguist Linguistics is the scientific study of language. The areas of linguistic analysis are syntax (rules governing the structure of sentences), semantics (meaning), Morphology (linguistics), morphology (structure of words), phonetics (speech sounds ...

s in their careers and lives, and promotes proficiency in

language Language is a structured system of communication that consists of grammar and vocabulary. It is the primary means by which humans convey meaning, both in spoken and signed language, signed forms, and may also be conveyed through writing syste ...

s worldwide. Professional grades of membership are: Associate (ACIL), Member (MCIL) and

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(FCIL) there are also several Affiliate grades of membership. CIOL also hosts the IoL Educational Trust (IoLET) which a charitable company limited by guarantee and an accredited awarding organisation. IoLET's purpose is to promote the teaching and study of modern languages. The patron of CIOL is HRH Prince Michael of Kent.

Qualifications and assessments

Qualifications include the: * Diploma in Translation (DipTrans) – Level 7 – the gold standard Master's level qualification for work as a translator * Certificate in Translation (CertTrans) – Level 6 – a benchmark Degree-level qualification for translation and work in international organisations * Diploma in Public Service Interpreting (DPSI) – Level 6; required for police and court interpreting and recommended for health and wider public services CIOL also offers Language Level Assessments and Certification of English speaking skills.

Notable fellows and honorary fellows

* Donald Adamson (Hon FCIL) * Baroness Coussins (Hon FCIL) * Mary Creagh MP * David Crystal (Hon FCIL) * Andrew Dalby (Hon FCIL) * Susie Dent (Hon FCIL and Vice-President) * Baroness Garden (Hon FCIL) * Susan Price * Sir Ivor Roberts * Peter Sutton * Diana Wallis MEP (Hon FCIL) * Michael Worton (Hon FCIL)

References

External links

*
Chartered Institute of Linguists website

CIOL Language Level Frameworks
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The Linguist
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