We would like to thank One Global and Web-Translations for their help and assistance over recent months in providing the Trust with excellent translation services. Both these companies have assisted the John Speak Trust on numerous occasions with the translation of our language students monthly reports. One Global – helping…
Daisy Wright – ¡Pura vida!: Costa Rica, August 2022
Buenos días! Soy Daisy y soy del norte de Inglaterra. Estudio el Español y el Árabe en la Universidad de Cambridge y gracias a mi carrera de idiomas tengo que pasar mi tercer año de universidad afuera para que mejore mi habilidad de lenguas. Entonces, para el primer parte de…
A Return to Morocco: Ella Williams, July 2022
Hello everyone! My name is Ella, and I was awarded a John Speak scholarship to learn Tachelhit in Morocco. Tachelhit is the language of the Amazigh people of North Africa, who are the indigenous people of this region, found in Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Mali, Niger and even the Canary Islands.…
Maria Christian – Arab Hospitality الضِّيافة العرَبية – August 2022
واحَدٌ من أَفضلِ أَجْزاءِ مَدينّة عَمان هُوَ جَبَل القَلعة. هُوَ يُلَخَص و يُمَتِّل الاِنّتِقال من العالَم العتيق على بَدَءَ الإسّلَامِ. في جَبَل القَلعة هُناكَ مَعبَد يونانيّون, كَنِيسَة بيزَنطِية, قصر إسّلَام و مَسجِد. البِنايات الإسّلَامية من العَصر الأُمَوَيين. الصَخر نَقلُها من مَعبَد هِرَقُلاس وأَعيُد اَسِتعمالعا في بِناء الكَنيسة, و القَلعة الأُمَوَيية…
Industry Projects : Amelia Walker, July 2022
Luglio è stato un altro mese pieno di lavoro qui a Firenze, con la maggior parte dei giorni trascorsi nascondendosi dal sole e studiando all’università. Dallo show di giugno, ho avuto più tempo per lavorare sul mio portfolio per potenziali opportunità di lavoro e annunci delle aziende. Questo mese e’…
Case Study: Monae Bailey, Spain – 2021/22
During my year abroad, I spent the first semester studying in Alicante and the second semester doing an internship in Salamanca. Both of these experiences were incredible and allowed me to immerse myself in the Spanish lifestyle and meet a lot of different people while improving my knowledge of the…
Case Study: Julia Freytag, Berlin, Germany – 2022
The John Speak Trust has provided with me with the opportunity to really improve my German. I have enjoyed living in Berlin so much, I have made wonderful friends and met people from all around the world (including this adorable little bear!) This is truly such a multicultural city, and…
Ellie Destani – Case Study
When the world started to return to relative normality after the pandemic, I knew I wanted to finally move to Kosovo, where my father is from, to improve my Albanian. The last six months have been an unforgettable experience, aside from improving my Albanian I have learnt a lot about…
Maria Christian – Downtown Amman البلد – July 2022
!مرحبا أنا وَصَلتُ إلى عمان مُندُ عشرة أيوم الحَمد اله. أتَحَدَّثُ عن تاريخ العمان و تجارِب الثقافة. عمان كونتِ مَكان مُنذُ عشرة آلاف سَنَوات. الاسم “عمان” بِالنَسبة لِ مملكة ألامونيت. المدينة بقات البغس في هدَ حسنا جمال طوِال أعمار الأوسَط أعمار. هي كونتِ كَبير البَقِير مَكان لِناس على الحَخ…
